On April 8, one of the matches of the 30th round of the English soccer championship was held. Wolverhampton (England) and Chelsea (London) met.
English Championship, round 30.
Wolverhampton (England) - Chelsea (London) - 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Matheus Nunez (31).
Warnings: Mario Lemina (39), Marc Cucurella (49), Gomes (59), Sterling (63), Conor Gallagher (67), Kovacic (87), B. Chillwell (89)
Wolves earned a convincing victory over Chelsea in a tight match at the Molinex Stadium. The game was played in the Premier League, and both teams were looking to pick up the decisive three points. The game was very physical, with many penalties and substitutions. In the first half, the Wolves took the lead thanks to a Mateus Nunes goal in the 31st minute. It was the decisive goal that set the tone for the entire match. In the course of the half, M. Lemina got a yellow card in the 39th minute, which made the game even more heated. The second half was no different from the previous one, both teams tried to take control of the game. Chelsea's M. Cucurella was sent off in the 49th minute, while Wolves' Joao Gomes also received a yellow card in the 59th minute. Chelsea released K. Havertz and K. Pulisic to make a change of scenery and try to get back into the game.
Р. Chelsea's Sterling received a yellow card in the 63rd minute, and the Wolves made two quick substitutions, releasing D. Costa and D. Podense in the 64th minute. Two more Chelsea substitutions followed: they released Joao Felix and P. Aubameyang in the 67th minute. The physical nature of the game continued when Chelsea's player K. Gallagher received a yellow card in the 67th minute. While Chelsea tried to bounce back, the Wolves continued to defend by making two more substitutions in the 74th minute: M. Lemina was replaced by A. Traore and M. Cunha was replaced by P. Sarabia. Chelsea made the last substitution of the match in the 80th minute, replacing V. Fofana with T. Chalobah. Towards the end of the game M. Kovacic and B. Chelsea's Chilwell received yellow cards in the 87th and 89th minutes, respectively. In the 90th minute, the Wolves also made one last substitution: Nunes was replaced by N. Collins. As a result, the Wolves' goal in the first half was enough to give Chelsea a decisive 1-0 victory. The game was a magnificent display of physical soccer, with both teams leaving everything on the pitch.
In the next round the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Wolverhampton - Brentford, Chelsea - Brighton.
| Wolverhampton | Chelsea | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals on goal | 1 |
| 9 | Strokes | 13 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 14 | Violations | 9 |
| 8 | Corner | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 38% | Ball possession | 62% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 311 | Total assists | 510 |
| 237 | Accurate passes | 428 |
| 76% | Accuracy of transmissions | 84% |