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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Molineux Stadium

Luke Baker
Sunday 24 December 2023 12:00 GMT
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Molineux Stadium, the home of Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux Stadium, the home of Wolverhampton Wanderers (Getty Images)

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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

Now Wolves win another corner as Sarabia tees up Hwang on the overlap, and Colwill gets back to knock it behind.

24 December 2023 14:09

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

Assist Pablo Sarabia García

24 December 2023 14:09

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

MASSIVE SAVE! Wolves' first corner is headed behind for another, and the second delivery is knocked back across the area to Lemina at the far post. Totally unmarked, the midfielder powers his header straight at Petrovic! The hosts should have gone ahead there!

24 December 2023 14:09

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

Goal Mario René Junior Lemina

24 December 2023 14:08

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

There's a VAR check on a possible handball by Ugochukwu, but it's swiftly cleared. No penalty, his arms were down by his side.

24 December 2023 14:07

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

SO CLOSE FOR WOLVES! Silva dwells on the ball and is dispossessed by Hwang on the edge of the Chelsea box. The South Korean tees up Gomes to shoot, and his effort deflects off Ugochukwu before drifting narrowly wide of the bottom-left corner. Petrovic was beaten!

24 December 2023 14:07

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

Chelsea have only scored 20 of their 56 big chances in the Premier League this season, failing to convert more than any other side (36). Will Maurico Pochettino's men show more of a cutting edge in the second half? They have last season's leading Bundesliga goalscorer, Nkunku, in reserve if the Argentine decides to make a change.

24 December 2023 14:05

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

The home fans are frustrated as Ait-Nouri is penalised following a tussle with Gusto near halfway, despite the Chelsea man having a fistful of his opponents' shirt throughout.

24 December 2023 14:05

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

Chelsea striker Broja gets the ball rolling for the second half. Can either side find a winner?

24 December 2023 14:03

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

Wolves barely offered anything in attack for the first 25 minutes or so, but they've now racked up five shots worth 0.5 expected goals (xG). They have yet to hit the target with any of those attempts, however, while Chelsea have only done so twice from eight efforts totalling 0.99 xG. Both bosses will want more from their attacking players after the break.

24 December 2023 13:54

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