FRANK LAMPARD'S return failed to get Chelsea firing as they fell to another limp loss to Wolves.
The Blues barely had a clear-cut chance all afternoon as they tasted defeat for the second Saturday running.
A stunning goal from Matheus Nunes was enough to grab Wolves a vital three points.
While Chelsea fans were left with only despair ahead of their Champions League showdown with Real Madrid.
SunSport's Kiro Evans had a look at which Blues stars showed up for their new boss and who under-performed again.
Kepa Arrizabalaga – 7
After a dramatic week at Chelsea, it would have been quite the twist for their former striker Diego Costa to net his first goal for Wolves.
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But Kepa Arrizabalaga was on hand to charge down his first-half shot, while there was nothing he could do for Matheus Nunes' wonder strike.
The Spaniard was also lucky to escape without punishment after some wayward second-half distribution.
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Reece James – 6
Defensively James gave Daniel Podence too much space for Wolves' opening goal.
But the 23-year-old, playing in a more conservative right-back spot under Lampard, did still try to make things happen going forward and was menacing on the overlap.
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Wesley Fofana – 8
While Chelsea's forward players floundered, Wesley Fofana had another great game at the back for Chelsea.
The Frenchman made several key interventions throughout the game, including one outstanding tackle of the edge of the six-yard box to close down Joao Gomes.
Strangely subbed off after 79 minutes for Trevoh Chalobah.
Kalidou Koulibaly – 6
The 31-year-old was slightly unlucky as Daniel Podence's cross took a deflection before barrelling into his path.
But Kalidou Koulibaly's weak header took the ball directly towards Matheus Nunes who unleashed a ferocious volley beyond Kepa.
Marc Cucurella – 6
The ex-Brighton left-back was enjoying a fairly quiet afternoon for the first half-hour with Wolves posing little threat.
But the full-back certainly should have closed down Nunes quickerfor the opening goal, and was partially culpable along with Koulibaly and James. And in the second-half he was booked for a reckless sliding challenge on Nunes.
Enzo Fernandez – 7
If Chelsea are doing something good on the ball than there's a 95 per cent chance that Enzo Fernandez is involved.
That remained true at Molineux with the first 20 minutes seeing the World Cup winner and Mateo Kovacic direct traffic in midfield while Wolves were still finding their feet.
But he became less effective as the game wore on.
Mateo Kovacic – 6
A steady game in the middle of the park as the Croatian continues to forge a dynamic partnership with Fernandez.
He also had to be sharp defensively to snuff out a Wolves second-half counter-attack.
Conor Gallagher – 5
The 23-year-old was initially meant to be Kai Havertz's main support act as Lampard played a 4-5-1 with Joao Felix out wide on the left.
But Gallagher was not in sync with the rest of the team and when he did find his feet in the second-half, his final ball was lacking.
Joao Felix – 6
Lampard's decision to revert to a back four saw Joao Felix stuck out over on the left hand side.
It was a questionable tactical call and Felix, despite his best efforts, felt marginalised and on the fringes.
It's little wonder Chelsea failed to create decent chances for most of the game.
Kai Havertz – 5
It's becoming increasingly difficult to understand why Havertz is an automatic starter for the Blues.
While he showed more life in the second-half, the German spends most of his time feeling like a loose piece in Chelsea's jigsaw and Lampard may have less patience for his obvious shortcomings than Thomas Tuchel or Graham Potter.
Raheem Sterling – 5
It was a difficult afternoon for the Chelsea winger. Wolves full-back Toti had him under a close watch and Sterling was left acting as a distraction to give James more space on the overlap.
Failed to offer much more in the second-half before being hooked off.
Subs
Christian Pulisic (on for Havertz, 60) – 5
On for the ineffective Havertz after an hour, but the American did not offer much threat.
Pulisic did have half a shout for a penalty when he tried to pounce upon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's close range shot but was blocked off by Max Kilman.
Ben Chilwell (on for Cucurella, 67) – 5
Many fans will be wondering why Ben Chilwell was once again relegated to the bench while Cucurella started.
The full-back had a chance deep in stoppage time after some decent interplay from Aubameyang and Mykhailo Mudryk and blasted a shot over from the edge of the box.
Mykhailo Mudryk (on for Felix, 67) – 5
By the time Mudryk had made his appearance, Wolves had decided to park the bus and hang onto what they had.
With little space available for the winger, he had another forgettable outing in a Chelsea shirt.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (on for Sterling, 67) – 6
Seemingly no longer frozen out at Chelsea after the managerial change, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would have wanted to show Blues fans what they were missing.
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But his only chance in the final 23 minutes was a header from eight yards out which he put wide.
Trevoh Chalobah (on for Fofana, 79) – 6
There was little for Chalobah to do after his introduction.
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