After weeks of speculation regarding his future at Molineux, Julen Lopetegui left his role in the dugout on Tuesday evening.
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Manager Jurgen Klopp pointed out that a lack of adequate replacements has meant he has to keep picking them.
The Premier League outfit have been without a permanent boss since sacking Bruno Lage on October 2, 2022.
The hosts suffered a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea last weekend, while Steve Cooper’s side were pegged back in a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on Monday night.
Managerless Wolves were outclassed by the Blues as Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja scored the goals for Graham Potter’s side. In the second half, Chukwuemeka came on to make his first appearance for Chelsea in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Wolves head into today’s fixture occupying a place in the relegation zone, a consequence of just one point and one goal coming from their opening triple header.
When Romelu Lukaku scored twice in the space of two minutes in the second half, it looked like Thomas Tuchel’s team had the match in the bag.
Neto joined Wolves in 2019 from Italian club Lazio and has scored 10 times in 83 games in all competitions for club.
The combative midfielder last month featured in all three matches played by the Londoners in the English Premier League.
The win at the Emirates Stadium propelled Arsenal to within touching distance of the English Premier League’s (EPL) top-four Thursday.
The home side are currently eighth in the table, six points behind fourth-placed Manchester United with two games in hand, while Leicester sit 11th, 10 points behind their opponents in this match.
Christian Pulisic, the Chelsea striker, forced the only real save of the game for the visitors after Edouard Mendy denied Leander Dendoncker in the first half.
The Eagles came away from the Etihad Stadium with all three points on matchday 10, while Wolves prevailed 2-1 against Everton in Monday night’s encounter.
This would be a shock return for the winger as he was not expected to be available for the club until 2022 when he originally suffered his Achilles injury in May.
Dean Smith’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur just before the international break, while Wolves marched to a 2-1 win over Newcastle United.
Greenwood’s low strike 10 minutes from time was decisive after Wolves had missed a host of chances.
Spurs opened their campaign with an impressive 1-0 victory over the champions Manchester City last weekend, while Wolves began life under new head coach Bruno Lage with a 1-0 loss at Leicester City.
Jamie Vardy’s 41st minute strike, after excellent wing-play from Ricardo Pereira, got the Foxes off to the perfect start in the 2021/22 Premier League season and they’re next in action on Monday evening against West Ham United at London Stadium.
The 23-year-old has scored 12 times and registered six assists in 31 appearances for the Blues this season but has struggled for regular action in recent weeks.
Villa will enter the contest off the back of a surprise 1-0 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United, while Wolves suffered a 4-1 loss to runaway leaders Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.