Chelsea suffered their second defeat in the Premier League within the space of four days as Pedro Neto scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn Wolverhampton a 2-1 win on Wednesday.
Arriving at Molineux having suffered a 1-0 defeat at Everton, Chelsea missed the chance to move into first place in the standings despite taking the lead through Olivier Giroud in the 49th minute.
Giroud’s volley from a left-wing cross from Ben Chilwell went straight at Rui Patricio – only for the Wolves goalkeeper to carry it inadvertently over his own line. The referee awarded the goal after being given a signal on his watch that the ball had initially crossed the line.
Daniel Podence equalised off a deflected shot in the 66th and Neto, a fellow Portugal international, completed the turnaround when he was played in down the left on a Wolves counterattack before driving a low finish past goalkeeper Edoaurd Mendy and into the bottom corner.
Chelsea escaped conceding a penalty in the 81st minute after a spot kick was awarded when Neto tumbled under a challenge from James. The decision was however overturned after replays from the VAR proved James had no contact with Neto in the penalty box.
Neto complained bitterly but had the last laugh as his stoppage time goal secured the much needed win for wolves.
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