VIDEO: Christmas Eve? I don’t give presents, Sterling decided not to pass to his teammates in a big chance and blew it himself, depriving Chelsea of the lead

Christmas Eve was, of course, a relatively poor football day, but at least one match was played in the top five European leagues. Specifically in the Premier League between Wolves and Chelsea. Raheem Sterling could have given a present to one of his teammates, but he refused.

The Christmas holidays tend to be a bit poorer for football, but the Premier League is always in full swing and this year is no different. On the Saturday before Christmas Eve, seven games were played.

In the headliner of the whole round, Liverpool and Arsenal teams faced each other and their duel ended in a 1-1 draw. The big surprise was West Ham, who beat Manchester United 2-0. Luton then took on Newcastle and won 1-0.

However, there was only one game on the schedule on Christmas Eve. Thirteenth-placed Wolves welcomed tenth-placed Chelsea to the Molineux Stadium, whose coach Mauricio Pochettino managed to complain before the game about the demanding schedule, which he said was unfair to Chelsea.

After all, the Blues played a cup game with Newcastle on December 19, took on Wolves on December 24, will face Crystal Palace on December 27 and will close out 2023 on December 30 at Luton.

Sterling didn’t hand out presents, Chelsea fans weren’t pleased

But now for the Wolves vs Chelsea game. The Blues were the slight favourites, as they were in slightly better form in the clash of two struggling teams. However, looking at the matches between them, it was hard to predict who could win.

The two teams were usually evenly matched. Of the last six games, three have ended in draws, Wolves have won twice, Blues once.

But it was Mauricio Pochettino’s men who had the upper hand in the first half. In the 32nd minute, they created a huge opportunity. Raheem Sterling, who, thanks to some great attacking, robbed the opposition defenders of the ball and, together with two of his teammates, went three on three alone at the goalkeeper.

If Sterling had passed to any of his teammates, Chelsea could probably have celebrated the goal. But Christmas Day was not marked by presents from the English striker. The former Manchester City star took the situation in his stride and it turned out infamously.

Sterling fired the ball into the goalkeeper and the only big chance of the first half was missed. Now, the Chelsea footballer is taking it hard on social media.

To make matters worse, in the 52nd minute Wolves took a 1-0 lead. The goal was scored by Mario Lemina. In injury time, Doherty made it 2-0. Nkunku then made the final 2-1.

Source: Premier League, Canal+ Sport