Chelsea vs Wolves LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Coady snatches late equaliser
Chelsea 2-2 Wolves: Follow reaction as the Stamford Bridge club changes hands and Thomas Tuchel’s side draw with Wolves in the Premier League
Chelsea FC are on the verge of a sale, with the club confirming in the early hours of Saturday that a deal had been struck with LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly.
Since Roman Abramovich put the Blues on the market in March there have been dozens of reports, interested parties and bids, with the Boehly bid - which also includes Hansjorg Wyss and Clearlake Capital - ultimately set to complete a deal worth £4.25bn in total. That constitutes £2.5bn to buy the shares of the club, along with a further £1.75bn committed to future spending in several areas including the women’s team, the academy and club infrastructure.
Details are still emerging over the full implications of the bid but a 10-year block on the sale of shares indicates this will be a long-term purchase, while the deal could go through around the end of the current Premier League season.
Conor Coady then struck deep into time added on to snatch a 2-2 draw for Wolves away at Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, heading home a cross from substitute Chiquinho in almost the last action of the game.
Wolves had trailed for much of the game after Chelsea’s out-of-form striker Romelu Lukaku scored twice in two second-half minutes before Francisco Trincao pulled one back and Coady claimed a point.
Follow all the news and reaction to the Chelsea sale, plus Chelsea vs Wolves below:
Chelsea 0-0 Wolves
12 mins: Few camera shots of the movers and shakers at Chelsea’s board level. Former keeper turned technical director Petr Cech is watching on intently - as is the potential new owner Todd Boehly.
Thomas Tuchel also eagerly watching his side like a hawk on the sidelines. He will be pleased with their start to this match.
James drives down the right and tries to evade a couple of Wolves challenges but the ball runs out for a goal kick.
Chelsea 0-0 Wolves
10 mins: Werner pinches the ball away from Neves in the middle of the park and Chelsea can come forward once more.
CHANCE! Loftus-Cheek plays a lovely pass through to Kovacic and he slides in Werner. The Chelsea forward beats his man and fires a low shot towards the far corner which Sa is equal to.
All Chelsea early on. Bruno Lage’s side are incredibly static at the back.
Chelsea 0-0 Wolves
8 mins: Chelsea with all of the ball in the opening stages of this match.
A lovely long pass from Rudiger is flicked on by a Wolves head and looks to be dropping for Pulisic before Sa comes out to collect.
Wolves haven’t really got going yet.
Chelsea 0-0 Wolves
6 mins: Nice build-up play from Chelsea as they work it from Rudiger into Loftus-Cheek. He finds Pulisic in between the lines and the American almost slips Kovacic in behind the Wolves back line but Boly smartly intercepts at a crucial time.
Decent start from Chelsea. Wolves try to break but the through ball to Jimenez is swept up by Rudiger.
Chelsea 0-0 Wolves
4 mins: Definitely looks as though it’s a 3-4-1-2 for Chelsea today with Pulisic playing in the number 10 position behind the strike duo of Lukaku and Werner.
It is Werner who chases a ball over the top from Loftus-Cheek but the German can’t keep it in play as it drifts out for a Wolves goal kick.
The visitors play it out from the back and James fouls Ait-Nouri as Chelsea look to press high up the pitch.
Chelsea 0-0 Wolves
2 mins: Important that Chelsea start this game well coming off the back of their defeat to Everton last weekend. They also have the small matter of the FA Cup final against Liverpool in seven days time.
The hosts do start well as Kovacic finds James with a lovely crossfield ball but the England full-back’s delivery is headed clear by Dendoncker.
Chelsea 0-0 Wolves
1 min: KICK-OFF! We are underway at Stamford Bridge for this Premier League clash between Chelsea and Wolves.
Chelsea vs Wolves
Around 5 minutes until kick off at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea’s off-field future looks a lot brighter following the overnight news that the Todd Boehly-led consortium has signed £4.25bn agreement to buy the club.
Can they celebrate with a win over an out-of-sorts Wolves side?
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Stamford Bridge blues?
An interesting stat for you.
Just 44% of Chelsea's Premier League points this season have come at Stamford Bridge (29 out of 66). Only Watford and Brighton have won a lower percentage of their points at home this term.
As it stands, this would be the first time in Chelsea history that they've won more away points than at home in consecutive seasons.
Chelsea vs Wolves
Can we expect goals at Stamford Bridge today?
The last two Premier League games between Chelsea and Wolves have ended 0-0, which suggests not... But the Blues have never had three consecutive league goalless draws against the same opponent in their history, so hopefully that trend isn’t bucked today.
In worse news for Wolves, they haven’t won a league game at Stamford Bridge since 1979, so they’re fighting the tide of history.
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