Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

Premier League 24 Dec 2023, 13:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Chelsea
Chelsea
🏟 Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton, West Midlands) 👤 D. Coote Round 18

Match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers edged past Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on 24 December 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Chelsea dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 16 shots to Wolverhampton Wanderers' 14.

The match was played at Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton, West Midlands), with D. Coote in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 31% - 69% Shots 14 - 16 On target 6 - 5 Corners 10 - 6 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 9
8
Player of the match
Mario Lemina
Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1 goal
8 Christopher Nkunku 1 goal
8 Toti Gomes captained the side
7 Matt Doherty 1 goal
7 José Sá 3 saves
First half vs second half
Wolverhampton Wanderers stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 9–8
Shots On Goal 0–2 6–3
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 4–3 6–3
Attacks 36–53 34–60
Match statistics
16 Throw In 17
9 Free Kick 14
7 Goal Kick 4
4 Substitution 5
70 Attacks 113
43 Dangerous Attacks 63
6 On Target 5
8 Off Target 11
14 Shots Total 16
6 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 7
8 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 8
11 Fouls 9
10 Corners 6
3 Offsides 0
31% Ball Possession 69%
3 Yellow Cards 6
3 Saves 4
254 Passes Total 588
165 Passes Accurate 517
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wolverhampton Wanderers · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Sá
23 M. Kilman 15 C. Dawson 24 T. Gomes
22 N. Semedo 5 M. Lemina 8 J. Gomes 3 R. Nouri
11 H. Hwang 21 P. Sarabia
12 M. Cunha
Chelsea · 4-2-3-1
28 D. Petrovic
27 M. Gusto 2 A. Disasi 6 T. Silva 26 L. Colwill
16 L. Ugochukwu 23 C. Gallagher
20 C. Palmer 15 N. Jackson 7 R. Sterling
19 A. Broja
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Coach
G. O'Neil
Substitutes
  • 4 Santiago Bueno
  • 20 Tommy Doyle
  • 2 Matt Doherty
  • 17 Hugo Bueno
  • 25 Daniel Bentley
  • 62 Tawanda Chirewa
  • 79 Owen Hesketh
  • 18 Sasa Kalajdzic
  • 45 Ty Barnett
Chelsea
Coach
M. Pochettino
Substitutes
  • 18 Christopher Nkunku
  • 10 Mykhaylo Mudryk
  • 29 Ian Maatsen
  • 5 Benoît Badiashile
  • 11 Noni Madueke
  • 47 Lucas Bergström
  • 13 Marcus Bettinelli
  • 45 Roméo Lavia
  • 52 Alex Matos
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ C. Nkunku ↓ L. Ugochukwu Chelsea
  • 59' ↑ M. Mudryk ↓ A. Broja Chelsea
  • 70' ↑ S. Bueno ↓ C. Dawson Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 75' ↑ T. Doyle ↓ Pablo Sarabia Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 79' ↑ I. Maatsen ↓ L. Colwill Chelsea
  • 80' ↑ N. Madueke ↓ N. Jackson Chelsea
  • 80' ↑ B. Badiashile ↓ M. Gusto Chelsea
  • 86' ↑ M. Doherty ↓ Matheus Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 87' ↑ Hugo Bueno ↓ R. Aït-Nouri Wolverhampton Wanderers
Cards
  • 27' M. Lemina Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 30' C. Gallagher Chelsea
  • 56' C. Palmer Chelsea
  • 60' M. Gusto Chelsea
  • 62' N. Jackson Chelsea
  • 64' M. Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 90+9' R. Sterling Chelsea
  • 90+10' H. Bueno Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 90+11' M. Bettinelli Chelsea
Head-to-head
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 3 draws 7 Chelsea
2026-02-07 Wolves vs Chelsea 1 - 3
2025-11-08 Chelsea vs Wolves 3 - 0
2025-10-29 Wolves vs Chelsea 3 - 4
2025-01-20 Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 1
2024-08-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea 2 - 6
2024-02-04 Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 4
Recent form
Wolverhampton Wanderers D D D L W
Chelsea D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea?
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2-1 against Chelsea on 24 December 2023.
Who won Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea?
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the match 2-1.
Where was Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea played?
The match was played at Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea?
Chelsea had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.