Chelsea were 3-0 up and cruising in tonight’s EFL Cup match against Wolves, but a truly dreadful second half showing almost cost them.Maresca continues to make excuses for poor performancesLiam

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.

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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 are looking to book their place in the fifth round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening when they visit Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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

Wolves, John Textor, Dragan Solak, Southampton and DAZN are the topics in this week's Business of Football column

Chelsea held off a second-half comeback against a spirited Wolves to book their place in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals with a 4-3 win. Enzo Maresca's side, featuring 10 changes, looked like sweeping to a handsome victory as they coasted into a 3-0 half-time lead thanks to goals from Andrey Santos, Tyrique George and Estêvão.