Matheus Nunes' stunning volley moved Wolves four points clear of the relegation zone as Frank Lampard's reign as Chelsea caretaker manager started in disappointing fashion with a 1-0 defeat.
2022/2023 Premier League
1-0
Match Report
Lampard, who was sacked by the club in January 2021, returned to the Blues dugout where he will remain for the rest of the season but was unable to solve their attacking problems at Molineux.
Nunes lit up what had been a low-quality first half with a sensational strike from inside the box which found the top corner for his first Premier League goal since joining for a club-record deal of £42.2m.
Chelsea rarely looked like scoring throughout and have now not found the net in their last three league games as their season continues to fall apart, sitting 11th and 17 points off the top four.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
18' CHANCE! Sterling's shot blocked
22' Joao Gomes goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
31' GOAL! Wolves 1-0 Chelsea (Matheus Nunes)
37' MISS! Diego Costa's shot denied by Kepa
39' Yellow Card! Lemina booked
49' Yellow Card! Marc Cucurella booked
79' Injured Fofana replaced by Trevoh Chalobah
85' MISS! Aubameyang's shot blocked
Line-ups
Wolves XI: Diego Costa, Dawson, Lemina, Semedo, Jose Sa, Podence, Kilman, Matheus Cunha, Matheus Nunes, Toti Gomes, João Gomes
Subs: Moutinho, Sarabia, Daniel Bentley, Traore, Hwang Hee-Chan, Pedro Neto, Joe Hodge, Nathan Collins, Hugo Bueno
Chelsea XI: Koulibaly, Kovacic, Sterling, Kepa, Marc Cucurella, Havertz, Reece James, Felix, Conor Gallagher, Wesley Fofana, Enzo Fernández
Subs: Aubameyang, Edouard Mendy, Loftus-Cheek, Trevoh Chalobah, Chilwell, Zakaria, Pulisic, Benoît Badiashile, Mykhaylo Mudryk