Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Wolves v Chelsea (Official crowd attendance of 31,235 at Molineux) on August 25, 2024.
Wolves were more than competitive in the first half, but were blown away in a fourteen-minute second half spell that saw Cole Palmer set up a hat trick for Noni Madueke.
xG Wolves 0.96- 1.18 Chelsea shots map (Actual score WOL 2-6 CHE)
0-1 Jackson header goal v Wolves xG 0.14
1-1 Cunha goal vs Chelsea xG 0.25
1-2 Cole Palmer goal vs Wolves xG 0.03
Chelsea striker Cole Palmer scored a marvellous goal against Wolves to put his side 2-1 up in their GW2 clash, but experts were of the opinion that the goal should have been disallowed as the ball was still rolling when CFC keeper Robert Sanchez took the restart.
Both Wolves and Chelsea come into this GW2 clash on the back of identical 2-0 defeats in the opening round- Wolves went down to Arsenal while Chelsea were beaten by defending champions Manchester City. Another loss here at Molineux, and one of these teams could find themselves in the relegation zone after this weekend’s round of fixtures.
Here is what the pundits think about this clash
Paul Merson
Sky pundit Merson doesn’t think Chelsea have got their first XI figured out. Adds that he could predict Arsenal’s XI for next month’s match against Spurs today, but simply can’t do the same for CFC.
Merson isn’t also a fan of how new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has frozen out Raheem Sterling, saying that he’s better than many of the other wingers in their current squad.