Gittens looked to have settled the game as he half-volleyed a thunderous effort in off the post after 89 minutes to restore Chelsea’s two-goal lead, but Wolves responded immediately through Moller Wolfe to set up a nervy finish.

Chelsea survive a late scare in a Carabao Cup last-16 victory at Wolves, where a mutinous atmosphere against manager Vitor Pereira and the club's ownership morphed into hopes of a dream fightback.

Chelsea are through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup after a rollercoaster victory over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.

Chelsea will be favourites for the battle at Molineux given the disastrous recent form of their hosts. Wolves are rock bottom of the Premier League and winless in their nine match

Wolves XI: Sa, Tchatchoua, Doherty, Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti, Wolfe, Gomes, Lopez, Hwang, Arokodare. Subs: Bentley, Bueno, Munetsi, R.Gomes, Chirewa, Bellegarde, Mane, Krejci, Strand Larsen

In the short term, Vitor Pereira looks set to get time to improve Wolves' fortunes, but his long-term future at the club appears bleak

Wildlife officials have announced that they killed four of California’s endangered gray wolves, following their rampant attacks on cattle across the Sierra Valley north of Lake Tahoe.

Five wolves in Northern California were killed this month by the state’s wildlife agency, which cited increasing attacks on livestock. The wolves were part of the Beyem Seyo pack in the Sierra Valley, north of Truckee, said a news release last week by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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