Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea, 24 December 2023

Score2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance31,641

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Kick-off: 1.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 5 Drawn: 4 Chelsea won: 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 16 Chelsea scored: 39 . This was the second game in the Premier League to be played on Christmas Eve; previously Leeds United versus Manchester United in 1995. . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won consecutive meetings with Chelsea for the first time since March 1975.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

1 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Mario Lemina 51 G
Matt Doherty 90+3 G

Goals:

Christopher Nkunku 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

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

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Levi Colwill Defender
Axel Disasi Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Armando Broja Forward

Substitutions:

Santiago Bueno for Craig Dawson 70
Tommy Doyle for Pablo Sarabia 75
Matt Doherty for Matheus Cunha 86
Hugo Bueno for Rayan Aït Nouri 87

Substitutions:

Mykhailo Mudryk for Armando Broja 59
Christopher Nkunku for Lesley Ugochukwu 59
Ian Maatsen for Levi Colwill 79
Benoît Badiashile for Malo Gusto 80
Noni Madueke for Nicolas Jackson 80

Cards:

Mario Lemina 27 Y
Matheus Cunha 64 Y
Hugo Bueno 90+10 Y

Cards:

Conor Gallagher 30 Y
Cole Palmer 56 Y
Malo Gusto 60 Y
Nicolas Jackson 62 Y
Raheem Sterling 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder Owen Hesketh
Midfielder/Forward Ty Barnett
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Ian Maatsen
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Alex Matos
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku

Comments:

League position: 11th . Wolverhampton Wanderers were now unbeaten in their last seven home games in the Premier League (won four). . Wolves had now scored in 16 consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since March 1970 in League Division One. . They had now taken 50 points from their 39 games in the Premier League in 2023 (won 14, lost 17).

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea had now lost four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2000. . The Blues retained their record of being the only team not to be behind at half time in this Premier League season; level in 14 of 18 games played. . They had now won one of their last ten away games in the Premier League played on a Sunday. . Unused sub Marcus Bettinelli was shown a yellow card in the 11th minute of added time at the end of the game for dissent.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Mario Lemina 51 G
Matt Doherty 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

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

Substitutions:

Santiago Bueno for Craig Dawson 70
Tommy Doyle for Pablo Sarabia 75
Matt Doherty for Matheus Cunha 86
Hugo Bueno for Rayan Aït Nouri 87

Cards:

Mario Lemina 27 Y
Matheus Cunha 64 Y
Hugo Bueno 90+10 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder Owen Hesketh
Midfielder/Forward Ty Barnett
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić

Comments:

League position: 11th . Wolverhampton Wanderers were now unbeaten in their last seven home games in the Premier League (won four). . Wolves had now scored in 16 consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since March 1970 in League Division One. . They had now taken 50 points from their 39 games in the Premier League in 2023 (won 14, lost 17).

1 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Christopher Nkunku 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
Levi Colwill Defender
Axel Disasi Defender
Malo Gusto Defender
Thiago Silva Defender
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Armando Broja Forward

Substitutions:

Mykhailo Mudryk for Armando Broja 59
Christopher Nkunku for Lesley Ugochukwu 59
Ian Maatsen for Levi Colwill 79
Benoît Badiashile for Malo Gusto 80
Noni Madueke for Nicolas Jackson 80

Cards:

Conor Gallagher 30 Y
Cole Palmer 56 Y
Malo Gusto 60 Y
Nicolas Jackson 62 Y
Raheem Sterling 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Bergström
Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Ian Maatsen
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Alex Matos
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea had now lost four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2000. . The Blues retained their record of being the only team not to be behind at half time in this Premier League season; level in 14 of 18 games played. . They had now won one of their last ten away games in the Premier League played on a Sunday. . Unused sub Marcus Bettinelli was shown a yellow card in the 11th minute of added time at the end of the game for dissent.