Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     ChelseaChelsea
John RamsayJohn Ramsay Hexi Lee Hexi Lee
Gilles BarrettG. Barrett65
G
1
G
68Titus WatersT. Waters
Jacob CleggJ. Clegg65
D
2
D
59Seth HollowayS. Holloway
Peter GardnerP. Gardner58
D
3
D
68Fredrik InsleyF. Insley
Eddie ThomsonE. Thomson61
D
4
D
62Ashley OwenA. Owen
Abdeliah MalmA. Malm66
D
5
D
55Dominic YoungD. Young
Manuele RossittoM. Rossitto78
M
6
M
60Emile HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
David CampbellD. Campbell73
M
7
M
69Oleg MakinO. Makin
Luke HarrisonL. Harrison59
M
8
M
62Anthony BowerA. Bower
Fernando CamposF. Campos55
A
9
A
60Ottavio MedriO. Medri
Wout GroenendijkW. Groenendijk54
A
10
A
66Ruslan PrykhodnoyR. Prykhodnoy
Albrecht EberleA. Eberle63
A
11
A
61Callum MeiklejohnC. Meiklejohn

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 19,982 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Chelsea kick off and get the first half underway!
3.04
Dominic Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin makes a probing pass to Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn goes all the way! Callum Meiklejohn shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gilles Barrett easily smothers it.
12.33
Anthony Bower makes a simple pass to Callum Meiklejohn. Callum Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri tries a spectacular strike. Gilles Barrett easily smothers it.
15.40
Fredrik Insley knocks the ball forward to Emile Higginbotham. Emile Higginbotham advances with the ball. Emile Higginbotham passes the ball forward but Ruslan Prykhodnoy is offside!
20.57
David Campbell makes a probing pass to Wout Groenendijk. Wout Groenendijk plays a perfect one-two with Fernando Campos and rushes in on goal... Wout Groenendijk shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
33.51
Manuele Rossitto knocks the ball forward to Fernando Campos. Fernando Campos plays a perfect one-two with Wout Groenendijk and rushes in on goal... Fernando Campos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Titus Waters easily smothers it!
38.16
Abdeliah Malm brings the ball forward. Abdeliah Malm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albrecht Eberle. Albrecht Eberle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.04
Chelsea are easily keeping Wolverhampton Wanderers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking off!
49.55
David Campbell makes a probing pass to Wout Groenendijk. Wout Groenendijk goes all the way! Wout Groenendijk cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
54.44
Anthony Bower makes a simple pass to Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri goes all the way! Ottavio Medri tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
55.39
Oleg Makin threads the ball through to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy goes all the way! Ruslan Prykhodnoy tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Gilles Barrett had no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
60.35
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
61.13
Manuele Rossitto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albrecht Eberle. Albrecht Eberle goes all the way! Albrecht Eberle shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Titus Waters.
67.37
Emile Higginbotham barges into Eddie Thomson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eddie Thomson runs off the knock.
69.56
Eddie Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, David Campbell. David Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Wout Groenendijk. Wout Groenendijk sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.52
Seth Holloway deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower knocks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri plays a perfect one-two with Callum Meiklejohn and rushes in on goal... Ottavio Medri takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.32
Eddie Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuele Rossitto. Manuele Rossitto makes a simple pass to Albrecht Eberle. Albrecht Eberle lofts in a cross ball towards Wout Groenendijk. Wout Groenendijk flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
78.53
Emile Higginbotham threads the ball through to Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.26
Ashley Owen passes the ball forward to Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin makes a simple pass to Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gilles Barrett manages to gather it comfortably.
85.45
David Campbell knocks the ball forward to Fernando Campos. Fernando Campos whips in a cross ball towards Wout Groenendijk. Wout Groenendijk directs the ball goalwards with his head but Titus Waters is on top of it.
89.50
Fredrik Insley makes a simple pass to Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Medri. Ottavio Medri knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Prykhodnoy. Ruslan Prykhodnoy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Luke Harrison threads the ball through to Wout Groenendijk. Wout Groenendijk makes a simple pass to Fernando Campos. Fernando Campos tries a spectacular strike but somehow Titus Waters manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Ruslan Prykhodnoy of Chelsea
Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Chelsea
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.6%
39.4%
Play Area
21.3%
47.9%
30.9%

Scorers
Ruslan Prykhodnoy 55