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Wolves hang on to beat wasteful Chelsea in sole Premier League Christmas Eve fixture

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Chelsea's Mudryk (right) in action against Wolves.[Chelsea]

Chelsea slumped to a third defeat in four Premier League games as second-half goals from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty earned Wolverhampton a deserved 2-1 victory at Molineux on Sunday.

Lemina headed in unmarked from Pablo Sarabia's corner early in the second period, just reward after Gary O'Neil's side had weathered early pressure and the hosts had spurned a host of chances, most glaringly from Raheem Sterling.

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