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

Full Time

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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Chelsea FC 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Coote
Assistant 1 Tim Wood
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

Standings

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

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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC

Joao Pedro	3 G	3 A
Morgan Rogers	3 G	1 A
Cole Palmer	2 G	2 A
Pedro Neto	1 G
Romeo Lavia	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Chelsea FC get us underway at Molineux Stadium.
5' Raheem Sterling needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 30 Yellow cards this season.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Chelsea FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' The 27-year-old Toti Gomes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Chimuanya Ugochukwu, a France midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
27' Mario Lemina is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
30' Conor Gallagher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chelsea FC backline.
50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
51' GOAL! Mario Lemina fires home to make it 1-0!
56' That is a Yellow card for Chelsea FC. Cole Palmer will be fuming at that decision.
59' Chelsea FC make a change. Chimuanya Ugochukwu trudges off to be replaced by Christopher Nkunku on 59 minutes.
60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Malo Gusto on 60.
62' Nicolas Jackson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
64' That is a Yellow card for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Matheus Cunha will be fuming at that decision.
69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Craig Dawson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
70' Fresh legs for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC! Santiago Bueno comes on to replace Craig Dawson.
75' The supporters are chanting for Tommy Doyle. He replaces Pablo Sarabia on 75 minute.
79' Another change for Chelsea FC made on 79 minute. Levi Colwill leaves to be changed by Ian Maatsen.
80' A tactical swap from Chelsea FC — Ian Maatsen on, Levi Colwill off on 80 minutes.
85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
86' The whistle greets Matheus Cunha as he departs to be replaced by Matt Doherty.
90' Chelsea FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The final score is 2-1.

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
Tammy Abraham	4
Noni Madueke	4
Matheus Cunha	4
Mason Mount	2
Olivier Giroud	2
Matt Doherty	2
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	2
Raul Jimenez	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

1.45 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Chelsea FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC48% Draw27% Chelsea FC25%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Chelsea FC

52%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Chelsea FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC32% Draw49% Chelsea FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 0

10.7%

2 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Chelsea FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	23%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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