English Premier League

FT Monday, January 20, 2025
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

WOL leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-L
  3. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 7Pedro NetoAM-L
  11. 11Noni MaduekeAM-R

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 4Santiago BuenoCD
  3. 12Emmanuel AgbadouCD-L
  4. 2Matt DohertyCD-R
  5. 8João GomesCM-L
  6. 7AndréCM-R
  7. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 9Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaCF-L
  11. 21Pablo SarabiaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 41' André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 45'+6' Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 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.
  6. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Pedro Neto.
  7. 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.
  8. 70' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 74' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces André.
  10. 74' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  11. 74' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  12. 77' Substitution, Chelsea. Axel Disasi replaces Reece James.
  13. 77' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  14. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. João Félix replaces Cole Palmer.
  15. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Noni Madueke.
  16. 88' Tyrique George (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90' Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+4' Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

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