Chelsea suffered a Christmas Day defeat to Wolves, putting immense pressure on manager Pochettino.

"The Blues" arrived at Molineux in good spirits after beating Newcastle on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the English League Cup. Manager Mauricio Pochettino saw this hard-fought victory as a springboard to secure three points against Wolves in order to maintain their hopes of chasing the top four.

Chelsea have once again disappointed in the Premier League this season.

Despite missing several key players due to injury, Chelsea created a good game against Wolves in the first half. However, the visitors have only themselves to blame as Sterling, Palmer, and Jackson all failed to capitalize on several good opportunities to open the scoring.

Without a true center forward, "The Blues" watched their chances slip away, before paying the price for a defensive error at the start of the second half. Wolves didn't create many dangerous situations, but the home team knew how to take full advantage of their opponent's mistake to score in the 51st minute. From a corner kick, Mario Lemina comfortably headed the ball past Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.

Pochettino's future at Chelsea is becoming increasingly uncertain.

Several personnel changes by manager Pochettino and Wolves' defensive approach allowed Chelsea to gain the upper hand after conceding a goal. However, once again, the Blues' attacking stars were ineffective in front of goal. Even hopes of a point were dashed when Matt Doherty doubled the lead in the 90+3 minute. Therefore, Christopher Nkunku's consolation goal three minutes later could not prevent Pochettino's team from suffering their eighth Premier League defeat this season.

This result leaves Chelsea stuck in 10th place, 14 points behind the top four. Pochettino continues to face a bleak future as the patience of the American owner is running out.

Meanwhile, Wolves secured their first consecutive victory against Chelsea since 1975. This achievement extended Gary O'Neil's team's unbeaten home run at Molineux this season to seven matches, and they are now only behind Chelsea on goal difference.

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