Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea, 07 February 2026

Score3-1 to Chelsea
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance29,762

View Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 6 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 24 Chelsea scored: 56 . Chelsea had now won five consecutive meetings with Wolverhampton Wanderers in all competitions for the first time since October 2010.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

3 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

Goals:

Tolu Arokodare 54 G

Goals:

Cole Palmer penalty 13 P
Cole Palmer penalty 35 P
Cole Palmer 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder Angel Gomés
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Mateus Mané
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Andrey Santos Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Ladislav Krejčí for HWANG Hee-chan 43
Rodrigo Gomes for Matt Doherty 46
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Angel Gomés 80
Pedro Lima for João Gomes 90+1

Substitutions:

Alejandro Garnacho for Cole Palmer 61
Liam Delap for João Pedro 75
Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto 75
Jorrel Hato for Andrey Santos 84

Cards:

Adam Armstrong 45+4 Y

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Pedro Lima
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Defender/Midfielder Ladislav Krejčí
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder Luke Rawlings
Midfielder/Forward Tom Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Liam Delap
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won one and lost 14 of their last 18 games in the Premier League. . Wolves avoided becoming the first team to fail to score in the second half of 11 consecutive home games in the Premier League since Everton in March 2021 (11). . They had now conceded 702 goals in their 443 games in the Premier League (scored 479).

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2024 (five). . On this 100th start for them in all competitions, Cole Palmer scored his fourth hat-trick for the Blues. Three of them had now been scored in the first half of games. . 1,702 goals had now been scored in their 646 away games in the Premier League (for 957, against 745).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Tolu Arokodare 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder Angel Gomés
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Mateus Mané
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Substitutions:

Ladislav Krejčí for HWANG Hee-chan 43
Rodrigo Gomes for Matt Doherty 46
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Angel Gomés 80
Pedro Lima for João Gomes 90+1

Cards:

Adam Armstrong 45+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Pedro Lima
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Defender/Midfielder Ladislav Krejčí
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder Luke Rawlings
Midfielder/Forward Tom Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won one and lost 14 of their last 18 games in the Premier League. . Wolves avoided becoming the first team to fail to score in the second half of 11 consecutive home games in the Premier League since Everton in March 2021 (11). . They had now conceded 702 goals in their 443 games in the Premier League (scored 479).

3 Chelsea

Manager: Liam Rosenior

Goals:

Cole Palmer penalty 13 P
Cole Palmer penalty 35 P
Cole Palmer 38 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Andrey Santos Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Alejandro Garnacho for Cole Palmer 61
Liam Delap for João Pedro 75
Josh Acheampong for Malo Gusto 75
Jorrel Hato for Andrey Santos 84

Cards:

Marc Cucurella 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Jorrel Hato
Defender Mamadou Sarr
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Liam Delap
Forward Marc Guiu

Comments:

League position: 5th . Chelsea had now won four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2024 (five). . On this 100th start for them in all competitions, Cole Palmer scored his fourth hat-trick for the Blues. Three of them had now been scored in the first half of games. . 1,702 goals had now been scored in their 646 away games in the Premier League (for 957, against 745).