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Coady snatches stoppage-time equaliser for Wolves at Chelsea

Published: 07 May 2022 - 07:24 pm | Last Updated: 07 May 2022 - 07:25 pm
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Conor Coady celebrates after the match REUTERS/Tony Obrien

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Conor Coady celebrates after the match REUTERS/Tony Obrien

Reuters

LONDON:  Conor Coady struck deep into time added on to snatch a 2-2 draw for Wolverhampton Wanderers away at Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, as the Londoners' prospective new owners looked on from the Stamford Bridge stands.
Coady headed home a cross from substitute Chiquinho in almost the last action of the game.
Wolves had trailed for much of the game after Chelsea's out-of-form striker Romelu Lukaku scored twice in two second-half minutes.
Lukaku, who had not scored in the league since December, claimed his first from the penalty spot in the 56th minute after a lengthy VAR check concluded he had been fouled by Romain Saiss just inside the area.
He put his second away with a fine strike from 20 metres after being put through by Christian Pulisic.
But Wolves snatched a goal back in the 79th minute through substitute Francisco Trincao and then upped the pressure, giving Chelsea, who sit third in the table and are looking to cement a Champions League spot, a nervous finish.
The terms of Chelsea's sale to a consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers' part-owner Todd Boehly and backed by a private equity firm Clearlake Capital were agreed earlier on Saturday. (Reporting by Clare Lovell Editing by Toby Davis)