Chelsea vs Wolves

26 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Mason Mount 45+1’
  • Olivier Giroud 45+4’

Match summary

Chelsea saw off Wolves 2-0. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

Mason Mount put Chelsea ahead with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time and Olivier Giroud made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Mason Mount.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Wolves's 0.16 from 5.

Match stats

Chelsea Wolves
11 Shots 5
3 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 0.16
1.16 Non-penalty xG 0.16
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Chelsea Wolves
Kick-off
Mason Mount1-0 (Chelsea)
45+1’
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Mason Mount2-0 (Chelsea)
45+4’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • César Azpilicueta
  • Olivier Giroud
Wolves
  • Leander Dendoncker
  • Pedro Neto
  • Diogo Jota

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 0.16 45+1’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), 1-0 45+1’ 45+4’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 2-0 45+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 0.16 45+1’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), 1-0 Mount 45+1’ 45+4’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 2-0 Giroud 45+4’
Chelsea 1.16 xGWolves 0.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Chelsea attacking 
49’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 39’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 77’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Reece James (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Willy Boly (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 39’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 77’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ Reece James (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Willy Boly (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Willy Caballero GK900 0.000.000
Kurt Zouma DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF901 0.060.000
Reece James MID901 0.060.111
Marcos Alonso MID902 0.070.111
Mateo Kovacic MID900 0.000.000
Jorginho MID900 0.000.000
Mason Mount FWD90112 0.140.644
Olivier Giroud FWD8312 0.550.071
Christian Pulisic FWD831 0.070.041
Tammy Abraham Sub72 0.220.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi Sub70 0.000.000
Pedro Sub10 0.000.000
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Sub10 0.000.000
Ross Barkley Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 50% Avg odds 1.91
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.35
Wolves win 21% Avg odds 4.49

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea WWLWL
Wolves LLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 2-5 Chelsea, 14 Sep 19 Next meeting: Wolves 2-1 Chelsea, 15 Dec 20  All Chelsea vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.