By Victor Kanayo
Frank Lampard begun his second spell as Chelsea Manager with a 0-1 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers in one of the English Premier League clashes on Saturday April 8, 2023.
Matheus Nunes scored a 31st minute screamer at the Molineux.
The Portugal midfielder hit the ball on the volley from edge of the box on the right and past Kepa Arrizabalaga into the far corner.
Lampard’s appointment was announced on Thursday after Graham Potter paid the price for a string of poor results which left the team 11th and with a Champions league quarterfinal away leg at Real Madrid looming next Wednesday.
The club’s record goalscorer, himself dismissed as manager in January 2021, was given a clear picture of the task he faces over the eight remaining games, with Chelsea on 29 goals from 30 matches.
Meanwhile, Manchester United reclaimed their number three spot on the league table after they defeated Everton same day.
Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial secured a well-earned 2-0 victory over Everton as the hosts climbed above Newcastle United.
Erik ten Hag’s United team are in the thick of the race to finish in the top four, with 56 points from 29 games, three ahead of Newcastle, who have a game in hand, and six more than Tottenham Hotspur, with those sides playing later on Saturday.
The defeat for Sean Dyche’s Everton, who are battling to avoid relegation, leaves them in 16th spot, outside the drop zone only on goal difference and level on 27 points with Nottingham Forest in 17th place and Bournemouth who are 18th.
