Chelsea vs Wolves

4 February 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

Cole Palmer 19’
Thiago Silva 86’

Matheus Cunha 22’, 63’, 82’ (pen)
Axel Disasi 43’ (og)

Match summary

Wolves came from behind to win 4-2 away at Chelsea. Wolves led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Moisés Caicedo, Matheus Cunha equalised in the 22nd minute, set up by João Gomes, and Disasi's own goal put Wolves in front in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Cunha made it 1-3 in the 63rd minute, set up by Pedro Neto, Cunha made it 1-4 from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute, and Thiago Silva pulled one back to make it 2-4 with a header in the 86th minute, set up by Mykhailo Mudryk.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 2.36 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Wolves 2.49 from 14.

Match stats

15 Shots 14

6 Shots on Target 7

10 Corners 1

3 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.36 xG 2.49

2.36 Non-penalty xG 1.73

13 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Chelsea Wolves

Kick-off

Cole Palmer
Assist: Moisés Caicedo

1-0

19’

22’

Matheus Cunha
Assist: João Gomes

1-1

43’

Axel Disasi
Own goal

1-2

Half-time1-2

63’

Matheus Cunha
Assist: Pedro Neto

1-3

82’

Matheus Cunha
Penalty

1-4

Thiago Silva
Assist: Mykhailo Mudryk

2-4

86’

Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Chelsea

Malo Gusto
Ben Chilwell
Moisés Caicedo

Wolves

Nélson Semedo
Pedro Neto

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.

Chelsea 2.36 xGWolves 2.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Wolves attacking Chelsea attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Djordje Petrovic	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Malo Gusto	DEF	85			0	0.00	0.55	1
Thiago Silva	DEF	90	1		2	0.06	0.00	0
Axel Disasi	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ben Chilwell	DEF	85			0	0.00	0.44	3
Enzo Fernández	MID	90			1	0.02	0.13	2
Moisés Caicedo	MID	67		1	0	0.00	0.37	2
Cole Palmer	MID	90	1		4	0.50	0.02	1
Conor Gallagher	MID	90			2	0.31	0.07	1
Raheem Sterling	MID	76			2	0.42	0.00	0
Christopher Nkunku	FWD	76			2	0.49	0.03	1
Nicolas Jackson	Sub	23			1	0.55	0.00	0
Mykhailo Mudryk	Sub	14		1	0	0.00	0.04	1
Carney Chukwuemeka	Sub	14			1	0.02	0.00	0
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi	Sub	5			0	0.00	0.00	0
Alfie Gilchrist	Sub	5			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
José Sá	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Toti	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Max Kilman	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Craig Dawson	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nélson Semedo	MID	90			1	0.05	0.12	1
Rayan Ait Nouri	MID	90			1	0.08	0.00	0
João Gomes	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.06	1
Mario Lemina	MID	90			0	0.00	0.03	1
Matheus Cunha	MID	90	3		5	1.46	0.33	1
Pablo Sarabia	MID	76			2	0.38	0.17	2
Pedro Neto	FWD	76		1	4	0.38	0.57	2
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde	Sub	14			1	0.14	0.00	0
Tommy Doyle	Sub	14			0	0.00	0.00	0
Matt Doherty	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0
Hugo Bueno	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 62% Avg odds 1.54

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.48

Wolves win 16% Avg odds 5.92

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea L W W W L

Wolves W W W D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Wolves 2-1 Chelsea, 24 Dec 23 Next meeting: Wolves 2-6 Chelsea, 25 Aug 24 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.