Wolves vs Chelsea

8 April 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Matheus Nunes 31’

Match summary

Wolves beat Chelsea 1-0. Wolves led 1-0 at half-time.

Matheus Nunes put Wolves ahead in the 31st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Wolves created 0.60 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Chelsea 0.82 from 13.

Match stats

Wolves Chelsea
9 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.60 xG 0.82
0.60 Non-penalty xG 0.82
3 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Wolves Chelsea
Kick-off
Matheus Nunes1-0 (Wolves)
31’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • João Gomes
  • Mario Lemina
Chelsea
  • Marc Cucurella
  • Mateo Kovacic
  • Conor Gallagher
  • Raheem Sterling
  • Ben Chilwell

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 0.82 31’ Matheus Nunes (Wolves), 1-0 31’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 0.82 31’ Matheus Nunes (Wolves), 1-0 Nunes 31’
Wolves 0.60 xGChelsea 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Wolves attacking 
37’ Diego Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 53’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 85’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 65’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ João Félix (Chelsea), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ João Félix (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Toti (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Matheus Nunes (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+1’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Reece James (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Diego Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 85’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 53’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ João Félix (Chelsea), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 3’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ João Félix (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Toti (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Matheus Nunes (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+1’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Reece James (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo DEF900 0.000.091
Craig Dawson DEF901 0.030.000
Max Kilman DEF900 0.000.000
Toti DEF901 0.050.000
Matheus Nunes MID9011 0.040.051
João Gomes MID900 0.000.011
Mario Lemina MID752 0.030.000
Daniel Podence MID650 0.000.082
Matheus Cunha FWD763 0.150.000
Diego Costa FWD641 0.310.000
Hee-Chan Hwang Sub260 0.000.000
João Moutinho Sub250 0.000.000
Adama Traoré Sub150 0.000.000
Pablo Sarabia Sub140 0.000.000
Nathan Collins Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 19% Avg odds 5.01
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.62
Chelsea win 54% Avg odds 1.78

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

Form going into the game

Wolves LWLLD
Chelsea WWDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 3-0 Wolves, 08 Oct 22 Next meeting: Wolves 2-1 Chelsea, 24 Dec 23  All Wolves vs Chelsea 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.