Surprising was the absence of Ecuadorian midfielder Moisés Caicedo in the match that Chelsea lost 2-1 against Wolverhampton at the Molineux Stadium, on matchday 18 of the Premier League.
The international network ESPN published on its social networks that Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino reported that Caicedo “did not play today because this morning he registered a high fever, and that is why he was not in the game.”
It is the second match in which Niño Moi was not considered for a Premier match; The first occasion was on September 17, due to muscle trauma in a goalless draw against Bournemouth on matchday 5.
The fall against Wolves
“The London team is not doing well, as they returned to their old ways as a victim of their own mistakes. A team that concedes as much as the Argentine coach’s has a bad outlook. Chelsea plays on impulse, full of talent, excessively individual. Without order, without criteria,” the EFE news agency notes in its chronicle.
“Pochettino comes out very damaged, unable to turn the situation around. “His team was surpassed by Wolverhampton, a rival that was nothing extraordinary but more organized that had gone two games without winning and that will have dinner on Christmas Eve happy for the reunion with the victory, in the middle of the classification and at the same level as its almighty rival,” Add.
The locals opened the scoring thanks to Gabonese Mario Lemina, who scored with a header from a corner kick taken by Spaniard Pablo Sarabia, in the 51st minute.
Matt Doherty, in the area, scored Wolverhampton’s second, already at 90+3. Frenchman Christopher Nkunku, who had entered the game in the 58th minute, pulled one back for Chelsea at 90+6, scoring with a header from Raheem Sterling’s cross, but there was no time for the Londoners to avoid defeat.
This left Chelsea with 22 points in the standings, 18 points behind the leader, Arsenal, and 17 from the podium, which is completed by Liverpool (2nd) and Aston Villa (3rd). (D)
2023-12-25 10:33:52
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