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Wolves dire domestic form continued on Saturday as Chelsea came to town and ran riot.

Tammy Abraham bagged a hat-trick with Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount also getting on the scoresheet for an emphatic 5-2 victory.

The young forward also scored an own goal with substitute Patrick Cutrone picking up the other.

Nuno Santo was forced into one change after Willy Boly picked up a suspension in the Everton defeat following two yellow cards.

In came Jesus Vallejo for his Premier League debut while Romain Saiss earned a start in defence over Ryan Bennett and these changes ultimately cost Wolves a decent opportunity to at least contend in the match.

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For someone that likes to stick with a similar lineup for most matches, Nuno made one too many tweaks to his defence which may have hindered their prospects against Chelsea, thus handing him a harsh lesson in how to deal with rotation ahead of the Europa League.

Last season, the Portuguese boss used a total of just 19 players in the Premier League yet it was only one enforced move that needed to happen with Boly’s absence.

Even captain Conor Coady put in particularly poor performance, as we’ve highlighted here and that could be, in part, down to an unsettled backline that had never played together before.

Coady, Boly, and Bennett played over 34 games each last season, and they were rewarded with the joint-fourth best defensive record in the league – the trio knows how each other operates, what they can get away with and where they are most needed.

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Bringing in the Real Madrid loanee was a smart move in replacing Boly, considering he has played in defence in the Europa League whereas Saiss has been playing in midfield.

Coady likely had to adapt his game to suit his new partners which then, in turn, affected their games because the usual stable backline had been so disrupted. With this in mind, perhaps fewer changes could have been made by Nuno.

Luckily for Wolves, Boly's suspension was only for this game, and he’ll be back on the pitch to face Crystal Palace this weekend - and maybe even on Thursday night as they begin their Europa League campaign.