English Premier League

Wolves vs Chelsea 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 31': Matheus Nunes
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1 - 0

Frank Lampard makes a losing return as Wolves beat Chelsea 1-0

Frank Lampard got off to a losing start on his return as interim Chelsea manager on Saturday with the Blues beaten 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Match Commentary

  • 31': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 0. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 0.
  • 49': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 63': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Diego Costa.
  • 64': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Moutinho replaces Daniel Podence.
  • 67': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces João Félix.
  • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Marc Cucurella.
  • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Mario Lemina.
  • 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia replaces Matheus Cunha.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Wesley Fofana.
  • 87': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Collins replaces Matheus Nunes because of an injury.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,614

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+57 Arsenal 35 80 5
+50 Manchester City 34 79 3
+41 Liverpool 35 75 4
+21 Aston Villa 35 67 8
Full Table

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 1
62.4 Possession 37.6
13 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
443 Accurate Passes 234
530 Passes 314
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
32 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.1
34 Long Balls 44
14 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
8 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 13
27 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 10
27 Effective Clearances 28
27 Clearances 28

Line-Ups

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
23 Max Kilman
15 Craig Dawson
24 Toti
22 Nélson Semedo
5 Mario Lemina Yellow Card
35 João Gomes Yellow Card
10 Daniel Podence
27 Matheus Nunes
29 Diego Costa
12 Matheus Cunha

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
33 Wesley Fofana
32 Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
24 Reece James
5 Enzo Fernández
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
23 Conor Gallagher Yellow Card
29 Kai Havertz
11 João Félix
17 Raheem Sterling Yellow Card

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