Thomas Tuchel cautioned that participant protection became not prioritized after Chelsea noticed their request to postpone the fit away at Wolves rejected through the Premier League.
After a chain of COVID tests among nine a.M. And 10 a.M. GMT on Sunday morning, the Blues showed three in addition tremendous cases inside their camp.
They got here on top of the four positives that impacted their practise for Thursday's 1-1 draw with Everton.
A Chelsea spokesperson said: "We are deeply disenchanted that our utility became rejected, as we felt we had a strong case for the postponement of nowadays‘s in shape at the grounds of players’ health and safety."
Speaking to BBC Sport beforehand of kickoff, Chelsea boss Tuchel said they have been "dissatisfied and irritated" now not to have had the game known as off, saying he could not understand the Premier League's method.
He said: "We concept we had a robust case concerning the security and fitness of players, we've seven nice instances, we were made to be within the bus and travel together for three hours, have been in a meeting collectively, in dinner and lunch and the situation does now not feel like it will prevent.
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"We implemented to now not play and positioned the situation beneath control and it changed into rejected. It is very difficult to understand it, we are concerned approximately the fitness of the gamers. We become with gamers who play coming from accidents and we take the threat.
"I am concerned from a clinical point of view, we've got had four days of consecutive tests. How will it prevent if we're in a bus together and in conferences? We are dissatisfied, we're a piece angry."
Speaking after the match, which finished 0-zero at Molineux with Sky Sports, Tuchel expressed further frustration with the situation, adding: "I gave my opinion, the club gave its opinion, we talk plenty about protection and protective the players, no longer so sure we did this today. On we move.
