December 24th 2023.
Craig Dawson limped out of the Wolves win over Chelsea on Sunday, leaving a deep gash across his knee. Gary O'Neil apologised for the graphic description of the injury to viewers, but assured that the veteran defender would be fine for the team's next game against Brentford in a couple of days.
The incident was a low point for the home team, but Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty scored the goals to secure an impressive win for Wolves. O'Neil expressed his delight in the victory, which saw his team climb to 11th in the Premier League table, level on points with Chelsea and only behind them on goal difference.
“To get every last bit out of everybody available, and for them to dig in and be together, and not scrap a win but to be comfortable for most of it, is huge credit to the group. I’ll enjoy Christmas Day tomorrow after that,” he said.
Despite the difficulty of the day, with Jean Bellegarde and Dawson both not feeling their best, the team was able to tap into the energy of the home crowd to cause Chelsea some problems. “I knew if we got to our maximum level, especially here with the fans behind us, we could hopefully cause Chelsea some problems. First half we turned over the ball a bit too much, but apart from that I thought we were very good,” O'Neil commented.
The win was a great boost for the team leading up to the holidays and, even with the injury to Craig Dawson, the team is looking forward to a positive season ahead.
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