Chelsea 3-1 Wolves: Blues secure 3 pts as Adarabioyo, Cucurella & Madueke net

Game is over and the final score is Chelsea 3-1 Wolves. Here is the match report.

Match Report

Chelsea ended their five-match winless streak in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Wolves at Stamford Bridge.

Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke were all on target as the Blues climbed back into the top four.

Tosin broke the deadlock midway through the first half with his first Premier League goal, but a Robert Sanchez error from a corner gifted Matt Doherty an equaliser shortly before the break.

However, two goals in the space of five second-half minutes sealed a much-needed triumph for the Blues.

Cucurella marked his 100th Premier League appearance by tucking home Madueke's deflected cross on the hour mark. The latter then nodded in on the line after the returning Trevoh Chalobah headed Cole Palmer's corner towards goal.

Enzo Maresca's side leapfrog Newcastle United and Manchester City to fourth place, while Wolves remain 17th and only outside the relegation zone on goal difference.

Data Debrief: Wolves' set-piece frailties exposed again

Chelsea were given a scare when Doherty equalised in first-half stoppage time. It came courtesy of Sanchez's fourth error leading to a goal in the Premier League this season, with only Ipswich Town's Arijanet Muric making more.

However, the Blues were eventually too strong for Wolves, who have lost their first three league games of a calendar year for the first time since 1982 (first six), when they were relegated from the top flight.

Pereira's side have now conceded 19 goals from set-pieces (excluding penalties) and 11 from corners - both the most in the Premier League this season. Those tallies were extended after Madueke's fourth goal against them this term.

Diego Costa (five against Swansea in 2014-15), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (five against Tottenham in 2001-02) and Gianluca Vialli (five against Barnsley in 1997-98) are the only Blues players to net more times against a single opponent in a Premier League campaign.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

2' Corner comes in & Jackson's effort from a tight angle scooped up by the keeper!

2' Madueke gets in behind Rayan Ait-Nouri but another defender gets across in time!

12' Palmer's first chance of the game but he shoots wide from the edge of the box!

17' Cole Palmer fizzes in a low shot from the edge of the box after a dribble!

22' Neto is tackled and Wolves counter but Cunha drags a shot wide from distance!

23' Jose Sa is coming for it but Matt Doherty heads the ball beyond him!

25' GOAL! Tosin Adarabioyo tucks it home! Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

37' Moises Caicedo tackles Andre but comes off worse himself & needs the physios on!

44' Joao Gomes crosses and Matheus Cunha flashes a header wide of the far post!

50' GOAL! Matt Doherty pokes in the rebound from close range! Chelsea 1-1 Wolves

50' Matheus Cunha wins a corner and he will take it! Same side that led to the goal!

60' GOAL! Cucurella chests it down & hooking a shot past Jose Sa! Chelsea 2-1 Wolves

65' GOAL! Madueke nods it in in front of goalline to make sure! Chelsea 3-1 Wolves

Line-ups

Chelsea XI: Adarabioyo, Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Robert Sánchez, Pedro Neto, Dewsbury-Hall, Cole Palmer, Madueke, Caicedo, Nicolas Jackson

Subs: Nkunku, Disasi, Sancho, Felix, Jørgensen, Gusto, Josh Acheampong, Tyrique George, Guiu

Wolves XI: Sarabia, Doherty, Semedo, Jose Sa, Santiago Bueno, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Matheus Cunha, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Emmanuel Agbadou, João Gomes, André

Subs: Dawson, Sam Johnstone, Guedes, Hwang Hee-Chan, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Doyle, Rodrigo Gomes, Carlos Forbs, Pedro Lima