Premier League · Sat, 7 Feb 2026 ·
Wolves vs Chelsea — 1 - 3
Molineux Stadium · Referee: J. Gillett
Match report
Chelsea beat Wolves 3-1 as C. Palmer hits a hat-trick
Chelsea beat Wolves 3-1 in Premier League matchday 25 on Saturday, 7 February 2026 at Molineux Stadium. T. Arokodare (54') scored for Wolves, while C. Palmer (13' pen, 35' pen, 38') found the net for Chelsea. It was 0-3 at half-time.
Wolves had 34% of the ball and 11 shots (3 on target) against Chelsea’s 15 (6 on target). Cole Palmer (Chelsea) was the top-rated player with 8.9.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 13'penaltyC. PalmerPenalty
- 35'penaltyC. PalmerPenalty
- 38'goalC. PalmerAssist: M. Cucurella
- 43'substitutionHwang Hee-ChanOff: L. Krejci
- 45+4'yellow cardAdam ArmstrongYellow Card
- 46'substitutionM. DohertyOff: R. Gomes
- 54'goalT. ArokodareAssist: A. Armstrong
- 61'substitutionC. PalmerOff: A. Garnacho
- 73'yellow cardMarc CucurellaYellow Card
- 75'substitutionJoao PedroOff: L. Delap
- 75'substitutionM. GustoOff: J. Acheampong
- 80'substitutionA. GomesOff: J. Bellegarde
- 84'substitutionAndrey SantosOff: J. Hato
- 90+1'substitutionJoao GomesOff: Pedro Lima
Lineups
Wolves
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Rob Edwards
Starting XI
- 1J. SaG
- 2M. DohertyD
- 15Y. MosqueraD
- 4S. BuenoD
- 3H. BuenoD
- 8Joao GomesM
- 47A. GomesM
- 11Hwang Hee-ChanM
- 36M. ManeM
- 9A. ArmstrongM
- 14T. ArokodareF
Substitutes
- 31S. JohnstoneG
- 27J. BellegardeM
- 6D. M. WolfeD
- 21R. GomesD
- 37L. KrejciD
- 38J. TchatchouaD
- 74T. Edozie
- 62L. RawlingsM
- 17Pedro LimaD
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 1R. SanchezG
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 3M. CucurellaD
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 7P. NetoM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 8E. FernandezM
- 20Joao PedroF
Substitutes
- 28T. Sharman-LoweG
- 5B. BadiashileD
- 49A. GarnachoF
- 19M. SarrD
- 38M. GuiuF
- 41EstêvãoF
- 9L. DelapF
- 21J. HatoD
- 34J. AcheampongD
Match statistics
- 34%Possession66%
- 1.06Expected goals (xG)3.44
- 11Total shots15
- 3Shots on target6
- 4Shots off target3
- 4Blocked shots6
- 9Shots inside the box11
- 2Shots outside the box4
- 3Corners4
- 2Offsides1
- 9Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 365Passes747
- 307Accurate passes694
- 84%Pass accuracy93%
- -0.30Goals prevented-0.30
Player statistics
Wolves
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1José SáG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Matt DohertyD | 45 | 5.5 | ||
| 3Hugo BuenoD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Santiago BuenoD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 15Yerson MosqueraD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8João GomesM | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Adam ArmstrongM | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 11Hee-Chan HwangM | 43 | 6.5 | ||
| 36Mateus ManéM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 47Angel GomesM | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Tolu ArokodareF | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 31Sam JohnstoneG | – | – | ||
| 6David Möller WolfeD | – | – | ||
| 17Pedro LimaD | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Rodrigo GomesD | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 37Ladislav KrejčíD | 47 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Jackson TchatchouaD | – | – | ||
| 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeM | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 62Luke RawlingsM | – | – | ||
| 74Tom EdozieF | – | – |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert SánchezG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Marc CucurellaD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Malo GustoD | 75 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Wesley FofanaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Cole PalmerMTop rated | 61 | 8.9 | 3 | |
| 17Andrey SantosM | 84 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Moisés CaicedoM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 20João PedroF | 75 | 8.0 | ||
| 28Teddy Sharman-LoweG | – | – | ||
| 5Benoît BadiashileD | – | – | ||
| 19Mamadou SarrD | – | – | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Liam DelapF | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Marc GuiuF | – | – | ||
| 41EstêvãoF | – | – | ||
| 49Alejandro GarnachoF | 29 | 6.2 |