Wolves vs Chelsea

5 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Raúl Jiménez 59’
  • Diogo Jota 63’
  • Ruben Loftus-Cheek 18’

Match summary

Wolves came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Chelsea. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek put Chelsea ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Eden Hazard, Raúl Jiménez equalised in the 59th minute, set up by Morgan Gibbs-White, and Diogo Jota won it in the 63rd minute, set up by Matt Doherty.

Chelsea can feel hard done by, creating 1.11 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Wolves's 0.68 from 6.

Match stats

Wolves Chelsea
6 Shots 17
2 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.68 xG 1.11
0.68 Non-penalty xG 1.11
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Wolves Chelsea
Kick-off
18’
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Assist: Eden Hazard0-1 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-1
Raúl Jiménez
Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White1-1 (Wolves)
59’
Diogo Jota
Assist: Matt Doherty2-1 (Wolves)
63’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Conor Coady
  • Rúben Vinagre
  • Romain Saiss
  • João Moutinho
Chelsea
  • Andreas Christensen
  • Marcos Alonso
  • Cesc Fàbregas
  • Olivier Giroud

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 0.68 1.11 18’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), 0-1 18’ 59’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-1 59’ 63’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), 2-1 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 1.11 18’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), 0-1 Loftus-Cheek 18’ 59’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-1 Jiménez 59’ 63’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), 2-1 Jota 63’
Wolves 0.68 xGChelsea 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Wolves attacking 
63’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 39’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 2’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 48’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 87’ Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Willian (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 80’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 39’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 2’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 7’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 87’ Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Willian (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 57’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Álvaro Morata (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Willy Boly DEF900 0.000.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Bennett DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Doherty MID9010 0.000.491
Rúben Vinagre MID900 0.000.000
Romain Saiss MID901 0.040.000
João Moutinho MID900 0.000.041
Diogo Jota MID9011 0.490.000
Raúl Jiménez MID8313 0.140.000
Morgan Gibbs-White FWD7410 0.000.061
Hélder Costa Sub161 0.010.000
Leander Dendoncker Sub70 0.000.000
Ivan Cavaleiro Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 20% Bet365 odds 5.00
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.75
Chelsea win 54% Bet365 odds 1.80

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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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.