Carabao Cup: Liam Keen's Wolves player ratings v Chelsea following cup exit

Liam Keen rates the Wolves players on their performance following the Carabao Cup defeat to Chelsea.

Jose Sa

The goalkeeper could have done better for at least a couple of the goals and he did not fill his defence with confidence.

Uninspiring: 5

Jackson Tchatchoua

The wing-back had a strong game going forward, although he does make the odd error defensively. Overall he was decent.

Strong: 6

Matt Doherty

Doherty was beaten down the wing for the second goal before coming off injured after 20 minutes.

Injured: 5

Yerson Mosquera

The defender did poorly for Chelsea's second but his rating was boosted due to a much better second half.

Improved: 6

Toti Gomes

Similar to Mosquera, Toti was far more composed in the second half and made up for a bad first half showing.

Composed: 6

David Moller Wolfe

Overall it was a strong display from Wolfe, his best in a Wolves shirt, and his two goals were the icing on the cake.

Goalscorer: 7

Emmanuel Agbadou

Starting in midfield and then moving back to defence, Agbadou did well on his return to the team and could keep his place going forward.

Return: 6

Joao Gomes

The midfielder was full of fight and endeavour and put himself about with purpose, desperately trying to get Wolves on the front foot.

Fighter: 6

Fer Lopez

With a mistake for Chelsea's third, Lopez was again taken off at half-time and the Spaniard will be hugely disappointed at his display.

Poor: 5

Hwang Hee-chan

The forward worked hard and got a good assist for Wolves' first goal, using his vision well to place a smart pass.

Hard worker: 6

Tolu Arokodare

The towering striker made a poor mistake for Chelsea's opener, but made up for it with some good attacking play and a strong finish.

Beast: 7

Substitutes

Rodrigo Gomes (for Matt Doherty, 19), Marshall Munetsi (for R.Gomes, 45), 6, Ladisav Krejci (for Lopez, 45), 6, Jorgen Strand Larsen (for Hwang, 68), 6, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (for Arokodare, 81).

Subs not used: Bentley, H.Bueno, Chirewa, Mane.

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