Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea, 08 April 2023

Score1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance31,614
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 4 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 14 Chelsea scored: 38 . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won two of the last nine meetings in the Premier League (lost three).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

0 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Matheus Nunes 31 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes
Forward Diego Costa

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Wesley Fofana Defender
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
João Félix Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for Diego Costa 63
João Moutinho for Daniel Podence 64
Adama Traoré for Mario Lemina 74
Pablo Sarabia for Matheus Cunha 75
Nathan Collins for Matheus Nunes 90

Substitutions:

Christian Pulisic for Kai Havertz 61
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for João Félix 67
Ben Chilwell for Marc Cucurella 68
Mykhailo Mudryk for Raheem Sterling 68
Trevoh Chalobah for Wesley Fofana 80

Cards:

Mario Lemina 39 Y
João Gomes 59 Y

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 49 Y
Raheem Sterling 63 Y
Conor Gallagher 67 Y
Mateo Kovačić 87 Y
Ben Chilwell 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder Joe Hodge
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Ben Chilwell
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic

Comments:

League position: 12th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won five and lost five of last 12 games in the Premier League. . Wolves had now scored 49 goals in 50 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2022 (conceded 71). . They had now scored 24 goals in their 30 games so far in this Premier League season; only Everton had scored fewer (23).

Comments:

League position: 11th . Having been sacked as Chelsea manager on 25 January 2021, this was Frank Lampard's first game in interim charge following the dismissal of Graham Potter. . The Blues failed to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2007. . They had now lost nine of their last 19 games in the Premier League (won four).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Goals:

Matheus Nunes 31 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes
Forward Diego Costa

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for Diego Costa 63
João Moutinho for Daniel Podence 64
Adama Traoré for Mario Lemina 74
Pablo Sarabia for Matheus Cunha 75
Nathan Collins for Matheus Nunes 90

Cards:

Mario Lemina 39 Y
João Gomes 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder Joe Hodge
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Comments:

League position: 12th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won five and lost five of last 12 games in the Premier League. . Wolves had now scored 49 goals in 50 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2022 (conceded 71). . They had now scored 24 goals in their 30 games so far in this Premier League season; only Everton had scored fewer (23).

0 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Wesley Fofana Defender
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Reece James Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
João Félix Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Pulisic for Kai Havertz 61
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for João Félix 67
Ben Chilwell for Marc Cucurella 68
Mykhailo Mudryk for Raheem Sterling 68
Trevoh Chalobah for Wesley Fofana 80

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 49 Y
Raheem Sterling 63 Y
Conor Gallagher 67 Y
Mateo Kovačić 87 Y
Ben Chilwell 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Ben Chilwell
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic

Comments:

League position: 11th . Having been sacked as Chelsea manager on 25 January 2021, this was Frank Lampard's first game in interim charge following the dismissal of Graham Potter. . The Blues failed to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2007. . They had now lost nine of their last 19 games in the Premier League (won four).