By Sulaimon Jamiu
Two goals early in the second half from the returning Romelu Lukaku looked to have tightened Chelsea’s grip on a Champions League qualification slot but to immense frustration at Stamford Bridge, Wolverhampton Wanderers struck back late in the game with the leveller coming in the final minute of added time.
After scoreless draws in the previous two encounters with Wolverhampton Wanderers, the first 45 minutes of Saturday afternoon’s meeting at Stamford Bridge yielded no goals for either of the sides, although the Blues twice had the ball in the Shed End net, only for a controversial decision to award a foul and then a VAR call for offside to rule out Timo Werner and Ruben Loftus-Cheek goals.
Wolves wasted their chances on the break before the interval and then went behind soon after the start of what proved a lively second period. Having been fouled, Lukaku converted a penalty and then scored in open play two minutes later from a Christian Pulisic pass for his first league goals since December.
The match seemed to be heading in the favour of the home side but Francisco Trincao pulled one back late in the game and then had another shot deflected just wide to jangle the home fans’ nerves further. Those fears were realised when with 96 minutes on the clock, Conor Coady headed in from close range to turn three precious points for Chelsea into one, as the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Defensive frailties mean there is still work to do in ‘The Blues’, particularly in the remaining three games of the season.
