English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 24, 2023
Chelsea WLLWW 1
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Wolverhampton Wanderers LLWDL 2
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Molineux Stadium · 31,641 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea lose 2-1 to Wolves in eighth PL defeat this season

Wolves continued their stellar home form with a 2-1 win over Chelsea thanks to second-half strikes from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
6
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
3
68.4
Possession
31.6
16
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
527
Accurate Passes
176
600
Passes
266
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
49
28
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.5
Long Balls %
0.2
7
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
12
16
Effective Clearances
19
16
Clearances
19

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 15Craig DawsonCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 23Max KilmanCD-R
  5. 8João GomesCM-L
  6. 5Mario LeminaCM-R
  7. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 12Matheus CunhaF
  10. 21Pablo SarabiaCF-L
  11. 11Hwang Hee-ChanCF-R

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 2Axel DisasiCD-R
  4. 26Levi ColwillLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 15Nicolas JacksonAM
  7. 23Conor GallagherLM
  8. 16Lesley UgochukwuRM
  9. 19Armando BrojaF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingAM-L
  11. 20Cole PalmerAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 0. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
  4. 56' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Armando Broja.
  6. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Lesley Ugochukwu because of an injury.
  7. 60' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 62' Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 64' Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 70' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Santiago Bueno replaces Craig Dawson because of an injury.
  11. 75' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  12. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Levi Colwill.
  13. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Malo Gusto.
  14. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  15. 86' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Matheus Cunha.
  16. 87' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  17. 90'+3' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Chelsea 0. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  18. 90'+6' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Chelsea 1. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
  19. 90'+9' Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+10' Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+11' Marcus Bettinelli (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

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