MARIO LEMINA dedicated his goal and man of the match performance against Chelsea to his dad.
The Wolves star revealed in a post match interview that his father is currently in hospital alongside his family.
Lemina dominated in midfield for Wolves as they brushed the Blues aside in a 2-1 victory at the Molineux.
And it was the Gabonese star that opened the scoring for Gary O’Neil’s side in the 51st minute.
Lemina appeared emotional as he discussed his performance live on Sky Sports.
He said: “By the way I wanted to pass a message to my dad. He is in hospital, for two months now.
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“He is struggling a lot and my family are around him now. I wanted to be with him, but I need to do my work.
“Dad – Keep pushing! We are all together.”
It was a special day for the 30-year-old who was given the man of the match award.
Wolves now sit level on point with Chelsea after what was the first match on Christmas Eve in over 28 years.
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Matt Doherty added a second goal for the Midlands club to secure their three points as a Christmas present.
Although there was a late scare when Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku netted an injury time consolation goal to try and ignite a comeback.
The Londoners were unable to add a second and Mauricio Pochettino’s men were instead consigned to a Blue Christmas.
Chelsea have now lost 19 league games in 2023 meaning no Premier League side has been on the receiving end of more defeats.
While only three clubs in Europe’s top five leagues have done worse than the Blues this year in Almería (24) SV Werder Bremen (20) Empoli (20).
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
