Chelsea vs Wolves 2025-26 English Premier League

Chelsea

51': Malo Gusto
65': João Pedro
73': Pedro Neto

FT
3 - 0

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Chelsea cruise past Wolves to go second in Prem

Chelsea climbed to second in the Premier League table as three second-half goals saw them to a comfortable 3-0 win over manager-less Wolves at Stamford Bridge.

Match Commentary

45'+5': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
49': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with a cross.
60': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Liam Delap.
65': Goal! Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marshall Munetsi replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
73': Goal! Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho following a fast break.
77': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
77': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Pedro Neto.
79': Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Enzo Fernández.
83': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces João Pedro.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,467

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+15	Arsenal	11	26	1
+10	Chelsea	11	20	3
+12	Manchester City	10	19	3
+4	Sunderland	11	19	2

Full Table

Statistics

WOL		CHE
14	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	0
35.5	Possession	64.5
3	SHOTS	20
0	ON GOAL	8
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
272	Accurate Passes	542
339	Passes	610
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	27
0.0	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	43
31	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	6
3	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	9
0.3	Tackle %	0.9
8	Interceptions	7
31	Effective Clearances	15
31	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
23	Trevoh Chalobah
29	Wesley Fofana
3	Marc Cucurella
27	Malo Gusto
20	João Pedro
8	Enzo Fernández
25	Moisés Caicedo
9	Liam Delap
49	Alejandro Garnacho
7	Pedro Neto

Substitutes:

Marc Guiu, Reece James, Estêvão , Andrey Santos, Filip Jørgensen, Jamie Gittens, Jorrel Hato, Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo.

Wolverhampton Wanderers (5-3-2)

No.	Name
31	Sam Johnstone (GK)
37	Ladislav Krejcí
24	Toti Gomes
4	Santiago Bueno
3	Hugo Bueno
38	Jackson Tchatchoua
7	André
8	João Gomes
27	Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
11	Hwang Hee-Chan
9	Jørgen Strand Larsen