Chelsea Break Wolves 3-0: Blues Climb to Second in the Premier League
8 November 2025
Match Overview
Chelsea rose to second place in the Premier League table after a 3-0 win against Wolverhampton at home on Saturday night, in the eleventh round.
The Blues' trio were Malo Gusto (51), João Pedro (65), and Pedro Neto (73).
The Blues' points total rose to 20, placing them second, six points behind leaders Arsenal, while Wolverhampton remained on two points at the bottom.
The match began with relentless Chelsea pressure from the opening minutes, showing a clear intent to decide the contest early.
Key Moments
In the second minute, Argentine Alejandro Garnacho won a foul after being fouled by Santi Bueno on the left, giving his side an early threat from a free kick.
Fernandez struck the free kick directly toward the top-right corner, but Wolves' goalkeeper Johnston saved it superbly and guided it for a corner.
Chelsea's control persisted, with the Spanish left-back Marc Cucurella firing from inside the box in the seventh minute, but the shot hit Fernandez and skewed wide.
In the eighth minute, Wolves' goalkeeper Johnston misjudged a cross from the right, but recovered in time to keep the scoreline level.
Continued attempts came as Johnston again saved a Fernandez shot from inside the box in the 22nd minute, despite Wolves' appeals about a foul on Cucurella at the start of the move.
One minute later, Fernandez curled a corner that sailed over the keeper and was cleared off the line by a Wolves defender.
Just before the break, João Pedro had a golden chance but fired wide, and the first half ended goalless, not matching the pace.
After the break, Chelsea emerged with renewed intent and broke the deadlock in the 51st minute when Garnacho delivered a precise cross from the left, met by right-back Malo Gusto with a powerful header in the far corner, giving the Blues the lead amid a roar from the Stamford Bridge crowd.
After the goal, Chelsea kept pushing, and in the 54th minute the young forward Liam Delap looked to double the lead with a strike from the edge of the area, but Johnston held firm.
And for Wolves, they finally offered a threat in the 61st minute with a long-range effort that rose just over the crossbar.
Then in the 63rd minute, a defender cleared a dangerous shot from Delap inside the six-yard box to save his side.
Two minutes later Chelsea extended the lead when the lively Brazilian substitute Estevao delivered a low cross that found João Pedro, who blasted it home for a 65th-minute second.
Not content, Chelsea kept pressing; in the 68th minute Fernandez attempted a curling shot from outside the box that grazed the right post.
The moment of final confirmation came in the 73rd when Garnacho sped down the left, beat Santi Bueno, then squared a precise pass to Pedro Neto who tucked it away past his former club goalkeeper, sealing the third.
Chelsea pushed on, and a chance to extend came in the 78th minute when a shot from Pedro outside the box was saved by Johnston, and the rebound fell to a young forward who struck the post.
In the 82nd minute, finishing eluded them again as a low ball from Estevao found Guio at the corner of the box and he fired wide.
And Wolves momentarily threatened again in the 85th when Cucurella's misclearance let Monetti in on goal, but he shot narrowly wide.
The contest ended with Chelsea cruising to a 3-0 victory, a display that matched the scoreboard and the mood in the stands.
Punchline: The defense was so tight tonight that even the scoreboard needed a locksmith.
Punchline 2: Wolves left with more questions than points, like a mystery novel where the culprit is the referee's whistle.
