English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 4, 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers DWDWL 4
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Chelsea LWWDL 2
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WOL224
CHE112
Stamford Bridge · 39,628 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:54 The most damning stats of Chelsea's Premier League struggles Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WOL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 2Axel DisasiCD-R
  4. 21Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 23Conor GallagherAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 25Moisés CaicedoRM
  9. 18Christopher NkunkuF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingAM-L
  11. 20Cole PalmerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Carney ChukwuemekaSUB
  2. 11Noni MaduekeSUB
  3. 5Benoît BadiashileSUB
  4. 31Cesare CasadeiSUB
  5. 10Mykhailo MudrykSUB
  6. 13Marcus BettinelliSUB
  7. 42Alfie GilchristSUB
  8. 15Nicolas JacksonSUB
  9. 47Lucas BergstromSUB

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. 7Pedro NetoF
  10. 12Matheus CunhaCF-L
  11. 21Pablo SarabiaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 42Harvey GriffithsSUB
  2. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeSUB
  3. 2Matt DohertySUB
  4. 25Daniel BentleySUB
  5. 4Santiago BuenoSUB
  6. 17Hugo BuenoSUB
  7. 62Tawanda ChirewaSUB
  8. 63Nathan FraserSUB
  9. 20Tommy DoyleSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 30' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 41' Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 43' Own Goal by Axel Disasi, Chelsea. Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
  7. 56' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  9. 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.
  10. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Raheem Sterling.
  11. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  12. 72' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  13. 72' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Pedro Neto.
  14. 78' Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Malo Gusto.
  16. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Ben Chilwell.
  17. 82' Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  18. 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.
  19. 87' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  20. 90' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces João Gomes.

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