Simon Johnson from The Athletic tweeted shortly before kickoff, noting the contrasting reactions from the crowd: “Loud cheers for Chalobah as his name is read out here at Chelsea. Madueke booed by Wolves fans… wonder why?”
The reason behind the boos seems pretty clear—Chelsea winger Noni Madueke delivered an outstanding performance the last time these two teams met, scoring three goals during their Matchday 2 clash in the 2024/25 Premier League season back in August.
What’s particularly interesting is that Madueke has scored only five goals in the league so far this season, meaning the majority of them came in that one match against Wolves.
The big question now is whether he can replicate that kind of performance tonight.
