Chelsea star Noni Madueke had the last laugh with Wolves supporters as he scored a hat-trick in his side’s 6-2 win at Molineux.
Madueke had angered Wolves fans prior to the game with a post on his Instagram story in which he wrote: ‘This place is not exactly my favorite’ and tagged Wolverhampton. Although Madueke quickly deleted the post, it was seen by many fans, with the winger subsequently writing: ‘Oops, wrong account, my bad.’
As a result of his actions, Madueke was booed by the Wolves fans on Sunday. However, he responded by scoring three goals, all of which came in the second half.
Chelsea star Noni Madueke had the last laugh with Wolves supporters as he scored a hat-trick
Noni Madueke declared that ‘this place is not exactly my favorite’ in an eyebrow-raising, now-deleted social media post
The Chelsea winger suggested he accidentally shared the post to the ‘wrong Instagram account’
Madueke’s goals, scored in the 49th, 58th and 63rd minutes of the game, were all low shots from inside the area.
After the game, Madueke apologised for his social media activity.
Madueke told Premier League Productions: ‘I just want to apologise to everyone that I might have offended. It is just a human mistake, an accident. I’m sure Wolverhampton is a nice town and I’m sorry. In terms of the boos I expected it but it is part of the game. You have to be able to play under that sort of pressure.’
Despite being booed by Wolves fans, Madueke found the net three times at Molineux
Madueke commented on his partnership with Cole Palmer, who set up all three of his goals
Madueke also reveled in his partnership with Cole Palmer, who set up all three of his goals.
He said: ‘He’s cold, I’m fire so it mixes well’.
In addition to Madueke’s contribution, Nicolas Jackson, Cole Palmer and Joao Felix were also on target for Chelsea.
Madueke has enjoyed an encouraging start to the season, with the 22-year-old also getting on the scoresheet against Servette in the first leg of Chelsea’s Europa Conference League play-off tie.