English Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 54': Tolu Arokodare
FT
1 - 3
Chelsea
  • 13': Cole Palmer (P)
  • 35': Cole Palmer (P)
  • 38': Cole Palmer

Cole Palmer hat trick maintains Liam Rosenior's 100% Chelsea Premier League record

Cole Palmer struck a first-half hat trick as Chelsea beat Wolves 3-1 at Molineux to make it four Premier League wins from four under Liam Rosenior.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross.
  • 7': Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Foul by Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 11': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Penalty Chelsea. João Pedro draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': Penalty conceded by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 17': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 18': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 21': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 21': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
  • 23': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 27': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a headed pass.
  • 30': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 30': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Andrey Santos with a through ball.
  • 31': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
  • 33': Penalty Chelsea. João Pedro draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 35': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 3. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  • 39': Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 39': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  • 39': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ladislav Krejcí replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
  • 44': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
  • 45'+1': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
  • 45'+4': Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Matt Doherty.
  • 46': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Chelsea).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 54': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
  • 54': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
  • 54': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 3. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
  • 60': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 60': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Cole Palmer.
  • 61': Offside, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare is caught offside.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Angel Gomes with a cross.
  • 73': Handball by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  • 73': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
  • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Angel Gomes.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Andrey Santos because of an injury.
  • 85': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 85': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Lima replaces João Gomes.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
  • 90'+4': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
66.3 Possession 33.7
15 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
4 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
694 Accurate Passes 307
747 Passes 365
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.3
30 Long Balls 33
16 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 8
28 Effective Clearances 21
28 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,762

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 26 +32 57
2 Manchester City 26 +30 53
3 Aston Villa 26 +10 50
4 Manchester United 26 +10 45
Full Table

Line-Ups

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
4 Santiago Bueno
15 Yerson Mosquera
3 Hugo Bueno
2 Matt Doherty
36 Mateus Mané
47 Angel Gomes
8 João Gomes
14 Tolu Arokodare
9 Adam Armstrong Yellow Card
11 Hwang Hee-Chan
Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:
Luke Rawlings, David Møller Wolfe, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Jackson Tchatchoua, Rodrigo Gomes, Ladislav Krejcí, Pedro Lima, Sam Johnstone, Tom Edozie.

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
23 Trevoh Chalobah
29 Wesley Fofana
3 Marc Cucurella
27 Malo Gusto
10 Cole Palmer
25 Moisés Caicedo
17 Andrey Santos
20 João Pedro
8 Enzo Fernández
7 Pedro Neto
Chelsea Substitutes:
Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Alejandro Garnacho, Benoît Badiashile, Liam Delap, Mamadou Sarr, Jorrel Hato, Estêvão, Josh Acheampong, Marc Guiu.

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