Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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A beaming Graham Potter looked on as Chelsea dispatched Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 to complete a superb week and provide his exciting new reign with lift-off. After sweeping AC Milan aside midweek, Potterball is starting to blossom with a thoroughly dominant display eventually justified by the score following a period of immense patience.
Kai Havertz’s opener and stunning individual efforts from Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja, a debut strike for the 21-year-old, saw the Blues move into the top four.
Managerless Wolves, led by interim coach Steve Davis, struggled to pose a persistent threat on the pitch, but the expectation to grab three points, sandwiched between Champions League games against the Italian champions offered further insight to Potter becoming increasingly comfortable at the top level.
The midweek victory over the Rossoneri gave Potter validation; the Blues boss labelled the 3-0 victory and surge in form as “progress”, before quickly reiterating that there was “a long way to go”. But that masterful game plan and switch in formation bolstered Potter’s ability to shuffle the pack and combat what he expects to be “a really intense period”.
Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves striker Diego Costa scored 30 goals and assisted nine more in 45 Premier League appearances at Stamford Bridge when he played for Chelsea, averaging a goal or assist every 95 minutes there. Among players with 1000+ minutes at Stamford Bridge in the competition, only Didier Drogba (goal or assist every 88 minutes) has a better ratio than Costa.
Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
This will be Graham Potter’s first Premier League home match in charge of Chelsea; none of the last 14 managers to take charge of the Blues in the competition have lost their first home game (W10 D4) since Graham Rix and Ray Wilkins did so in joint-caretaker charge against Leicester in September 2000. The last permanent Blues boss to lose his first league game at Stamford Bridge was Gianluca Vialli (0-1 vs Man Utd, February 1998).
Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves are winless in their last nine away league games against Chelsea (D4 L5), since a 2-1 victory in March 1979. They’ve failed to score in six of these nine visits to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea are winless in their last four Premier League games against Wolves (D3 L1), with each of the last three meetings ending level.
Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves have made four changes from the side that lost 2-0 to West Ham last weekend. Gomes and Otto have come in for Jonny and Ait-Nouri in defence while Traore and Costa have come in for Ruben Neves and Pedro Neto in attack.
Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea have made six changes from the side that beat Crystal Palace 2-1 last weekend. Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Koulibaly and Cucurella have come in for James, Wesley Fofana, Thiago Silva and Chilwell in defence. Loftus-Cheek and Gallagher have come in for Kovacic and Aubameyang in midfield.
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