Chelsea ends 5-game winless run in Premier League with commanding 3-1 victory over Wolves

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea ended a five-game winless run in the Premier League by beating Wolverhampton 3-1 on Monday to move above Newcastle and Manchester City into fourth place.

Tosin Adarabioyo put the home side ahead after 24 minutes when he scored from close range after Reece James’s shot was deflected into his path six meters from goal. It was his third goal in three games after a recent double in the FA Cup against Morecambe.

Wolves was on the back foot for most of the first half but grabbed an equalizer in stoppage time with the help of a mistake by Chelsea keeper Robert Sánchez. Amid a flurry of pushing and shoving, Sánchez dropped a corner kick at the feet of Matt Doherty who stabbed the ball home from a meter out.

However, a revamped Chelsea, with James making a first league start since Nov 3 and Trevoh Chalobah impressing after his unexpected recall from loan club Crystal Palace, was too strong for a Wolves side that is now winless in four league games.

Marc Cucurella made it 2-1 when he chested down a cross from the right and bundled the ball into the net on the hour mark. Five minutes later, Chalobah’s goal-bound header was helped on by Noni Madueke as Chelsea put the game beyond doubt.

Madueke said he apologized to Chalobah for nicking his goal but defended his “attacker's instinct” for being in the right place at the right time to make sure the ball crossed the line.

He also paid tribute to his teammate for showing what he called “leadership, character (and) bravery on the ball.”

“He slotted in seamlessly so I am delighted for him,” Madueke said. “It is no coincidence with players like him and Reece (James) back in we won the game.”

Doherty, meanwhile, lamented his team's poor defending at set pieces.

“You have to want the ball to come to you, or you have to want to attack it. We need to start putting our head in where it hurts and defending set pieces with an ‘over my dead body’ attitude,” Doherty said. “Against every team in the Premier League you have to be on it for 90 minutes and I just thought tonight there were too many times where we weren’t on it.”

Chelsea moves onto 40 points, two clear of Newcastle and Man City and four behind Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. Liverpool tops the table with 50 points.

Wolves remains in 17th spot, one above the relegation zone but equal on points with 18th-placed Ipswich.

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Chelsea's Reece James, left, duels for the ball with Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chelsea's Tosin Adarabioyo celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chelsea's Tosin Adarabioyo, left, duels for the ball with Wolverhampton Wanderers' Jorgen Strand Larsen during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chelsea's Cole Palmer controls the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chelsea's Tosin Adarabioyo, second right, scores the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City killed two people and injured six others Wednesday, police said.

The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.

Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside at the time. All the victims were adults.

Police said they do not believe the shooter had any animus toward a particular faith.

“We don’t believe this was a targeted attack against a religion or anything like that,” Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said.

Police also do not believe the shooting was random. Authorities said no suspect was in custody.

About 100 law enforcement vehicles were at the scene in the aftermath, and helicopters flew overhead.

“This should never have happened outside a place of worship. This should never have happened outside a celebration of life,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said.

The church was cooperating with law enforcement and was grateful for efforts first responders' efforts, a spokesperson said.

“We extend prayers for all who have been impacted by this tragedy and express deep concern that any sacred space intended for worship should be subjected to violence of any kind,” Sam Penrod said in a statement.

The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, and about half of Utah’s 3.5 million residents are members of the faith. Churches like the one where the shooting occurred can be found in towns throughout the city and state.

The faith has been on heightened alert since four people were killed when a former Marine opened fire in a Michigan church last month and set it ablaze. The FBI found that he was motivated by “anti-religious beliefs” against the church.

Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)

People hug each other after a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)

Funeral attendees leave a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after a fatal shooting in the parking lot in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP)

Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Rio Giancarlo/The Deseret News via AP)