It is just not getting any better for the defending English Premier League champions Chelsea, as they slumped to an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the bottom of the table club, Wolves, away from home. The 1-0 defeat meant that Chelsea have now lost
6 games on the road this season and almost ended their hopes of retaining the title this season. The loss for the Blues also capped off a perfect weekend for Manchester United, as not only did Chelsea lose all 3 points, but Manchester City and Arsenal, who
are at number 2 and 3 respectively, also played a goal-less draw. Chelsea is now 9 points behind Manchester United and has played a game more.
The one goal that sealed the win for the Wolves was not even scored by their own player; it was an own goal by Jose Bosingwa just 5 minutes into the game.
Salomon Kalou could have levelled the game for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in the 2nd half when he got a good chance, but his shot was well wide of the goal. Later, Drogba’s shot came off the post and the Wolves could have doubled their lead had Steven Hunt’s free
kick been a bit more accurate.
There were some changes in the Chelsea team that played in the 3-3 draw against Aston Villa. Brianislav Ivanovic was back in the center of defence, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-Ferreira-c29445 were also back
in the team.
The home team also had 3 changes in the line up from the team that played against West Ham 2 days ago. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Doyle-c20719 came back in the team after a thigh injury; he was joined up front by Steven Fletcher, while Dave Edwards was also in the starting line up.
Chelsea started the game on the back of their worst run since Roman Abramovich took over the club back in 2004. The Blues had taken just 10 points from the last 10 league games and the start to the game could not have been worse.
Roald Zubar found space on the edge of the box and let one fly from a distance. Chelsea keeper, Peter Cech got a good hand to it and palmed it away for a corner. Steven Hunet sent in the corner and Zubar was the first to attack it, but he missed it and it
fell to Jose Bosingwa who tried to kick it away, but he only managed to kick it into his own net past Cech. Chelsea looked shocked and the chants in the crowd did not help Carlo Ancelotti one bit. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952 home fans started shouting 'You're getting sacked in
the morning'.
The Wolves grew in confidence from the goal, while Chelsea looked deflated. The defending champions looked shell shocked and were not able to get a hold of the game at all. There were numerous shots from a distance and hardly any moves to talk about for
the away team.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Florent-Malouda-c13838, who was on a goal scoring spree in the initial part of the season, tried to turn the table as he played in a low cross to Kalou, but Wayne Hennessey did well to keep out the tame shot.
The 2nd half saw Chelsea hit the ground running and exerting some serious pressure on the home team. The Wolves, however, looked composed and ready for the onslaught. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Essien-c25294 was most impressive and made a number of surging moves from the
center of midfield, however almost all ended with over-optimistic shots from outside the box. The Wolves in the end managed to hang on for the win and moved up to the 17th position and out of the drop zone, while Chelsea stay put in 5th
place, 9 points behind Manchester United.
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