Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

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Chelsea FC

Sat 8 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mario Lemina 39' Y

Y 49' Cucurella

Joao Gomes 59' Y

Y 63' Raheem Sterling

Y 67' Conor Gallagher

Y 87' Mateo Kovacic

Y 89' Ben Chilwell

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 10 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Referee Peter Bankes
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee Andy Madley
Referee Eddie Smart
Referee Nick Hopton

8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chelsea FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Chelsea FC 2022-10-08 Chelsea FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-05-07 Chelsea FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-12-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Chelsea FC 2021-01-27 Chelsea FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	1–0	W
01 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–1	D
18 Mar	Leeds United FC	H	2–4	L
12 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	1–2	L
04 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Apr	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
04 Apr	Liverpool FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	0–2	L
18 Mar	Everton FC	H	2–2	D
11 Mar	Leicester City FC	A	3–1	W
07 Mar	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC

0-15

7/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/1

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC

Joao Pedro	5 G	3 A
Morgan Rogers	5 G	1 A
Cole Palmer	3 G	3 A
Pedro Neto	3 G	1 A
Jordan Henderson	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Molineux Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Chelsea FC.
5' The travelling Chelsea FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' England international Trevoh Chalobah has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
20' It looks surprising Wolverhampton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Enzo Fernandez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank Lampard might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Pulisic, as he is very good at scoring at Molineux Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
31' What a moment for Matheus Nunes! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julen Lopetegui will be considering his options from the bench.
39' A moment of madness from Mario Lemina on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
44' It’s high time Frank Lampard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cucurella.
54' Jose Sa, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
59' That is a Yellow card for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Joao Gomes will be fuming at that decision.
60' A tactical swap from Chelsea FC — Christian Pulisic on, Kai Havertz off on 60 minutes.
63' Raheem Sterling has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
63' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Costa departs to be replaced by Hwang Heechan.
64' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Daniel Podence has done his job and it is now time for Joao Moutinho to step up.
67' The supporters are chanting for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He replaces Joao Felix on 67 minute.
67' Conor Gallagher picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' The supporters are chanting for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He replaces Joao Felix on 68 minute.
73' Chelsea FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
74' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adama Traore is hanging Mario Lemina on the field on 74 minute.
75' Pablo Sarabia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matheus Cunha at the 75 minute mark.
80' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Wesley Fofana is replaced by Trevoh Chalobah.
85' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chelsea FC's shape.
87' Mateo Kovacic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' Chelsea FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Nathan Collins gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Matheus Nunes and will look to change the dynamic.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC players.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Daniel Bentley
28
Joao Moutinho ↑ 64'
37
Adama Traore ↑ 74'
11
Hwang Heechan ↑ 63'
21
Pablo Sarabia ↑ 75'
7
Pedro Neto
4
Nathan Collins ↑ 90'
64
Hugo Bueno
59
Joe Hodge

Coach Julen Lopetegui

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Mateo Kovacic
1
Kepa Arrizabalaga
17
Raheem Sterling ↓ Mykhailo Mudryk 68'
24
Reece James
29
Kai Havertz ↓ Christian Pulisic 60'
32
Cucurella ↓ Ben Chilwell 68'
26
Kalidou Koulibaly
11
Joao Felix ↓ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 67'
5
Enzo Fernandez
33
Wesley Fofana ↓ Trevoh Chalobah 80'
23
Conor Gallagher

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matheus Cunha	4
Tammy Abraham	4
Noni Madueke	4
Olivier Giroud	2
Matt Doherty	2
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	2
Raul Jimenez	2
Romelu Lukaku	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2023-04-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Chelsea FC W 2023-04-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2023-03-18 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–4 Leeds United FC L 2023-03-12 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-03-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2023-03-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2023-04-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2023-04-04 Chelsea FC 0–0 Liverpool FC D 2023-04-01 Chelsea FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC L 2023-03-18 Chelsea FC 2–2 Everton FC D 2023-03-11 Leicester City FC 1–3 Chelsea FC W 2023-03-07 Chelsea FC 2–0 Borussia Dortmund W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Chelsea FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC40% Draw30% Chelsea FC30%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Chelsea FC

60%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Chelsea FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC25% Draw52% Chelsea FC23%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

12.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

2.8%

1 – 3

2.7%

3 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	20%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.