Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

2 – 1

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Chelsea FC

Sun 24 Dec 2023 · 13:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mario Lemina 51' 1–0

Matt Doherty 90+3' 2–0

2–1 90+6' Christopher Nkunku

Mario Lemina 27' Y

Y 30' Conor Gallagher

Y 56' Cole Palmer

Y 60' Malo Gusto

Y 62' Nicolas Jackson

Matheus Cunha 64' Y

Y 90' Raheem Sterling

Hugo Bueno 90' Y

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 David Coote
Assistant 1 Tim Wood
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

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

2023-12-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC 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

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	2–1	W
17 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	0–3	L
09 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–1	D
05 Dec	Burnley FC	H	1–0	W
02 Dec	Arsenal FC	A	1–2	L
27 Nov	Fulham FC	A	2–3	L

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	2–0	W
10 Dec	Everton FC	A	0–2	L
06 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	1–2	L
03 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	3–2	W
25 Nov	Newcastle United FC	A	1–4	L

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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Rayan Ait Nouri, a Algeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mauricio Pochettino will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Chelsea FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mario Lemina.
30' Chelsea FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
35' It’s high time Mauricio Pochettino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Kilman, as he is very good at scoring at Molineux Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
51' Against the run of play, Mario Lemina has scored! This game has turned on its head.
56' The referee calls foul for Cole Palmer. He receives a Yellow card.
59' Fresh legs for Chelsea FC! Christopher Nkunku comes on to replace Chimuanya Ugochukwu.
60' Chelsea FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
62' Nicolas Jackson was booked on 62.
64' Matheus Cunha picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' Christopher Nkunku is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chelsea FC tonight.
70' It is a substitution in Wolverhampton Wanderers FC team. Craig Dawson is replaced by Santiago Bueno on 70 minute.
75' The whistle greets Pablo Sarabia as he departs to be replaced by Tommy Doyle.
79' Fresh legs for Chelsea FC! Ian Maatsen comes on to replace Levi Colwill.
80' Ian Maatsen gets the nod from Chelsea FC. He replaces Levi Colwill and will look to change the dynamic.
85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
86' A change in the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ranks — Matheus Cunha exits the field as Matt Doherty enters on 86.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Raheem Sterling.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC players.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

25
Daniel Bentley
2
Matt Doherty ↑ 86'
4
Santiago Bueno ↑ 70'
18
Sasa Kalajdzic
62
Tawanda Chirewa
17
Hugo Bueno ↑ 86'
20
Tommy Doyle ↑ 75'

Coach Gary O'Neil

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Raheem Sterling
6
Thiago Silva
2
Axel Disasi
23
Conor Gallagher
28
Dorde Petrovic
19
Armando Broja ↓ Mykhailo Mudryk 59'
20
Cole Palmer
27
Malo Gusto ↓ Benoit Badiashile 80'
16
Chimuanya Ugochukwu ↓ Christopher Nkunku 59'
26
Levi Colwill ↓ Ian Maatsen 79'
15
Nicolas Jackson ↓ Noni Madueke 80'

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

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

2023-12-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2023-12-17 West Ham United FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2023-12-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2023-12-02 Arsenal FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-11-27 Fulham FC 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2023-12-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2023-12-16 Chelsea FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-12-10 Everton FC 2–0 Chelsea FC L 2023-12-06 Manchester United FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2023-12-03 Chelsea FC 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-11-25 Newcastle United FC 4–1 Chelsea FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.8 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.48 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC43% Draw37% Chelsea FC20%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	69%	31%
± 1.5	37%	63%
± 2.5	14%	86%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Chelsea FC

57%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Chelsea FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC22% Draw67% Chelsea FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

30.6%

1 – 0

20.7%

1 – 1

11.7%

0 – 1

11.5%

2 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

2.8%

1 – 2

2.6%

3 – 0

2.2%

3 – 1

1.3%

2 – 2

1.2%

4 – 0

0.4%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	10%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	26%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	14%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

62% ✗

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

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