On January 21st, Beijing time, the last match of the 22nd round of the Premier League saw Chelsea face off against Wolverhampton Wanderers at home. Prior to this game, Chelsea had gone five rounds without a win, but they finally secured a victory. Goals from Adarabioyo, Cucurella, and Mudueke helped Chelsea secure a 3-1 win, with Wolves' Doherty scoring the only goal for his team. While Chelsea's victory was certainly a cause for celebration, one player's performance left fans feeling disappointed. Chelsea suffered a significant loss! Borey made a misjudgment: spending 52 million pounds on a fake star who managed only 1 goal and 1 assist in 12 Premier League games.
In the 24th minute of the game, Chelsea captain James' shot took a deflection, allowing Adarabioyo to push the ball into the net and give Chelsea the lead. In stoppage time of the first half, Chelsea goalkeeper Sanchez fumbled a save, allowing Doherty to score and level the game before halftime. In the 60th minute of the second half, Cucurella seized an opportunity to shoot and score, putting Chelsea back in the lead. Then, in the 65th minute, a set-piece opportunity saw Chalobah head the ball towards the goal, where Mudueke easily headed it in to score.
After this victory, Chelsea rose to fourth place in the Premier League standings, currently two points ahead of fifth-placed Manchester City, four points behind second and third-placed Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, and ten points behind league leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand. In the match between Chelsea and Wolves, substitute Felix received the lowest rating of the game, scoring only 6.2 points.
Felix attempted two dribbles but failed both times, made three ground challenges without success, and was dribbled past once. After coming on as a substitute for Palmer in the 84th minute, Felix struggled to get past defenders, showed lackluster effort in challenges, and displayed a lazy defensive attitude, which frustrated Chelsea fans. This season in the Premier League, Felix has played 12 times for Chelsea, taking 20 shots but scoring only one goal, with just one assist. While Felix's limited playing time is a factor contributing to his low efficiency, it is also true that his abilities are indeed limited. During the 22-23 season, when Felix first played for Chelsea, he scored four goals from 46 shots in the Premier League.
Felix is known for performing well against weaker opponents; this season, he scored twice against Morecambe in the FA Cup, netted two goals against Noah in the Europa League, and also scored twice against Panathinaikos. Felix is a classic example of a player whose fame exceeds his actual abilities. Under the marketing efforts of his agent Mendes, he gained immense popularity, leading Atletico Madrid to pay a transfer fee of 127.2 million euros for him, which turned out to be a poor investment. Chelsea also fell for the hype, paying 52 million euros to sign Felix. Chelsea has signed Felix until the summer of 2030, and Borey has taken a significant hit, finding it difficult to offload Felix.