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 wait is over. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC get us underway at Molineux Stadium.
5' Chelsea FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' A quiet spell here at Molineux Stadium. Chelsea FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Thiago Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mario Lemina.
30' The referee shows Chelsea FC player a Yellow card on 30.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC have won 398 goals from 343 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Christopher Nkunku is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chelsea FC.
51' The deadlock is broken! Mario Lemina gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
56' Chelsea FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
59' A change in the Chelsea FC ranks — Chimuanya Ugochukwu exits the field as Christopher Nkunku enters on 59.
60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Malo Gusto.
62' Poor challenge from Nicolas Jackson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
64' The referee shows Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 64.
69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 70 minute. Craig Dawson leaves to be changed by Santiago Bueno.
75' Fresh legs for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC! Tommy Doyle comes on to replace Pablo Sarabia.
79' Ian Maatsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Levi Colwill at the 79 minute mark.
80' Another substitution for Chelsea FC to replace Levi Colwill by Ian Maatsen on 80 minute.
85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Malo Gusto made 424 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
86' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matt Doherty is hanging Matheus Cunha on the field on 86 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Raheem Sterling on 90.
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.