London –
Chelsea humiliated Wolverhampton Wanderers in his own cage. Win first, The Blues lost 2-4 with Matheus Cunha scored a hat-trick.
Chelsea host Wolverhampton at Stamford Bridge, Sunday (4/2/2024) evening WIB, in continuation Premier League. The Blues took the lead through Cole Palmer in the 19th minute.
However, Wolves immediately responded three minutes later through Matheus Cunha. After this goal, Chelsea faded and Wolves slowly recovered until Axel Disasi’s own goal ended in the 43rd minute.
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Chelsea conceded again in the 63rd minute by Cunha. Cunha then recorded a hat-trick in the 82nd minute through a penalty, which Chelsea then responded to through Thiago Silva.
With this result, Chelsea and Wolves swapped positions in the Premier League standings. Wolves moved up to 10th with 32 points while Chelsea moved to 11th with 31 points.
The Course of the Match
Chelsea immediately threatened in the fourth minute. Conor Gallagher’s through ball was reached by Christopher Nkunku, who then chipped the ball past the goalkeeper. But he failed to kick the ball into the goal with his left foot under pressure from the Wolves defender!
GOAL! Chelsea took the lead in the 19th minute. Cole Palmer received a careful pass from Moises Caicedo on the right side. Without delay, he directed the kick into the bottom left corner of the goal.
GOAL! Wolves immediately responded three minutes later. Caicedo lost the ball in the middle and it resulted in a quick attack from the visitors. Matheus Cunha cut in from the left and shot, with the ball hitting Thiago Silva and rounding the goalkeeper.
Wolves tried to push Chelsea more. Cunha’s header from Pablo Sarabia’s pass still bounced over the goal.
GOAL! Wolves turned ahead in the 43rd minute. Neto’s cross was struck by Rayan Ait Nouri and hit Axel Disasi, again outwitting goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.
In the process, Chelsea actually had difficulty creating opportunities. Until the first half ended, the score did not change.
Wolves immediately threatened right after the restart. Neto’s kick from a tight angle was still saved by Petrovic.
Chelsea threatened back. Ben Chilwell’s pass was struck by Raheem Sterling, but only narrowly to the side of the goal.
GOAL! Wolves widened their lead in the 63rd minute. Starting from Chelsea’s lost ball, Wolves attacked quickly via the right side. Neto stabbed and released a pass for Cunha to hit into the goal.
Wolves almost added another goal three minutes later. Sarabia struck Cunha’s cross on the right, but bounced over the goal.
Chelsea had a good chance in the 67th minute. Malo Gusto’s cross leads to Nicolas Jackson at the far post. It’s just that his header was off the mark.
Penalty! Wolves received a penalty after Cunha was fouled by Gusto. Cunha was the executor and beat Petrovic with a low kick to the bottom right.
GOAL! Chelsea responded in the 86th minute. Thiago Silva’s header following Mykhailo Mudryk’s cross narrowed the difference to 2-4.
Chelsea tried to push forward in the remaining time. However, no more goals were scored.
Lineup:
Chelsea: Petrovic, Gusto (Gilchrist 81′), Disasi, Silva, Chilwell (Badiashile 81′), Caicedo (Jackson 63′), Fernandez, Gallagher, Sterling (Mudryk 72′), Palmer, Nkunku (Chukwuemeka 72′).
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sa, Kilman, Dawson, Toti, Semedo, Lemina, Gomes, Ait-Nouri (Bueno 87′), Neto (Bellegarde 72′), Cunha, Sarabia (Doyle 72′)
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