If the second coming of Frank Lampard as a manager at Chelsea was designed to provide a turnaround for their under fire players, then Todd Boehly's gamble got off to a lame start on Saturday.
The Blues were uninspired as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Wolves, courtesy of a 31st minute goal from Matheus Nunes. It left the visitors 11th in the table, with any hopes of European football next season all but extinguished.
And there is little time for Lampard, sacked by Everton earlier in the campaign, to take stock. On Wednesday he takes his side to face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the first leg of their Champions League tie - a competition which represents their last chance of salvaging a dismal season.
