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Chelsea have been one of the most active clubs in Europe in the transfer window, and have a chance to get their first points of the Premier League season against Wolves on Sunday.
Enzo Maresca’s side were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in their first game of the league season, but travel to Molineux on Sunday. The club have made huge changes this summer, including 11 signings and on Friday still had a squad of around 40 players. Some have been informed they are surplus to requirements, with Raheem Sterling training alone at home and Ben Chilwell also looking elsewhere.
The Chelsea fans expressed their displeasure with some aspects of the squad, notably the selling of home-grown talent Conor Gallagher, when they beat Servette 2-0 on Thursday in a Europa League Conference qualifier. Follow all the live action from Wolves vs Chelsea in the blog below
90+2’ - Wolves 2-6 Chelsea
Into stoppage time we go and we’ll have eight minutes for unknown reasons. Lots of goals and subs sure, though the first 30 seconds of celebration time aren’t supposed to be added on any more.
Madueke rockets another shot wide from the edge of the box, as Doyle comes on as a late Wolves sub.
It’s all but done now here, pending any more late disasterclasses at the back for the home team.
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:57
88’ - Wolves 2-6 Chelsea
Just a couple of minutes left for Wolves to endure - plenty of their fans have already departed, of course.
Chelsea will be thinking they are in a good spot to take on Servette in that second leg of the Conference qualifier in midweek, before then hosting Crystal Palace next weekend.
Meanwhile Nkunku and Felix link on the edge of the box but the latter’s shot is deflected over.
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:54
84’ - Wolves 2-6 Chelsea
Veiga and Nkunku on for Cucurella and Palmer in another double sub for Maresca.
How many positives can the Chelsea boss take from today? They certainly controlled more of the second half but it felt like Wolves stepped off, more than Chelsea forced them to.
This has been desperate defensive work from the hosts all the same, but the visitors were equally poor in their own third of the pitch first half.
Still, score six every week and you won’t lose too many...
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:50
GOAL! 80’ - Wolves 2-6 Chelsea
Incredible, another goal - and Joao Felix has scored on his second debut!
A brilliant break down the left sees Neto surging into space behind the defence, he cuts it back right into the path of Felix who has run from deep and his first-time finish is controlled and clinical, side-footed hard past Sa and in for 6-2.
What a scoreline.
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:47
78’ - Wolves 2-5 Chelsea
Wow, what a finish - but it won’t count. A free-kick is clipped to Toti again and his header eventually lands to Lemina on the edge of the box - a half-volley scrapes off Dewsbury-Hall and in for 5-3...except the flag is up and Toti was offside from the initial set piece.
Chelsea still have a three goal lead.
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:45
74’ - Wolves 2-5 Chelsea
Caicedo initially continued after treatment but he’s down again now and will be replaced. Dewsbury-Hall comes on for him as Maresca has a word with Cucurella, presumably to keep his head after being booked.
A good away win this, once they see it out.
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:41
70’ - Wolves 2-5 Chelsea
Caicedo is down and needing attention after a big challenge from Mosquera - Chelsea players aren’t happy with the tackle and Cucurella gets right in his face, a few players quickly again coming together to clash for about the third time today.
Mosquera and Cucurella both booked.
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:37
66’ - Wolves 2-5 Chelsea
Well, if Maresca’s Chelsea side is just to be a “we’ll score more than you” type of team, they’ll be well worth watching this term.
Defensively they looked extremely vulnerable in the first half, but in attack Wolves haven’t come close to stopping them.
Joao Felix is coming on for Jackson - a second debut following his earlier loan.
Wolves swap Dawson, Sarabia and Rodrigo Gomes for Ait-Nouri, Cunha and Bellegarde.
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:34
GOAL! 62’ - Wolves 2-5 Chelsea
Could be anything, this. Chelsea under pressure but two passes get them past Wolves’ midfield, Palmer runs in down the right channel and lashes a shot in near post - strikes the outside of the woodwork and wide, he should have passed across to Madueke.
It doesn’t matter though because Palmer immediately has another opportunity this time does roll in Madueke...and he buries his hattrick!
5-2 to Chelsea!
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:31
GOAL! 58’ - Wolves 2-4 Chelsea
And that might be enough for the Blues! Cole Palmer finds space, frees Madueke on the overlap and the right winger drills one through the legs of Sa, who has been beaten by everything today.
It’s 4-2 to Chelsea and they have a two-goal lead for the first time today.
Karl Matchett25 August 2024 15:25