LONDON. Chelsea was eventually too much to handle for Wolverhampton Wanderers with the goal of K. Havertz (45′), C. Pulisic (54′) and A. Broja (90′). Chelsea made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper assisted by Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chelsea had a strong ball possession 57% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match​.

Chelsea shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (C. Azpilicueta and Jorginho). Regarding the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Chelsea will have 16 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 6 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 28th of May with a 21-8 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away agasint Arsenal on the 28th of May with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga (7.2), César Azpilicueta (7.4), Trevoh Chalobah (7.4), Kalidou Koulibaly (7.4), Marc Cucurella (7.2), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (6.8), Jorginho (7.1), Conor Gallagher (7.8), Mason Mount (8.2), Christian Pulišić (7.4) and Kai Havertz (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Raheem Sterling, Edouard Mendy, Carney Chukwuemeka, Armando Broja (6.2), Hakim Ziyech, Reece James (6.8), Mateo Kovačić (6.4), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ben Chilwell.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 5 changes: R. Loftus-Cheek for M. Kovacic (66′), C. Pulisic for R. James (73′), M. Mount for A. Broja (73′), K. Havertz for H. Ziyech (87′) and C. Gallagher for C. Chukwuemeka (87′).

Best player: Mason Mount​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Mason Mount even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Also Wolverhampton Wanderers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento played with: José Sá (7.0), Nélson Semedo (6.4), Max Kilman (6.4), Toti Gomes (6.8), Jonny Otto (6.6), João Moutinho (7.8), Matheus Nunes (6.8), Adama Traoré (6.4), Daniel Podence (6.1), Gonçalo Guedes (6.8) and Diego Costa (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Hodge (6.8), Hugo Bueno, Matija Šarkić, Yerson Mosquera, Hee-Chan Hwang (6.2), Connor Ronan, Chem Campbell (6.3) and Rayan Aït Nouri (6.6).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: G. Guedes for J. Hodge (46′), D. Costa for Hwang Hee-Chan (57′), Jonny for R. Ait Nouri (73′) and A. Traore for C. Campbell (73′).

Best player: João Moutinho​

The most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was João Moutinho.

His rating is (7.8) with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Newcastle United – Brentford – 5-1
• Manchester City – Southampton – 4-0
• Chelsea – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 3-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-1
• AFC Bournemouth – Leicester City – 2-1