Matheus Cunha scored a hat-trick as Wolves came from behind to stun Chelsea and replace the Blues in the top half of the Premier League table.
Cole Palmer gave Mauricio Pochettino’s hosts a 19th-minute lead when he calmly slotted past Jose Sa following Moises Caicedo’s defence-splitting pass.
But Wolves levelled less than three minutes later when Cunha’s shot took a significant deflection off Thiago Silva and wrong-footed Djordje Petrovic.
The turnaround was complete shortly before the break, courtesy of another deflected shot, as Rayan Ait-Nouri met Pedro Neto’s cutback and sent the ball in off Axel Disasi.
The home supporters greeted the half-time whistle with boos but Chelsea were unable to produce a fightback of their own, instead falling two goals behind when the electric Neto beat Silva for pace and picked out Cunha for his second.
The Brazilian then completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot after being brought down by Malo Gusto, sending Petrovic the wrong way with eight minutes remaining to put the result beyond doubt before Silva headed in a late consolation.
Wolves’ thoroughly deserved victory moved Gary O’Neil’s side up to 10th, one point and one place above Chelsea after 23 games.
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Chelsea
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Squad number28Player namePetrovic
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Squad number27Player nameGusto
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Squad number2Player nameDisasi
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
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Squad number21Player nameChilwell
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Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
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Squad number8Player nameFernández
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Squad number20Player namePalmer
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Squad number23Player nameGallagher
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Squad number7Player nameSterling
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Squad number18Player nameNkunku
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Squad number5Player nameBadiashile
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Squad number10Player nameMudryk
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Squad number15Player nameJackson
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Squad number17Player nameChukwuemeka
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Squad number42Player nameGilchrist
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
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Squad number23Player nameKilman
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Squad number15Player nameDawson
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Squad number24Player nameToti
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Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
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Squad number5Player nameLemina
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Squad number8Player nameJoão Gomes
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Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
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Squad number21Player nameSarabia
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Squad number12Player nameMatheus Cunha
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Squad number7Player namePedro Neto
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Squad number2Player nameDoherty
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Squad number17Player nameBueno
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Squad number20Player nameDoyle
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Squad number27Player nameBellegarde
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 28Petrovic
- 27GustoBooked at 31minsSubstituted forGilchristat 81′minutes
- 2Disasi
- 6Thiago Silva
- 21ChilwellBooked at 78minsSubstituted forBadiashileat 81′minutes
- 25CaicedoBooked at 56minsSubstituted forJacksonat 63′minutes
- 8Fernández
- 20Palmer
- 23Gallagher
- 7SterlingSubstituted forMudrykat 72′minutes
- 18NkunkuSubstituted forChukwuemekaat 72′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Badiashile
- 10Mudryk
- 11Madueke
- 13Bettinelli
- 15Jackson
- 17Chukwuemeka
- 31Casadei
- 42Gilchrist
- 47Bergström
Wolves
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Sá
- 23Kilman
- 15Dawson
- 24Gomes
- 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 39mins
- 5Lemina
- 8João GomesSubstituted forDohertyat 90′minutes
- 3Aït-NouriSubstituted forBuenoat 87′minutes
- 21SarabiaSubstituted forDoyleat 72′minutes
- 12Matheus Cunha
- 7NetoBooked at 41minsSubstituted forBellegardeat 72′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Doherty
- 4Bueno
- 17Bueno
- 20Doyle
- 25Bentley
- 27Bellegarde
- 42Griffiths
- 62Chirewa
- 63Fraser
- Referee:
- Tim Robinson
- Attendance:
- 39,628
Live Text
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Match ends, Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.
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Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.
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Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
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Attempt saved. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
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Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
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Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Chelsea).
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Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
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Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces João Gomes.
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
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Goal! Chelsea 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
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Goal! Chelsea 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Ben Chilwell.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Alfie Gilchrist replaces Malo Gusto.
