Chelsea have had a little wobble. Consecutive defeats, and their unlikely title run is being written off before it ever really started.
In reality, they met a determined Everton team who were backed by the novelty of a home crowd before unluckily losing in the 95th minute at Wolves. But football is a fickle business.
Frank Lampard said he didn't want to make excuses when speaking post-match at Molineux before, you guessed it, doing exactly that. He blamed the results on fatigue which is a fair enough point, though it must not be forgotten that no top-flight club has greater squad depth than the Blues.
On the whole, they have been excellent this term, coasting through to the Champions League knockout stage and sitting well in contention at the right end of the Premier League table.
Lampard will hope his young, vibrant team benefit from six days rest and are back firing for the visit of London rivals West Ham; they'll need to be.
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