Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Chelsea get back into top four with win over Wolves
Chelsea won for the first time in six Premier League matches when they beat relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at home on Monday with goals from defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Marc Cucurella plus winger Noni Madueke.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 2': Attempt missed. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
- 2': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 2': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 6': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 6': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 8': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 11': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 17': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 23': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 24': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 24': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 26': VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Tosin Adarabioyo).
- 28': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Reece James.
- 32': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 32': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri is caught offside.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 39': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 40': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 43': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Gomes with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Gomes with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+2': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Hand ball by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 45'+5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 45'+5': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 45'+6': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+7': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 49': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 50': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 50': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 51': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 53': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 53': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
- 53': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 58': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).
- 58': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Goal! Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a headed pass.
- 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Pedro Neto.
- 64': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 64': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 65': Goal! Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah following a set piece situation.
- 69': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 70': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 70': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 71': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces André.
- 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 75': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 75': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Axel Disasi replaces Reece James.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 78': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
- 79': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
- 83': Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Gomes with a through ball.
- 84': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 84': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. João Félix replaces Cole Palmer.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Noni Madueke.
- 85': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 85': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Offside, Chelsea. Tyrique George is caught offside.
- 88': Tyrique George (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 90': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+4': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Statistics
 WOL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 37.2 | Possession | 62.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 261 | Accurate Passes | 504 |
| 333 | Passes | 567 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 34 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,221
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,221
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 22 | +33 | 53 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 23 | +23 | 47 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | +6 | 44 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 23 | +17 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK)  |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 11 | Noni Madueke |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 4 | Santiago Bueno |
| 12 | Emmanuel Agbadou |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 7 | André |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 9 | Jørgen Strand Larsen |
| 10 | Matheus Cunha |
| 21 | Pablo Sarabia |
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