Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 04 February 2024

Score4-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeTim Robinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,628

View Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 20 Chelsea won: 10 Drawn: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 6 Chelsea scored: 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 20 . This was Wolverhampton Wanderers's first win at Stamford Bridge in all competitions since 24 March 1979; a 2-1 win in League Division One with goals from John Richards and Billy Rafferty.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

4 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Cole Palmer 19 G
Thiago Silva 86 G

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 22 G
Axel Disasi own goal 43 OG
Matheus Cunha 63 G
Matheus Cunha penalty 82 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Max Kilman Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Toti Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Matheus Cunha Midfielder/Forward
Pablo Sarabia Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolas Jackson for Moisés Caicedo 63
Carney Chukwuemeka for Christopher Nkunku 72
Mykhailo Mudryk for Raheem Sterling 72
Benoît Badiashile for Ben Chilwell 81
Alfie Gilchrist for Malo Gusto 81

Substitutions:

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Pedro Neto 72
Tommy Doyle for Pablo Sarabia 72
Hugo Bueno for Rayan Aït Nouri 87
Matt Doherty for João Gomes 90

Cards:

Malo Gusto 31 Y
Moisés Caicedo 56 Y
Ben Chilwell 78 Y

Cards:

Nélson Semedo 39 Y
Pedro Neto 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Alfie Gilchrist
Midfielder Cesare Casadei
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder Harvey Griffiths
Forward Nathan Fraser

Comments:

League position: 11th . Chelsea had now conceded four goals in consecutive games in all competitions for the second time in this season. . They failed in their attempt to win five consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since July 2020. . Aged 21 years and 274 days, Cole Palmer had now become the youngest player to score ten goals in the Premier League for the Blues.

Comments:

League position: 10th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won two of their last 16 games in the Premier League played in London (lost 11). . They had now scored four goals in two of their last three away games in the Premier League; also a 4-1 win at Brentford. . Matheus Cunha had now scored Wolves’s second hat-trick in the Premier League after Diogo Jota against Leicester City on 19 January 2019.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Cole Palmer 19 G
Thiago Silva 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Nicolas Jackson for Moisés Caicedo 63
Carney Chukwuemeka for Christopher Nkunku 72
Mykhailo Mudryk for Raheem Sterling 72
Benoît Badiashile for Ben Chilwell 81
Alfie Gilchrist for Malo Gusto 81

Cards:

Malo Gusto 31 Y
Moisés Caicedo 56 Y
Ben Chilwell 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Alfie Gilchrist
Midfielder Cesare Casadei
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk

Comments:

League position: 11th . Chelsea had now conceded four goals in consecutive games in all competitions for the second time in this season. . They failed in their attempt to win five consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since July 2020. . Aged 21 years and 274 days, Cole Palmer had now become the youngest player to score ten goals in the Premier League for the Blues.

4 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 22 G
Axel Disasi own goal 43 OG
Matheus Cunha 63 G
Matheus Cunha penalty 82 P

Starting lineup:

José Sá Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Max Kilman Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Toti Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Matheus Cunha Midfielder/Forward
Pablo Sarabia Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Pedro Neto 72
Tommy Doyle for Pablo Sarabia 72
Hugo Bueno for Rayan Aït Nouri 87
Matt Doherty for João Gomes 90

Cards:

Nélson Semedo 39 Y
Pedro Neto 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder Harvey Griffiths
Forward Nathan Fraser

Comments:

League position: 10th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won two of their last 16 games in the Premier League played in London (lost 11). . They had now scored four goals in two of their last three away games in the Premier League; also a 4-1 win at Brentford. . Matheus Cunha had now scored Wolves’s second hat-trick in the Premier League after Diogo Jota against Leicester City on 19 January 2019.