Wolves vs Chelsea LIVE SCORE: Latest as Blues visit Molineux in huge Prem match (2025)

25th Aug 2024, 17:10By Sam Dymond

That's all from Molineux

What were you all worried about, Chelsea fans?

After a summer fretting over their transfer strategy, managerial appointment and pre-season performances, the Blues faithful watched on as their young side delivered an attacking masterclass to swat aside Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Other defences might not be so obliging as Wolves, but today's attacking performance and scoreline will have the rest of the Premier League sitting up and taking note.

With a favourable run of fixtures ahead for the Blues, more of the same could see them sitting pretty October.

Goodbye.

Wolves 2 Chelsea 6 Madueke scores hat-trick in thriller after calling Wolverhampton 's***'

25th Aug 2024, 16:57By Sam Dymond

Young, gifted and Blue

One of the most impressive factors of Chelsea's six-goal success this afternoon was the youthful exuberance of their side.

Enzo Maresca named nine players aged 23 or younger in his starting XI today, and it is only the fourth time in Premier League history that has happened.

The other instances are Middlesbrough vs Fulham in May 2006 (10), Aston Villa vs Swansea in January 2013 (10) and Chelsea vs Man Utd in May 2023 (9).

25th Aug 2024, 16:28By Sam Dymond

Cole and Noni Mad for it

After all of the pre-match hullaballoo regarding Noni Madueke's social media post about the city of Wolverhampton, it was inevitable that the winger would have a say in matters on the pitch.

And so it proved with the 22-year-old bagging his first senior hat-trick.

All three goals were supplied to him on a plate by Cole Palmer, and were converted from a similar position in the area.

It is is just the fifth time in Premier League history that a player has assisted a teammate for three or more goals in the same game.

• Mike Newell for Alan Shearer (3 in 1995)
• Stan Collymore for Robbie Fowler (3 in 1995)
• Freddie Ljungberg for Thierry Henry (3 in 2003)
• Harry Kane for Heung-min Son (4 in 2020)
• Cole Palmer for Noni Madueke (3 in 2024)

NO NON-SENSE Chelsea star Noni Madueke accidentally shares X-rated post about Wolves

25th Aug 2024, 16:13By Sam Dymond

Match stats from Molineux

Chelsea's victory at Wolves is one in the eye for the xG enthusiasts.

25th Aug 2024, 16:06By Sam Dymond

Full time - Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

Noni Madueke didn't think much of Wolverhampton on arrival this morning - but he's certainly enjoyed his afternoon at Molineux.

The Chelsea winger hit a 14-minute second half hat-trick that knocked the stuffing out of Wolves, and left the home fans howling in despair.

It was a breathless contest throughout, but while the first half was end-to-end drama, the second half was all about the Blues.

A debut goal for Joao Felix capped it off for Enzo Maresca's side, who are up and running for the season with three points and six goals.

25th Aug 2024, 16:04By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

90+7. I've just remembered that Enzo Maresca started his playing career at West Brom.

That's not going to help the locals around here tonight.

25th Aug 2024, 16:03By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

90+5. There are a lot of empty orange seats around here.

Meanwhile, Joao Felix makes a mess of a simple pass that would have had Neto in on goal.

25th Aug 2024, 16:01By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

90+2. Mario Lemina hasn't deserved to be on a losing side today.

The Wolves captain looks crestfallen as he's withdrawn in injury time with Tommy Doyle sent on in his place.

25th Aug 2024, 15:59By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

90. Wolves' players and supporters will have to endure another eight minutes before they are put out of their misery.

The Chelsea fans are giving it the 'oles!' for every successful pass.

25th Aug 2024, 15:58By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

88. Chelsea come forward looking for more.

Nkuku carries the ball, but holds on to it too long before looking for Madueke.

The hat-trick hero clearly fancies a fourth, and thumps just wide from 20 yards out.

