Wolves 2-1 Chelsea
Key numbers
- Possession 32% – 68%
- Shots 14 (6 on target) – 16 (5)
- Decisive moment: 51' Mario Lemina, FN xPts +1.0
Mario Lemina 51'
Matt Doherty 90+3'
Matt Doherty 90+3'
HT 0:0
Christopher Nkunku 90+6'
Wolves 15th → 12th · 22 pts|Chelsea 11th · 22 pts
Chelsea edged xG (1.27–2.06) but Wolves took the win.
Player of the matchMario LeminaDecisive moment51' Mario Lemina+1.0
Player of the match
Mario Lemina Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Wolves ahead 39 min · level 51 min · Chelsea ahead 0 min
- Matt Doherty — off the bench 17 min · 1G 0A
- Christopher Nkunku — off the bench 31 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
51'
Mario Lemina
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Pablo Sarabia +0.3
+1.0
90+3'
Matt Doherty
Goal
+0.2
90+6'
Christopher Nkunku
Goal · assist Raheem Sterling
+0.1
Wolves
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −0.1Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.8→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
WolvesChelsea
32%Possession68%
1.27Expected goals (xG)2.06
0.09xG per shot0.13
14Shots16
6Shots on target5
43%Shots on target %31%
8Shots in box8
266Passes600
66%Pass accuracy88%
10Corners6
3Saves4
11Fouls9
3Yellow cards6
3Offsides0
Compared with usual
Wolves
19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 1.27 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 2.06 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 14 | 11.5 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.1 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 14.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 32% | 50.6% | |
| Passes | 266 | 478.8 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 66% | 81.6% | low |
| Corners | 10 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.9 |
Chelsea
21 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 2.06 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.27 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 16 | 14.3 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 68% | 60.7% | |
| Passes | 600 | 600.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 87% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.4 |
Timeline
- 27' Yellow Mario Lemina
- 30' Yellow Conor Gallagher
- 51' Goal Mario Lemina league goal #3 assist Pablo Sarabia
- 56' Yellow Cole Palmer
- 59' Sub Lesley Ugochukwu → Christopher Nkunku
- 59' Sub Armando Broja → Mykhaylo Mudryk
- 60' Yellow Malo Gusto
- 62' Yellow Nicolas Jackson
- 64' Yellow Matheus Cunha
- 70' Sub Craig Dawson → Santiago Bueno
- 75' Sub Pablo Sarabia → Tommy Doyle
- 79' Sub Levi Colwill → Ian Maatsen
- 80' Sub Nicolas Jackson → Noni Madueke
- 80' Sub Malo Gusto → Benoît Badiashile
- 86' Sub Matheus Cunha → Matt Doherty
- 87' Sub Rayan Aït Nouri → Hugo Bueno
- 90+3' Goal Matt Doherty league goal #1
- 90+6' Goal Christopher Nkunku league goal #1 assist Raheem Sterling
- 90+9' Yellow Raheem Sterling
- 90+10' Yellow Hugo Bueno
Category leaders
- Key passesPablo Sarabia4
- Duels wonJoão Gomes10/14
- DribblesHee-Chan Hwang2/3
- Defensive actionsMario Lemina10
- ShotsChristopher Nkunku3 (on target 3)
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.