Premier League · 2024

Wolverhampton 2–6 Chelsea · Premier League

2–6Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Chelsea won 2–6.

Shots
1214
Shots on target
48
Expected goals
1.961.68
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea beat Wolverhampton 6–2. Recorded in this match (Wolverhampton – Chelsea): shots 12–14, shots on target 4–8, expected goals 1.96–1.68, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots14 shotsWolverhampton 12 shots, Chelsea 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots8 shotsWolverhampton 4 shots, Chelsea 8 shots
  • Expected goals1.96 xG1.68 xGWolverhampton 1.96 xG, Chelsea 1.68 xG
  • Possession40%60%Wolverhampton 40%, Chelsea 60%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersWolverhampton 5 corners, Chelsea 5 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls13 foulsWolverhampton 13 fouls, Chelsea 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Rodrigo Gomes · Wolverhampton · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPablo Sarabia · Wolverhampton · 90′ · 0.01 xG · on targetJoão Gomes · Wolverhampton · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 41′ · 0.04 xG · on targetCole Palmer · Chelsea · 45′ · 0.04 xG · goalCole Palmer · Chelsea · 36′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNoni Madueke · Chelsea · 2′ · 0.06 xG · on targetNoni Madueke · Chelsea · 18′ · 0.06 xG · on targetRayan Aït-Nouri · Wolverhampton · 43′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMario Lemina · Wolverhampton · 57′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNoni Madueke · Chelsea · 58′ · 0.06 xG · goalCole Palmer · Chelsea · 70′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNoni Madueke · Chelsea · 49′ · 0.07 xG · goalCole Palmer · Chelsea · 62′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNoni Madueke · Chelsea · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJoão Félix · Chelsea · 88′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJørgen Strand Larsen · Wolverhampton · 87′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 42′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 2′ · 0.16 xG · goalJoão Félix · Chelsea · 80′ · 0.16 xG · goalYerson Mosquera · Wolverhampton · 10′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedNoni Madueke · Chelsea · 63′ · 0.24 xG · goalMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 18′ · 0.28 xG · off target or blockedCole Palmer · Chelsea · 18′ · 0.40 xG · off target or blockedJørgen Strand Larsen · Wolverhampton · 45′ · 0.47 xG · goalMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 27′ · 0.48 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Wolverhampton: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.94 xG. Chelsea: 14 shots, 8 on target, 1.67 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Matheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 27′Jørgen Strand Larsen · Wolverhampton · 45′Nicolas Jackson · Chelsea · 2′Cole Palmer · Chelsea · 45′Noni Madueke · Chelsea · 49′Noni Madueke · Chelsea · 58′Noni Madueke · Chelsea · 63′João Félix · Chelsea · 80′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Wolverhampton 1.94 xG · Chelsea 1.67 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Wolverhampton
1Draws
1Chelsea
Chelsea — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–4
Wolverhampton — Chelsea · Premier League2–1
Wolverhampton — Chelsea · Premier League1–0
Chelsea — Wolverhampton · Premier League3–0
Chelsea — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
7.96 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days

Wolverhampton / Chelsea

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 Aug 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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