Wolves vs Chelsea 2025-26 English Premier League
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Cole Palmer hat trick maintains Liam Rosenior's 100% Chelsea Premier League record
Cole Palmer struck a first-half hat trick as Chelsea beat Wolves 3-1 at Molineux to make it four Premier League wins from four under Liam Rosenior.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 35': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 38': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 3. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 43': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ladislav Krejcí replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Chelsea 3.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Matt Doherty.
- 54': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 3. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a headed pass following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Cole Palmer.
- 73': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Malo Gusto.
- 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Angel Gomes.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Andrey Santos because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Lima replaces João Gomes.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 3.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,762
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,762
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Arsenal | 25 | 56 | 3 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 24 | 47 | 5 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 25 | 47 | 6 |
| +10 | Manchester United | 25 | 44 | 5 |
Statistics
 CHE |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 66.3 | Possession | 33.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 694 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
| 747 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 28 | Clearances | 21 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 4 | Santiago Bueno |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 3 | Hugo Bueno |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 36 | Mateus Mané |
| 47 | Angel Gomes |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 14 | Tolu Arokodare |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong  |
| 11 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
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