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 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

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

Season Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		Chelsea FC
#3	Position	#17
20	Points	0
38	Played	0
3 / 11 / 24	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
27	Scored	0
68	Conceded	0
-41	GD	+0
0.53	PPG	–
8%	Win %	–

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Molineux Stadium. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Chelsea FC.
5' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC so far.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Jose Sa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
31' Matheus Nunes does the damage! The net is bulging and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC surge ahead!
36' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mario Lemina.
44' Mykhailo Mudryk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
49' Cucurella picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joao Gomes.
60' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Kai Havertz is replaced by Christian Pulisic on 60 minute.
63' Chelsea FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
63' Another substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to replace Diego Costa by Hwang Heechan on 63 minute.
64' The whistle greets Daniel Podence as he departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
67' Joao Felix makes way for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chelsea FC.
67' Conor Gallagher is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
68' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Joao Felix and will look to change the dynamic.
73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
74' A tactical swap from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Adama Traore on, Mario Lemina off on 74 minutes.
75' Another substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to replace Matheus Cunha by Pablo Sarabia on 75 minute.
80' Fresh legs for Chelsea FC! Trevoh Chalobah comes on to replace Wesley Fofana.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Lampard will be considering his options from the bench.
87' Chelsea FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
89' Ben Chilwell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Nathan Collins is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matheus Nunes at the 90 minute mark.
Another three points for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.

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
Raul Jimenez	2
Romelu Lukaku	2
Cole Palmer	2
Mason Mount	2
Olivier Giroud	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

2 / 4

0.49 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.58 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC31% Draw41% Chelsea FC28%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes19% 0% No81%

Avg goals/match: 1.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	63%	37%
± 1.5	30%	70%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Chelsea FC

69%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Chelsea FC

59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC13% Draw72% Chelsea FC15%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

37.2%

0 – 1

17.9%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

3.6%

1 – 2

3.1%

2 – 1

2.6%

0 – 3

2 – 2

0.9%

1 – 3

0.6%

3 – 0

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	18%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	21%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✗

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