Wolves vs Chelsea

25 August 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Darren England

Full time 2 – 6

Half-time: 2–2

  • Matheus Cunha 27’
  • Jørgen Strand Larsen 45+6’
  • Nicolas Jackson 2’
  • Cole Palmer 45’
  • Noni Madueke 49’, 58’, 63’
  • João Félix 80’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 6-2 away at Wolves. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Nicolas Jackson put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 2nd minute, Matheus Cunha equalised in the 27th minute, set up by Rayan Ait Nouri, Cole Palmer put Chelsea back in front in the 45th minute, set up by Nicolas Jackson, and Jørgen Strand Larsen equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Toti. In the second half, Noni Madueke put Chelsea back in front in the 49th minute, set up by Cole Palmer, Madueke made it 2-4 in the 58th minute, set up by Cole Palmer, Madueke made it 2-5 in the 63rd minute, set up by Cole Palmer, and João Félix made it 2-6 in the 80th minute, set up by Pedro Neto.

Wolves can feel hard done by, creating 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Chelsea's 2.03 from 14.

Match stats

Wolves Chelsea
12 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 8
5 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.42 xG 2.03
2.42 Non-penalty xG 2.03
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Wolves Chelsea
Kick-off
2’
Nicolas Jackson0-1 (Chelsea)
Matheus Cunha
Assist: Rayan Ait Nouri1-1 (Wolves)
27’
45’
Cole Palmer
Assist: Nicolas Jackson1-2 (Chelsea)
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Assist: Toti2-2 (Wolves)
45+6’
Half-time2-2
49’
Noni Madueke
Assist: Cole Palmer2-3 (Chelsea)
58’
Noni Madueke
Assist: Cole Palmer2-4 (Chelsea)
63’
Noni Madueke
Assist: Cole Palmer2-5 (Chelsea)
80’
João Félix
Assist: Pedro Neto2-6 (Chelsea)
Full-time2-6

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Yerson Mosquera
  • Rayan Ait Nouri
Chelsea
  • Malo Gusto
  • Marc Cucurella
  • Cole Palmer

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 2.03 2’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 0-1 2’ 27’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 1-1 27’ 45’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-2 45’ 45+6’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), 2-2 45+6’ 49’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 2-3 49’ 58’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 2-4 58’ 63’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 2-5 63’ 80’ João Félix (Chelsea), 2-6 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 2.03 2’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), 0-1 Jackson 2’ 27’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 1-1 Cunha 27’ 45’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), 1-2 Palmer 45’ 45+6’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), 2-2 Larsen 45+6’ 49’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 2-3 Madueke 49’ 58’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 2-4 Madueke 58’ 63’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), 2-5 Madueke 63’ 80’ João Félix (Chelsea), 2-6 Félix 80’
Wolves 2.42 xGChelsea 2.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Wolves attacking 
27’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 18’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 51’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), set piece, 0.55 xG, goal 63’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 10’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 2’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.31 xG, goal 62’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 80’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 88’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 36’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 45’ João Gomes (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+8’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 18’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 51’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), set piece, 0.55 xG, goal 63’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 10’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.31 xG, goal 58’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 62’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 80’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 88’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 45’ João Gomes (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+8’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.021
Matt Doherty DEF900 0.000.091
Yerson Mosquera DEF901 0.410.000
Toti DEF9010 0.000.551
Rayan Ait Nouri DEF7711 0.020.591
João Gomes MID901 0.020.000
Mario Lemina MID901 0.060.000
Hee-Chan Hwang MID680 0.000.000
Matheus Cunha MID7714 1.300.432
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde MID770 0.000.000
Jørgen Strand Larsen FWD9012 0.590.561
Daniel Podence Sub220 0.000.000
Rodrigo Gomes Sub131 0.010.000
Pablo Sarabia Sub131 0.010.000
Craig Dawson Sub130 0.000.000
Tommy Doyle Sub10 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 25% Avg odds 3.89
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.89
Chelsea win 50% Avg odds 1.91

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

Form going into the game

Wolves WLLLL
Chelsea WWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 2-4 Wolves, 04 Feb 24 Next meeting: Chelsea 3-1 Wolves, 20 Jan 25  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.