Noni Madueke rattled in a second-half hat-trick on a chaotic afternoon at Molineux as Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea beat Wolves 6-2 in Premier League action.
Madueke, who recently slandered Wanderers’ home city, struck in the 49th, 68th and 63rd minute to hand the Blues a decisive win after a wild first half.
Madueke was the target of stick from the stands following his negative comments about the city of Wolverhampton in a now-deleted Instagram post, but his second-half treble and a debut goal from Joao Felix gave Enzo Maresca his first win as Blues boss.
It was a brilliant second-half display from Chelsea after a breathless first 45 minutes ended 2-2.
Nicolas Jackson gave the visitors an early lead but Matheus Cunha deservedly equalised.
Against the run of play, Cole Palmer put the Blues 2-1 up right before the break, but there was still time for Jorgen Strand Larsen to level deep into stoppage time.
Palmer created all three of Madueke’s goals before Pedro Neto stepped off the bench against his old side to set up Joao Felix on his second debut for the club.
