text: Andre Schurrle admits he was relieved to end his goal drought by scoring his first goal for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The former Chelsea forward thanked Wolfsburg supporters for their patience and admitted not scoring for the German side was 'eating away' at him. The 24-year-old scored his first since joining from Chelsea in February as they beat Stuttgart 3-1. Andre Schurrle admits he was relieved to end his goal drought by scoring his first goal for Wolfsburg . The former Chelsea forward thanked Wolfsburg supporters for their patience as he netted on Saturday . 'It was about time I scored. I've missed a lot of chances here and I'm just happy to have hit the target now,' Schurrle said. 'I have to admit that the fact I hadn't scored for such a long time had been eating away at me a bit, so I'm very happy but the most important thing is that we won three points. 'I'd like to say a big thank you to all the fans here to receiving me so well and supporting me. I'm happy to be here and I'm sure we'll have a lot more to celebrate in the future.' Wolfsburg are seven points clear of Borussia Monchengladbach after Saturday's win, and Schurrle admits it was a difficult game to overcome. The 24-year-old scored his first since joining from Chelsea in February as they beat Stuttgart 3-1 . Former Chelsea forward Schurrle admitted not scoring for the German side was 'eating away' at him . 'We were expecting a difficult game because Stuttgart have good individual players and they're a good team,' he added. 'It's tough against them because they throw everything at you and they really need the points. We were a bit shaky at the back, especially defending crosses - that's how we conceded - but then I think our quality shone through in the second half. 'We put them under pressure and created chances, so I think we deserved to win.'
target: Andre Schurrle scored his first goal for Wolfsburg on Saturday .
  The former Chelsea forward admitted it was 'eating away' at him .
  Schurrle joined German club Wolfsburg from Chelsea in February .