English Premier League

Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 45'+3': Kai Havertz
  • 54': Christian Pulisic
  • 89': Armando Broja
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3 - 0

Christian Pulisic leads Chelsea past Wolves with first of season

Christian Pulisic scored his first goal of the season for Chelsea, as his side clinched a straightforward victory over Woves on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 4': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 4': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
  • 12': Hand ball by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 15': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jonny.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 21': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 21': Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt saved. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross following a fast break.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
  • 29': Offside, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 31': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Toti.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joseph Hodge replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 49': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
  • 52': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 54': Goal! Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a through ball.
  • 56': Foul by Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 56': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Diego Costa.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a through ball.
  • 60': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 60': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
  • 62': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  • 64': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 64': Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
  • 66': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 67': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 67': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 72': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Jonny.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Mason Mount.
  • 72': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chem Campbell replaces Adama Traoré.
  • 73': Foul by Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 73': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Joseph Hodge (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 76': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 83': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 83': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 86': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Conor Gallagher.
  • 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 89': Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 89': Goal! Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Armando Broja (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
  • 90'+2': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 90'+2': Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Chem Campbell (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 2
42.6 Possession 57.4
8 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
360 Accurate Passes 518
431 Passes 591
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 9
16 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.6
48 Long Balls 35
26 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 15
13 Tackles 26
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 12
17 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,940

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 10 +13 25
2 Manchester City 10 +10 23
3 Nottingham Forest 10 +7 19
4 Chelsea 10 +8 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
14 Trevoh Chalobah
32 Marc Cucurella
28 César Azpilicueta Yellow Card
19 Mason Mount
5 Jorginho Yellow Card
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
29 Kai Havertz
10 Christian Pulisic
23 Conor Gallagher

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
24 Toti Gomes
23 Max Kilman
19 Jonny
22 Nélson Semedo
10 Daniel Podence
27 Matheus Nunes
28 João Moutinho
29 Diego Costa
17 Goncalo Guedes
37 Adama Traoré

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