Chelsea claimed their due first Premier League 2025 win on Monday night, successfully eliminating a Wolverhampton Wanderers side desperate to defend from set pieces.
Enzo Maresca had not seen his side win in a league context since a narrow win over Brentford on December 15, more than a month earlier, failing to take maximum points from five games against Everton, the Fulham, Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
The Blues did take the lead in this one, Tosin Adarabioyo’s first La Liga goal as aa Chelsea player with a VAR assist confirming the centre-back after the goal was initially ruled out.
The ever-up-and-down Robert Sanchez troubled what should have been a simple catch from a corner into first-half stoppage time that gave Wolves a lifeline as Matt Doherty came on. But Marc Cucurella’s unorthodox finish to his 100th Premier League appearance. He restored Chelsea’s lead on the hour and they never looked back from that moment.
Noni Madueke scored against Wolves for the fourth time this season, having scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixturehe stung hard on an unmarked header from the remembered Trevoh Chalobah. Nicolas Jackson also had the ball in the net at the end, only to see an offside flag properly raised.
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player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
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GK: Robert Sanchez |
6.2/10 |
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RB: Reece James (c) |
8.3/10 |
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CB: Tosin Adarabioyo |
8.0/10 |
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CB: Trevoh Chalobah |
8.4/10 |
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LB: Marc Cucurella |
8.0/10 |
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CM: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
7.4/10 |
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CM: Moises Caicedo |
7.5/10 |
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RM: Noni Maduke |
7.4/10 |
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AM: Cole Palmer |
7.0/10 |
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LM: Pedro Neto |
6.4/10 |
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ST: Nicolas Jackson |
6.9/10 |
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SUB: Jadon Sancho (62′ for Net) |
6.4/10 |
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SUB: Malo Gusto (77′ for Dewsbury-Hall) |
6.7/10 |
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SUB: Axel Dsisa (77′ for James) |
6.2/10 |
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SUB: Joao Felix (84′ for Palmer) |
N/A |
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SUB: Tyrique George (84′ for Madueke) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Filip Jorgensen (GK), Josh Acheampong, Christopher Nkunku, Marc Guiu.
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player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
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GK: Jose Sa |
6.2/10 |
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CB: Matt Doherty |
7.6/10 |
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CB: Santiago Bueno |
5.5/10 |
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CB: Emmanuel Agbadou |
6.4/10 |
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RM: Nelson Semedo (c) |
6.0/10 |
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CM: Others |
6.2/10 |
|
CM: João Gomes |
8.0/10 |
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LM: Rayan Ait-Nouri |
6.7/10 |
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AM: Pau Sarabia |
6.3/10 |
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AM: Matheus Cunha |
6.6/10 |
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ST: Jorgen Strand Larsen |
6.2/10 |
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SUB: Goncalo Guedes (74′ for Sarabia) |
6.0/10 |
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SUB: Rodrigo Gomes (74′ for Ait-Nouri) |
6.7/10 |
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SUB: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (74′ for Andre) |
6.0/10 |
Subs not used: Sam Johnstone (GK), Craig Dawson, Pedro Lima, Thomas Doyle, Carlos Forbes, Hwang Hee-chan.
