Chelsea 3-0 Wolves: Armando Broja scores in dominant Blues victory

Armando Broja scored his first Chelsea aim in a dominant victory over a lacklustre Wolves, who stay with out a everlasting supervisor.

Christian Pulisic doubled the lead, enjoying a one-two with Mason Mount and sending the ball crusing previous goalkeeper Jose Sa earlier than Broja hammered into the underside nook together with his left foot late on.

The sport marked Graham Potter’s first residence Premier League victory as Chelsea boss.

He made wholesale adjustments to the line-up from the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace final weekend, swapping seven gamers and showcasing the depth in the squad, with Conor Gallagher incomes a begin after scoring the winner final outing and Reece James and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the bench.

Wolves, enjoying their first match since sacking manager Bruno Lage final weekend, have been unorganised and Diego Costa, making his first start for the Midlands club in opposition to his former facet, struggled to get in the sport with the workforce hemmed in their very own half.

The 1-0 scoreline at half-time flattered Wolves as Cesar Azpilicueta, enjoying in his first Premier League sport since August, put a number of teasing deliveries into the field which nobody might latch on to, whereas Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Pulisic each hammered over the bar.

Gallagher seemed vigorous from the outset, whereas Mount was dynamic – it was his lofty supply from the right-hand facet that picked out Havertz for the opener, with the Germany worldwide’s header looping over Sa.

But Broja, who impressed on mortgage at Southampton final season, can have been happy to get off the mark together with his first aim for the membership when he changed Mount after the break.

Without defender Ruben Neves, who’s suspended having picked up 5 yellow playing cards this season, Wolves seemed uncomfortable on the again, giving the ball away carelessly deep in their very own half and making arduous work for themselves in harmful areas.

Wolves have been linked with former Sevilla boss Julen Lopetegui, with interim boss Steve Davis saying earlier in the week he had been advised he was in cost of the match in opposition to Chelsea however was not sure of the scenario past that.

They stay caught in the relegation zone having misplaced their final three matches, whereas Chelsea transfer to fourth.

Costa rusty as Chelsea punish Wolves

As Potter continues to develop into his position and implement his model at Chelsea, his abundance of attacking choices was evident in opposition to Wolves with the entrance line trying robust even with Aubameyang confined to the bench.

But Wolves’ attacking issues proceed to prevail with the facet having scored a meagre three objectives this marketing campaign, the bottom of any facet in the league.

The facet continued to lack aim risk with latest free-transfer signing Costa, Hwang Hee-chan and Goncalo Guedes – who’s with out a aim in 9 video games since a £27.5m summer time transfer from Valencia – their solely match senior strikers.

Costa was substituted for the returning Hee-chan, who was sidelined final week with a groin drawback, and took the applause of the whole thing of Stamford Bridge, even shaking Chelsea followers’ arms as he made his manner around the pitch to the bench.

During his time with Chelsea, the 34-year-old scored 52 objectives in 89 top-flight video games between 2014 and 2017, and helped the facet to 2 Premier League wins.

But he confirmed he’s not one to be relied on by Wolves simply but as he didn’t make a notable affect, comprehensible having not performed since August 2021 till final weekend’s defeat by West Ham, the place he got here on in its place.

Wolves improved early in the second half with Daniel Podence going shut, however with out skilled ahead Raul Jimenez and long-term absentee Sasa Kalajdzic there was an absence of observe by way of. Then Chelsea’s second aim dispirited the facet.

Wolves have received simply one among their final 16 Premier League video games, failing to attain in six of their final 9 matches.

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