25th Aug 2024, 15:57By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

86. Strand Larsen has a half-chance to narrow the deficit, but snatches at his shot on the turn to arrow wide of Robert Sanchez's goal.

More Wolves fans head for the exit.

25th Aug 2024, 15:52By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

84. Cole Palmer departs to a standing ovation from the travelling fans, and leaves with a stunning goal and three assists to his name.

Christopher Nkunku gets a run out.

25th Aug 2024, 15:52By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

82. The Chelsea fans are in full voice.

The Chelsea players are at full pelt.

Don't rule out a seventh.

25th Aug 2024, 15:48By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea

80. There's no doubt about this one though, and Joao Felix has his first goal since coming back to Chelsea!

And on his return to Molineux, Pedro Neto also has his first assist in a blue shirt.

It's a sweeping counter-attack in which Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall sprays the ball out to the former Wolves man on the left.

His run is direct, his low cross is perfect, and Joao Felix's first time sidefoot into the top corner is sublime.

If the first half was chaotic, the second has been a Chelsea masterclass.

25th Aug 2024, 15:47By Sam Dymond

Six of the best!

25th Aug 2024, 15:46By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-5 Chelsea

78. Lemina slams Wolves back into the contest with a stunning finish!

But the celebrations - as tame as they are - are cut short.

Toti is adjudged to have been offside when picked out in the area, and the VAR reviews quickly back the linesman up on that.

It's such a shame for the Wolves captain, who ends up connecting with real power when running on to a loose ball just outside of the area to smash past Robert Sanchez.

When your luck's out, your luck's out...

25th Aug 2024, 15:45By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-5 Chelsea

75. Enzo Maresca decides that the sensible thing is to rest Moises Caicedo with the points seemingly in the bag.

The midfielder limps out of the action and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is on for the remainder.

25th Aug 2024, 15:43By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-5 Chelsea

73. The home have been completely rocked by that quickfire hat-trick from Wolverhampton nemesis Noni Madueke.

Co-incidentally, it is the fifth time in Premier League history that one player has assisted another for all three goals of a hat-trick.

25th Aug 2024, 15:42By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-5 Chelsea

71. Darren England has just about calmed things down out there.

The referee books Mosquera for the foul that while hard was low, and also yellow cards Cucurella for his protests.

Caicedo is moving very gingerly as a result of the challenge.

25th Aug 2024, 15:40By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-5 Chelsea

69. Crash! That's a thumping challenge on Caicedo by Mosquera!

It brings a furious reaction from the Chelsea players, and now there is a big melee inside the Wolves half.

Cucurella is asking for a VAR review, and the officials will do well to get a handle on this one.

25th Aug 2024, 15:39By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-5 Chelsea

67. And now Joao Felix does come on for the Blues

The Portuguese forward replaces Nicolas Jackson.

Meanwhile, Wolves make a trio of changes with Craig Dawson, Rodrigo Gomes and Pablo Sarabia on; Matheus Cunha, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Rayan Ait-Nouri make way.

25th Aug 2024, 15:35By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-5 Chelsea

65. Enzo Maresca is preparing to give Joao Felix his second Chelsea debut.

Let's hope it goes better than the first.

25th Aug 2024, 15:33By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-5 Chelsea

63. This is astonishing - for so many reasons!

For the third time in 14 minutes, Chelsea score the same goal with Cole Palmer playing in Noni Madueke.

On this occasion, Wolves are caught playing out from the back and the Blues go to work.

A simple Palmer pass, a thumping Madueke finish, and this game is as good as over.

The scorer celebrates his hat-trick by holding a ball aloft in front of the home fans, who started the afternoon by booing him relentlessly, but must now admit defeat.

25th Aug 2024, 15:30By Sam Dymond

Hat-trick!

25th Aug 2024, 15:29By Sam Dymond

Wolves 2-4 Chelsea

60. What do Wolves do here?

Gary O'Neil's team have gone to pieces at the start of the second half, and are in danger of being blown away by a rampant Chelsea.