Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
- 22': Matheus Cunha
- 43': Axel Disasi (OG)
- 63': Matheus Cunha
- 82': Matheus Cunha (P)
Wolves hammer Chelsea 4-2 with Cunha hat-trick
A hat-trick from Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha again exposed Chelsea's defensive frailties as the visitors came from behind to record a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 2': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 3': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 6': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 6': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 14': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 14': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 18': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a through ball.
- 22': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Gomes.
- 24': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
- 24': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell following a set piece situation.
- 30': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 30': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 36': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 36': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 38': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 41': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 42': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 43': Own Goal by Axel Disasi, Chelsea. Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 45'+3': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
- 45'+3': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Offside, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 46': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 46': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 46': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 49': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 49': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 50': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Toti.
- 51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 52': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 54': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 56': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 56': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 58': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 60': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 61': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson replaces Moisés Caicedo.
- 63': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 65': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 67': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 72': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 72': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Pedro Neto.
- 75': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 78': Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Penalty Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matheus Cunha draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by Malo Gusto (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Malo Gusto.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Ben Chilwell.
- 82': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 85': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 86': Goal! Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 90': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces João Gomes.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 90'+1': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Chelsea).
- 90'+7': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+10': Attempt saved. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 90'+10': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 90'+11': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.
Statistics
 WOL |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 35.6 | Possession | 64.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 282 | Accurate Passes | 565 |
| 356 | Passes | 637 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 26 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,628
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,628
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Axel Disasi |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell  |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 24 | Tote Gomes |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 12 | Matheus Cunha |
| 21 | Pablo Sarabia |
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