MARESCA LAUDS BLUES AS THEY CROSS BRIDGE

They snap 5-game winless run but manager, fans sweat as they throw away lead again

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LONDON - Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was pleased as his side returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Jan 20, with his players regaining the lead after a late first-half equaliser.

Chelsea snapped a five-game winless run in the English Premier League, thanks to second-half goals from Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke after Tosin Adarabioyo's opener was cancelled out by Matt Doherty's goal for the visitors.

Following two draws in their last two games after throwing away early leads, Maresca praised his team's reaction to take the win at Stamford Bridge that lifted them into fourth place.

"The performance until 40 minutes was very good, then the last five minutes (of the first half) we struggled. They scored a goal and we lost a bit of confidence, which was something that has happened a few times this season," Maresca told the BBC.

"We need to learn to manage these situations better. In the second half, we started well and scored the goals. Overall, I think we deserved to win the game.

"We reacted well in the second half. After five games without a win, it is not easy to do that. So it was important to win the game."