Chelsea earned back-to-back victories under Graham Potter in the English Premier League after securing a 3-0 win over a struggling Wolves side. Kai Havertz opened the scoring for the home team at the end of the first half. At the start of the second half, Christian Pulisic doubled the advantage for his side. Armando Broja came off the bench and wrapped up the match by scoring his first goal in a Chelsea shirt.
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* xT (expected threat)
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Graham Potter once again chose to stick with a four-at-the-back formation. Kai Havertz led the line for the Blues, and Conor Gallagher featured on the right side of the midfield.
Wolves played the match in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Diego Costa led the line for the visitors against his former side.
Chelsea ended the match with a 53.97% possession rate. The Blues showed total dominance in the first half but were unable to keep the ball for a long time in the second half.
Wolves ended the match with a possession rate of 46.03%. They kept the ball in different phases of the game but struggled to create chances.
Chelsea players created 35 positional attacks in the match and attempted 14 shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks came from the flanks, and the highest xG was generated from the attacks attempted from the right side.
Wolves players created 22 positional attacks and attempted four shots from these attacks. They created most of the chances from the right side.
The Blues attempted 18 shots and seven were on target. The first shot was attempted in the second minute of the match by Conor Gallagher. Chelsea players attempted 13 shots in the first half.
The visitors attempted nine shots and two were on target. Daniel Podence attempted the first shot for Wolves in the fifth minute. His team attempted four shots in the first half.
Chelsea ended the match with an xG rate of 1.91. They attempted 13 shots from inside the penalty box and five were on target. All the goals were scored from the left side of the penalty spot.
Wolves ended the match with an xG rate of 1.46. They attempted five shots from inside the penalty box and managed to hit the target once.
Chelsea midfielders played a high attacking line. Marc Cucurella stayed at the back and acted as the third centre-back. Ruben Loftus-Cheek joined Mason Mount in the number ten role. Overall, the team attempted 560 passes and had an 88.04% passing accuracy rate.
Wolves players created the passing channels on the left side, and that allowed the players on the right side to make runs and roam freely. They attempted 412 passes in the match and had an accuracy rate of 86.4%.
Chelsea players attempted 57 passes to the final third and had an 84.2% accuracy rate. Christian Pulisic was on the end of some of these passes on the left side, while Cesar Azpilicueta was on the receiving end of a few passes on the right side.
The visitors attempted 35 passes to the final third and had a 77.14% accuracy rate. Adama Traore led the attack from the right side and was on the end of a few passes to the final third.
Chelsea recovered the ball 30 times in the defensive third, 34 times in the middle third, and 17 times in the final third. They made some crucial recoveries in attacking areas and that allowed them to continue their attacking momentum in the game.
Wolves recovered the ball 26 times in the middle third, 34 times in the defensive third, and ten times in the final third. Most of the recoveries for the visitors were behind Joao Moutinho.
Both teams contested 203 duels and Chelsea won 101. They had a high win percentage on the flanks. Cesar Azpilicueta contested 25 duels and won 14.
Wolves won 98 duels in the match and most of the wins came on the left side in the defensive half. Matheus Nunes won 17 duels for his side.
Chelsea players won 55 defensive duels in the match. They had a high win percentage on the left side in the defensive half. Conor Gallagher won nine duels for his side.
Wolves won 42 defensive duels in the match. They contested most of the duels on the left side in the defensive third. Joao Moutinho won eight duels for his side.
The home team won 11 aerial duels. They had a high win percentage in the middle third. Kai Havertz won an aerial duel inside the opposition penalty box and scored a goal.
Wolves won 15 aerial duels in the match. They had a high win percentage inside the opposition penalty box.
Chelsea created more chances than their opponents and were more clinical with their finishing. Wolves were playing without a manager and struggled against top-quality opposition.
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