Wolverhampton Wanderers continued their stellar home form with a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the English Premier League on Sunday, thanks to second-half strikes from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty.

Lemina headed in a Pablo Sarabia corner six minutes after half-time to give Wolves the lead before Doherty secured the win for Wolves with a second goal in added time.

Christopher Nkunku netted a consolation goal for Chelsea, his first for the London club since his close-season move, but Mauricio Pochettino's side could not find an equaliser as they fell to their eighth league defeat of the season.

The victory moved Wolves up to 11th, level with 10th-placed Chelsea on 22 points but trailing the London side on goal difference.

If Chelsea are to make up their deficit on the league's contenders for European places over the second half of the season, they need to become more clinical in front of goal.

France international Nkunku's first Chelsea goal showed what he can deliver, guiding Raheem Sterling's deep cross into the corner of the net after being afforded only minimal space by Wolves skipper Maximilian Kilman.

Pochettino has cautioned about expecting too much from Nkunku, 26, who was making his league debut as a second-half substitute after recovering from a knee injury sustained in pre-season.

However, the former RB Leipzig man has the potential to be a game-changer for the Blues after their struggles over the first half of the campaign, which were clearly on display in the first half of this particular match.

Chelsea should have gone in ahead at the break, but first Jackson allowed Sterling's astute far-post chip to roll under his foot when the move was begging for a control and first-time finish.

Then Sterling, who had responded to the first failed effort with a spin of obvious frustration, raced through on the Wolves goal after nicking the ball off Joao Gomes 40 yards out, but fired straight at Jose Sa. In the second period, by which time Chelsea had fallen behind, Jackson found himself with a clear sight of goal but could not sort his feet out and lost his balance before he could manage a shot.

Rueful Scholes

Former Manchester United player Paul Scholes expressed his disappointment at his old club's performance.

"There is no threat to the team. This is a very patched up team you have to say," former midfielder Scholes told TNT Sports.

With inputs from Reuters