Chelsea 2 Wolves 4: Nathan Judah and George Bennett analysis

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Matheus Cunha scored his first Premier League hat-trick as Wolves completed the double over Chelsea for the first time in 49 years with a sensational 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge.

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00:09 Hello I'm Nathan Judah, I'm here with standing Wolves of Port for the day

00:13 Mr George Bennet, no need to be keen today

00:16 and we don't need him George, we don't need him because Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers

00:20 4, 4 beautiful goals

00:24 quite incredible, look it was a great game of football I think from start to finish

00:29 and when Chelsea score they go 1-0 up through Cole Palmer

00:34 you fear the worst after having a pretty even game

00:37 and then 4 unanswered goals, it was quite stunning

00:41 some of that play was as good as I've seen in a long time, especially away from home

00:45 definitely and key to that was the response, the speed of it and fantastic

00:52 hit me in 2 minutes after conceding, straight back in the game

00:57 that gives them the platform to kick on and do what they did

01:00 and the timing of the goals, crucial, 4 half time as well

01:04 exactly, that was a perfect response because after the disappointment in Manchester United

01:08 going 3-3 so late on and then losing that, you could have quite easily been deflated

01:12 when they've competed very well I think to start the game

01:16 and then gone that goal down, but as you said George, they've gone back up the other end

01:19 João Gomes I thought he was very good today

01:22 it was a big decision, they made 3 changes, one of them being João Gomes for Tommy Doyle

01:25 who was unlucky to be on the bench today, but wrote 2 or 3 challenges there

01:29 put it off Acuna, ok, put it on lock with a deflection as they did for the second

01:33 but as we've said time and time again, you've got to shoot, if you don't shoot

01:36 then you're not going to score, and they got a bit of a deflection

01:39 and then that gave them the impetus after that little bit of a deflation

01:42 straight back on it and they didn't look back really from then

01:44 no exactly, and you said there, you've got half the shots and you've got to make your own luck

01:49 and they did, so they deserved that and I feel like it was an open game

01:54 but I feel like they deserved to be ahead in the half time

01:57 and then in that second half they just ran riot in there

02:00 I mean 4 goals, but that could have been, I mean I look at Pedro Neto's 2 chances

02:04 I look at Belaguard who was through 1 on 1, there were a couple of others

02:08 I mean it was stunning really, I mean this is a Chelsea side who are worth half a billion pounds

02:13 having spent on them, and yeah it was, look Mateus Cunha, club record signing

02:17 but you know, looking at £45 million these days for what he's delivering

02:22 it's looking like a bargain, and we'll come on to him and his analysis in a little bit

02:27 but Pedro Neto, now he scored in his last 2 games but he's been bubbling under

02:32 that was for the 70 odd minutes that he was on the pitch for, 60-70 minutes on the pitch

02:37 I mean he tore them anew and really he did, he was absolutely magnificent

02:41 2 assists on the gate, could have had a couple himself

02:43 and that's the Pedro Neto that isn't just Wolves' best player

02:47 isn't just Premier League class, that's a world class showing

02:49 100% absolutely sensational display, I describe him as a live wire

02:55 both in my posts and in my match report because he was, he was all across that front line

03:01 he tore Chelsea's defence apart, he was a catalyst although Cunha might have got the goals

03:07 and he was fantastic himself and his movement was crucial

03:10 he just made things tick out front today, a really really impressive performance

03:16 if I know you, it was a special display to be honest

03:19 it was absolutely special, I mean look, first win since 1979 at Stamford Bridge

03:23 it was a pleasure to be here, it was an honour to be here

03:25 the second Cunha goal for Wolves' third, just brilliant player

03:30 and Cunha arriving late, finishing it with a super right in front of the fans

03:33 and then of course the foul on Cunha, dust himself off, he was a bit disappointed mid-week

03:38 when Sarabbi took the ball up him for the penalty

03:40 but that for his hat trick in front of the fans at Stamford Bridge

03:43 was magnificent and thoroughly deserved

03:47 and a player who's just having a magnificent season

03:49 after a difficult first six months when you were arriving

03:52 when he was bought in, he was bought in for a lot of money

03:54 Wolves were struggling in the table and didn't really get the goals and assists

03:57 although he helped the team, but he showed just how good he is here

04:00 and he oozed class throughout the day

04:02 he did, he did, brilliant, brilliant performance

04:05 and a guy that is, if Farhan Hussain is at the moment I've seen there

04:09 that he's a legend for the campaign now so

04:13 in terms of his highest goal scored in a single season is his most now

04:19 so he's in the form of his life

04:21 he's in the form of his life, and look this team were written off

04:24 I spoke to Gaui O'Neill afterwards, this team were written off as relegation favourites

04:27 at the start of the season, they've gone above Chelsea to hit the table

04:30 their first time in the top half of the table

04:32 you could see Gaui O'Neill at the end, "hey, hey, hey"

04:35 I mean the fans are into it, the players are into it

04:38 there's a real belief there, but this isn't just show pony stuff

04:42 there's a real connection here between the fans, the city and this manager

04:46 Gaui O'Neill needed this gig, and so did Wolves

04:50 but Gaui O'Neill needed a club like this

04:52 and I feel like it's just a fantastic combination

04:55 and look, you do not know what's going to go on this season

04:57 they keep on showing the doubters to the absolute fools

05:01 and look, they're in the top half of the table

05:03 they're not getting relegated, they've won 32 points

05:05 who's to say, who's to say, that they can't

05:08 I mean, the 10th tonight, they can't finish them with Boré

05:11 and then you're looking, having a bit of a sweat spot for a Europa Conference spot

05:15 Well I mean, for me it was such a shrewd appointment

05:18 someone that doesn't watch Wolves week in, week out

05:21 but you know, he was on the rest of everything that's going on at the club

05:24 I just thought, with what he did in Bournemouth last season

05:27 taking over under such difficult circumstances

05:29 he's coming in under Sabre Force

05:31 the job that they're doing at the moment, they've exceeded expectations

05:34 but, you know, they're setting a standard now

05:37 with the importance of night to night and performances

05:39 that they've produced against big teams in this week

05:41 They're setting the standard, George

05:43 You're setting the standard because

05:45 unfortunately we were missing someone today who's skiing

05:48 but every time he misses again, Wolves do the business

05:51 and they've done the business in style today

05:53 You see, you know what's coming

05:55 I know what's coming

05:56 Keno knows what's coming

05:57 George doesn't know what's coming

05:59 Chelsea 2, Wolves 4

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