Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 18

Dec 24, 2023 at 1pm UK

Molineux Stadium

Wolves
2 - 1
Chelsea

Lemina (51'), Doherty (90+3')
Lemina (27'), Cunha (64'), Bueno (90+10')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Nkunku (90+6')
Gallagher (30'), Palmer (56'), Gusto (60'), Jackson (62'), Sterling (90+9'), Bettinelli (90+11')

Mauricio Pochettino critical of Chelsea's play in final third against Wolves

Head coach Mauricio Pochettino admits that he was "very disappointed" with Chelsea's efforts in the final third as they lost 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Dec 24, 16:14

Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O'Neil celebrates after the match on November 11, 2023

Gary O'Neil praises "incredible" Wolverhampton Wanderers effort against Chelsea

Gary O'Neil heaps praise on his weakened Wolverhampton Wanderers squad after they recorded a 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the Premier League on Christmas Eve.

Dec 24, 19:12

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Mario Lemina celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on December 22, 2023

Chelsea suffer unwanted losing record in Premier League this year

Chelsea have 19 Premier League defeats to their name in 2023 after the loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Christmas Eve, with no other side having lost more..

Dec 24, 20:19

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers

All competitions

Last Game: West Ham 3-0 Wolves
Sunday, December 17 at 2pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Chelsea

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle (4-2 pen.)
Tuesday, December 19 at 8pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 45.81%. A win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 29.44% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.27%) and 0-2 (7.57%). The likeliest Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 1-0 (7.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.

Result
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Draw	Chelsea
29.44% ( -0.11)	24.75% ( 0.34)	45.81% ( -0.23)

Both teams to score 56.18% (

-1.22)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.34% (

-1.57)

46.66% (

1.57)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.08% (

-1.49)

68.93% (

1.49)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.6% (

-0.86)

29.4% (

0.87)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.61% (

-1.07)

65.39% (

1.07)

Chelsea Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.56% (

-0.74)

20.44% (

0.74)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.11% (

-1.19)

52.89% (

1.19)

Score Analysis

Wolverhampton Wanderers 29.44%

Chelsea 45.81%

Draw 24.74%

Wolverhampton Wanderers	Draw	Chelsea
1-0 @ 7.36% ( 0.31) 2-1 @ 7.15% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 4.5% ( 0.08) 3-1 @ 2.92% ( -0.09) 3-2 @ 2.32% ( -0.12) 3-0 @ 1.84% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.36% Total : 29.44%	1-1 @ 11.67% ( 0.22) 0-0 @ 6.01% ( 0.39) 2-2 @ 5.68% ( -0.16) 3-3 @ 1.23% ( -0.1) Other @ 0.16% Total : 24.74%	0-1 @ 9.54% ( 0.41) 1-2 @ 9.27% ( -0.03) 0-2 @ 7.57% ( 0.16) 1-3 @ 4.91% ( -0.13) 0-3 @ 4.01% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 3% ( -0.16) 1-4 @ 1.95% ( -0.1) 0-4 @ 1.59% ( -0.04) 2-4 @ 1.19% ( -0.09) Other @ 2.77% Total : 45.81%