Wolves vs Chelsea

24 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Mario Lemina 51’
  • Matt Doherty 90+3’
  • Christopher Nkunku 90+6’

Match summary

Wolves beat Chelsea 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Mario Lemina put Wolves ahead with a header in the 51st minute, set up by Pablo Sarabia, Matt Doherty made it 2-0 in stoppage time, and Christopher Nkunku pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in stoppage time, set up by Raheem Sterling.

There was little between the sides on chances: Wolves created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Chelsea 1.77 from 16.

Match stats

Wolves Chelsea
14 Shots 16
6 Shots on Target 5
10 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.75 xG 1.75
1.75 Non-penalty xG 1.75
6 Deep Completions 19

Key events

Wolves Chelsea
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Mario Lemina
Assist: Pablo Sarabia1-0 (Wolves)
51’
Matt Doherty2-0 (Wolves)
90+3’
90+6’
Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Raheem Sterling2-1 (Chelsea)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Mario Lemina
  • Matheus Cunha
  • Hugo Bueno
Chelsea
  • Malo Gusto
  • Conor Gallagher
  • Cole Palmer
  • Nicolas Jackson
  • Raheem Sterling

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.77 51’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), 1-0 51’ 90+3’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), 2-0 90+3’ 90+6’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), 2-1 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.77 51’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), 1-0 Lemina 51’ 90+3’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), 2-0 Doherty 90+3’ 90+6’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), 2-1 Nkunku 90+6’
Wolves 1.76 xGChelsea 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Wolves attacking 
90+6’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 90+3’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 32’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 44’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 48’ Toti (Wolves), from a corner, 0.33 xG, saved 11’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 21’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 31’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Tommy Doyle (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 90+3’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 32’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 44’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 48’ Toti (Wolves), from a corner, 0.33 xG, saved 11’ Armando Broja (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 21’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 31’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 64’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Tommy Doyle (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 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
Toti DEF901 0.330.000
Max Kilman DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Dawson DEF711 0.030.000
Nélson Semedo MID900 0.000.000
Rayan Ait Nouri MID880 0.000.081
João Gomes MID902 0.060.331
Mario Lemina MID9013 0.170.000
Hee-Chan Hwang MID901 0.330.031
Pablo Sarabia MID7613 0.200.494
Matheus Cunha FWD871 0.080.031
Santiago Bueno Sub190 0.000.000
Tommy Doyle Sub141 0.030.000
Matt Doherty Sub311 0.510.000
Hugo Bueno Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 30% Avg odds 3.26
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65
Chelsea win 44% Avg odds 2.17

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

Form going into the game

Wolves LLWDL
Chelsea LWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 1-0 Chelsea, 08 Apr 23 Next meeting: Chelsea 2-4 Wolves, 04 Feb 24  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.