NICOLAS JACKSON and Matheus Cunha came to blows during the first half of Chelsea’s 6-2 thrashing of Wolves with players repeatedly forced apart after a number of bust-ups.
The pair were caught in an altercation after Cunha had levelled the scores for Wolves in the 27th minute.
Both stars had netted for their teams and emotions were clearly running high, with the pair visibly upset with one and other.
The incident appeared to begin after Cunha gestured towards Jackson to tell him not to talk.
The Brazilian seemed to be aiming some sharp words at Jackson in a bid to wind him up.
Players from both sides rushed in to break up the argument and had to be separated to stop any fighting.
Tempers had already flared earlier in the game when Jackson gave Chelsea the lead inside two minutes.
During the Blues’ celebrations, players from both sides were seen arguing with each other.
While referee Darren England had to get involved to separate the group before anything escalated.
And a third bust-up occurred later on when Marc Cucurella squared up to Yerson Mosquera after the defender left Moises Caicedo in a heap following a brutal tackle.
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It was a thrilling first half at the Molineux with the two sides heading in at the break with the scores tied at 2-2.
Nicolas Jackson‘s early opener set the tone, before Cunha bagged for the home side.
It was Cole Palmer who added a second for Chelsea as he delightfully lobbed Jose Sa after some sloppy defending by Wolves in the 45th minute.
But just six minutes later, in added time, Jorgen Strand Larsen nodded home another equaliser to set up an enthralling second half.
But it was Chelsea who drew first blood early again, this time with Madueke netting in the 47th minute.
The winger fell foul of Wolves fans with a hastily-deleted X-rated social media post and was booed at every touch prior to his goal.
And with 30 minutes left Noni Madueke broke through again before firing home his second of the match.
But the ace wasn’t done yet, completing his hat-trick moments later with another sharp finish.
Amazingly, Palmer assisted all three of Madueke’s strikes, with the duo linking up impeccably.
Chelsea still had another in the tank, with ex-Wolves star Pedro Neto and Joao Felix linking up as the latter netted a sixth on his second debut.
