Chalobah, recalled from his loan at Crystal Palace, was included in the starting XI and delivered a stellar Man of the Match performance. ..Continue Reading
The 25-year-old defender was poised to score Chelsea’s third goal, but Madueke swooped in to claim it, jokingly ribbing Chalobah about it after the game.
‘It’s instinct,’ Chalobah told Sky Sports about his goal against Wolves. ‘Attacker’s instinct.
‘I said sorry to Trevoh after. I had to put this in the net for sure… An assist on his first game back is great for him! That’s my brother. He was telling me, ‘No way you took my goal, no way you took my goal!’
‘I told him, ‘Bro, come on, you have to understand that this is what they pay me to do!”
Former Chelsea star Emmanuel Petit said: ‘Strikers… it’s all about stats, and they’re quite selfish. I’m happy for Madueke, he scored, fair enough, but I think he should have let the ball go into the net.’
After teasing Chalobah, Madueke heaped praise on the defender as he added: ‘[He was] unbelievable.
‘Leadership, character, bravery on the ball. He slotted in seamlessly so I am delighted for him.
‘It is no coincidence with players like him and Reece [James] back in we won the game.
‘They are Chelsea through and through and they helped us tonight with their leadership for sure.’
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, quizzed for his own thoughts on Chalobah’s performance, said: ‘They did fantastic, Tosin and Trev, all of them were good, including Kiernan [Dewsbury-Hall] too.
‘All of them had a long time without playing a game for us and overall the performance was good.’
