Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 July 2020

Score2-0 to Chelsea
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge

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Kick-off: 4.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Chelsea won: 9 Drawn: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 2 Chelsea scored: 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers remained without a win in nine visits to Chelsea in all competitions since March 1979.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 45 G
Mason Mount 45 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Jonny Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Olivier Giroud 78
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Christian Pulisic 78
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Mateo Kovačić 85
Pedro for Mason Mount 85
Ross Barkley for Jorginho 88

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Pedro Neto 46
Rúben Vinagre for Jonny 58
Daniel Podence for Matt Doherty 59
João Moutinho for Rúben Neves 59
Bruno Jordão for Diogo Jota 84

Cards:

Olivier Giroud 45 Y
César Azpilicueta 90 Y

Cards:

Diogo Jota 22 Y
Pedro Neto 45 Y
Leander Dendoncker 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Emerson
Defender Fikayo Tomori
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Forward Tammy Abraham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Oskar Buur
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Midfielder Bruno Jordão
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Comments:

Final league position 2019-20: 4th At the end of Frank Lampard's first season in charge, Chelsea had to avoid defeat in this game to guarantee a top four finish and Champions League qualification for the 2020-21 season. Olivier Giroud had now scored eight goals in his last nine starts in the Premier League. At 38 years and 302 days, Willy Caballero became the oldest player to start a game in this Premier League season. Mason Mount scored Chelsea's opening goal in the first minute of added time at the end of the first-half before Olivier Giroud scored their second goal three minutes later.

Comments:

Final league position 2019-20: 7th A win in this game would have given Wolverhampton Wanderers their first top six finish in the top division since 1979-80. Excluding own goals, Wolves became the fourth team to complete a season in the Premier League without any English goalscorers; most recently by Stoke City in 2015-16. They had now lost five of their six final day games in the Premier League (won one).

2 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 45 G
Mason Mount 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Olivier Giroud 78
Callum Hudson-Odoi for Christian Pulisic 78
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Mateo Kovačić 85
Pedro for Mason Mount 85
Ross Barkley for Jorginho 88

Cards:

Olivier Giroud 45 Y
César Azpilicueta 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Emerson
Defender Fikayo Tomori
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

Final league position 2019-20: 4th At the end of Frank Lampard's first season in charge, Chelsea had to avoid defeat in this game to guarantee a top four finish and Champions League qualification for the 2020-21 season. Olivier Giroud had now scored eight goals in his last nine starts in the Premier League. At 38 years and 302 days, Willy Caballero became the oldest player to start a game in this Premier League season. Mason Mount scored Chelsea's opening goal in the first minute of added time at the end of the first-half before Olivier Giroud scored their second goal three minutes later.

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Jonny Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Pedro Neto 46
Rúben Vinagre for Jonny 58
Daniel Podence for Matt Doherty 59
João Moutinho for Rúben Neves 59
Bruno Jordão for Diogo Jota 84

Cards:

Diogo Jota 22 Y
Pedro Neto 45 Y
Leander Dendoncker 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Oskar Buur
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Midfielder Bruno Jordão
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Comments:

Final league position 2019-20: 7th A win in this game would have given Wolverhampton Wanderers their first top six finish in the top division since 1979-80. Excluding own goals, Wolves became the fourth team to complete a season in the Premier League without any English goalscorers; most recently by Stoke City in 2015-16. They had now lost five of their six final day games in the Premier League (won one).