Chelsea fans turn on Mauricio Pochettino and Raheem Sterling after Wolves defeat

There was a moment midway through Chelsea’s dire second half when Mauricio Pochettino stood on the touchline with his right hand covering his eyes.

If Chelsea remain a work in progress, by now the head coach should be seeing consistent signs of development.

But this was a miserable backwards step from a team still operating on different wavelengths as an impressive Wolves completed a league double over the Blues for the first time since 1874-75.

Having won their four previous home league games, there had been a suggestion that Chelsea were at least turning Stamford Bridge into a place for away teams to fear again.

Moises Caicedo, removed just after an hour, provided the assist for Cole Palmer’s 10th league goal of the season but either side of that the £115m summer signing was overwhelmed by Wolves’ tenacious midfield.

Ben Chilwell, not long back from injury, looked trapped in treacle as Gary O’Neil’s smarter and sharper side continuously played the ball behind him for the outstanding Pedro Neto to find joy.

And Raheem Sterling, without a league goal since November, was loudly booed following another limp attacking performance.

Beyond the individual performances there were clear signs of discontent - from Thiago Silva, whose wife was quickly on social media demanding a change in the dugout, having a go at Chilwell for a misplaced pass to Caicedo punching a seat on the bench when hauled off.

It was hard to find many positives and no wonder there were moments when Pochettino could no longer watch.

Palmer’s opener was a lovely flowing move and Caicedo’s assist was perfectly weighted behind Toti Gomes. Yet every brief display of high quality was soon undone by a moment of inexplicable sloppiness.

And within two minutes of taking the