Chelsea were the first to claim their overdue deadline Premier League victory in 2025 on Monday night successfully saw off a Wolverhampton Wanderers side that was hopeless in defense of the ball.
Enzo Maresca has not seen his side emerge victorious in a league context since a narrow victory over Brentford on December 15, more than a month earlier, failing to get maximum points in five games against Everton, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
The Blues took the lead in this case, with Tosin Adarabio’s first goal in the league Chelsea the player with the help of VAR confirming that the centre-back was onside after the shot was initially ruled out.
The ever-up-and-down Robert Sanchez fumbled what should have been a simple corner kick deep into first-half stoppage time, which gave Wolves a lifeline when Matt Doherty pounced. But Marc Cucurella restored Chelsea’s lead on the hour with an unorthodox close-range finish in his 100th Premier League appearance and they never looked back from that point.
Noni Madueke scored against Wolves for the fourth time this season, scoring a hat-trick in the reverse fixturehe sharply hit the recalled Trevoh Chalobah with his head. Nicolas Jackson also had the ball in the net late on, only to see the flag properly raised in the backfield.
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Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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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 Madueke |
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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REPLACEMENT: Jadon Sancho (62′ for Neto) |
6.4/10 |
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SUBSTITUTION: Malo Gusto (77′ for Dewsbury-Hall) |
6.7/10 |
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SUBSTITUTION: Axel Disasi (77′ for James) |
6.2/10 |
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REPLACEMENT: Joao Felix (84′ for Palmer) |
ON |
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REPLACEMENT: Tyrique George (84′ for Madueke) |
ON |
Unused substitutes: Filip Jorgensen (GK), Josh Acheampong, Christopher Nkunku, Marc Guiu.
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Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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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: Andre |
6.2/10 |
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CM: Joao Gomes |
8.0/10 |
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LM: Rayan Ait-Nouri |
6.7/10 |
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AM: Pablo 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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SUBSTITUTION: Goncalo Guedes (74′ for Sarabia) |
6.0/10 |
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SUBSTITUTION: Rodrigo Gomes (74′ for Ait-Nouri) |
6.7/10 |
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REPLACEMENT: 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.
Player of the match – Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea)
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