2023-12-24 17:13:22
Chelsea fans had to tear their hair out. This Sunday afternoon, in the 32nd minute of the match between the Blues and Wolverhampton, counting for the 18th day of the Premier League, Raheem Sterling missed a ready goal.
While the score was still 0-0, the English international striker recovered a ball from the feet of Joao Gomes following a restart from José Sa, the Wolves goalkeeper. The former Manchester City winger was able to throw himself towards the opposing goal with two teammates at his side: Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson. But Sterling preferred the individual option and stumbled on the last bastion of the local team, not unlike the counter-attack missed by Liverpool against Arsenal this Saturday.
A failure which had serious consequences, Chelsea having lost 2-1 despite the reduction of the gap signed by Christopher Nkunku at the end of the match (90th + 6). Previously, the residents of Molineux Stadium had made the break thanks to Mario Lemina (51st) and Matt Doherty (90th + 3). In difficulty this season, the Londoners saw their opponent of the day return to equal points (22) following this setback, the two teams being 10th and 11th respectively in the Premier League.
Arriving from City in the summer of 2022, Raheem Sterling (29) completed a difficult first season at Chelsea, scoring only 6 goals last year in the league. The start of the 2023/2024 financial year for the native of Kingston (Jamaica) is however more prolific, the offensive player having already scored 6 times for 4 assists in all competitions.
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