A glance at the Premier League table will do nothing to improve Thomas Tuchel’s mood. Chelsea had arrived at Molineux full of righteous fury after their request for this game to be postponed was rejected. Although Tuchel’s side did not respond by downing tools on the pitch, it was difficult to find many positives after 90 minutes of toil against Wolves cast further doubt on their ability to keep up with Manchester City and Liverpool.
Ultimately the only bright spot for an irritable Tuchel, who had seven players out with Covid-19, was that Chelsea refused to wilt. Otherwise this was another tale of frustration for the European champions. They never looked likely to prise Wolves apart and after threatening to make it a three-way title race for much of the campaign, Chelsea suddenly find themselves in danger of falling out of contention after winning only three of their past eight games.
