

Pedro Neto scored an added-time winner as Wolves came from behind to earn a dramatic victory and stop Chelsea going top of the Premier League.
Daniel Podence had levelled in the second half after Olivier Giroud put the Blues ahead.
The Portugal forward tiptoed through the Chelsea defence before wrong-footing goalkeeper Edouard Mendy with a shot that deflected in off Reece James.
It came after a fierce Giroud volley from Ben Chilwell’s cross crept through Rui Patricio’s gloves to open the scoring for the visitors.
Neto was denied a late penalty for the hosts after referee Stuart Attwell reviewed his original decision on the pitch-side monitor and judged the Wolves forward was not fouled by Reece James.
But the 20-year-old broke away in the 95th minute and fired a low strike into the far corner beyond Mendy to earn Wolves only their second win in six games.
It is a second successive defeat for Chelsea after they were beaten at Everton on Saturday, with Frank Lampard’s side again missing an opportunity to go top of the table.
Blues’ title charge stuttering?

Lampard said his side did not “have enough answers” in that 1-0 defeat against the Toffees, with Tottenham also frustrating his side in a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge last month.
It was a similar story at Molineux as the Blues failed to have a shot on target in the opening 45 minutes, Kurt Zouma hitting the crossbar and Giroud heading over from a corner.
The visitors made amends immediately after the break as Giroud beat Willy Boly to Chilwell’s low ball to fizz a left-footed volley underneath Patricio.
It was the in-form Frenchman’s seventh goal in as many games in all competitions, but it was not enough to stop the Blues losing consecutive top-flight matches for the first time since December last year.
Lampard may have had reason to feel aggrieved at Wolves’ leveller, which followed a corner awarded to the hosts despite the ball having appeared to go out off Boly.
But Chelsea failed to create any serious chances after Giroud’s goal and were picked off on the break by the hosts’ pace and trickery in attack.
With Tottenham visiting Liverpool on Wednesday, this was a chance for Chelsea to move briefly into top spot and apply pressure.
Instead, the Blues remain fifth and could lose ground on the top four with all the teams in the Champions League places still to play this week.
Wolves find goalscoring solution
Wolves had failed to score in their previous two games after losing talismanic striker Raul Jimenez, who suffered a fractured skull against Arsenal.
The Mexican played in every Premier League match for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side last season, scoring 17 goals.
Against Chelsea the manager turned to 18-year-old club-record signing Fabio Silva in his search for goals.
Silva, who joined for £35m from Porto, did have the ball in the net but only after straying offside and generally found it a tough evening up against an experienced defender twice his age in Chelsea’s Thiago Silva.
Portuguese duo Podence and Neto produced the main goal threat for the hosts, who also sold Diogo Jota to Liverpool in the summer, and looked capable of shouldering the attacking burden in Jimenez’s absence.
Wolves also looked solid at the back, with Nuno reverting to three central defenders after playing with a back four in their past four games.
The results lifts his side to 10th in the table.
‘The boys believed the game was there’
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo to Amazon: “We were always in the game. We were well organised. In the second half we played really good football.
“In the first half the game was tight, Chelsea had the ball. Second half, the boys believed the game was there to be competitive.
“We were disappointed three days ago [at losing late on to Aston Villa]. Football is until the last minute. It can happen to any team.
“It’s a strange season. We miss our fans today. There are too many voices around the referee and technical staff. Too bad the fans are not here to celebrate with us.”
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard to Amazon: “Very [disappointed]. We should see the game out at 1-0. If you’re not playing well, don’t allow counter-attacks and we did.
“Performance is what gives you results. We we were playing very well and maybe the lads think ‘we’re playing well’. When you think you’re playing well, things like this happen.
“This is the Premier League. If you don’t perform you lose games.”
Giroud continues prolific form – the stats
- Wolves have lost just one of their past six Premier League home games and have now avoided losing consecutive home top-flight games since January 2019.
- Each of Wolves’ last 83 goals in the Premier League have been scored by non-British players – only Arsenal have had a longer such run in the competition (171 between October 2005-February 2008).
- No player has scored more goals for Chelsea in all competitions this season than Olivier Giroud (eight, level with Timo Werner).
- Giroud has scored six goals in his past four away games in all competitions, as many as he managed for the Blues in his previous 20.
- All four of Daniel Podence’s Premier League goals for Wolves have come against London clubs (two v Crystal Palace, one v Arsenal and one v Chelsea).
What’s next?
Wolves visit Burnley on Monday in the 17:30 GMT kick-off, while Chelsea host West Ham later that evening (20:00).
Player of the match
Daniel PodenceDaniel Podence
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence
Average rating8.43
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Squad number7Player namePedro Neto
Average rating8.42
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Squad number16Player nameCoady
Average rating7.44
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Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves
Average rating7.41
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Squad number27Player nameSaïss
Average rating7.38
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Squad number54Player nameOtasowie
Average rating7.36
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Squad number17Player nameFábio Silva
Average rating7.20
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Squad number5Player nameMarçal
Average rating7.19
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Squad number15Player nameBoly
Average rating7.18
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Squad number11Player nameRui Patrício
Average rating7.18
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Squad number20Player nameVitinha
Average rating7.03
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Squad number37Player nameTraoré
Average rating6.75
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Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Average rating6.74
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Squad number32Player nameDendoncker
Average rating6.59
Chelsea
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Squad number18Player nameGiroud
Average rating5.40
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Squad number10Player namePulisic
Average rating4.69
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Squad number7Player nameKanté
Average rating4.60
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Squad number21Player nameChilwell
Average rating4.25
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Squad number15Player nameZouma
Average rating4.21
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Average rating4.20
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Squad number16Player nameMendy
Average rating4.00
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Squad number24Player nameJames
Average rating3.96
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Squad number19Player nameMount
Average rating3.82
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Squad number17Player nameKovacic
Average rating3.71
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Squad number9Player nameAbraham
Average rating3.46
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Squad number11Player nameWerner
Average rating3.03
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Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Average rating2.90
Line-ups
Wolves
- 11Rui Patrício
- 15Boly
- 16Coady
- 27Saïss
- 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 90mins
- 32DendonckerSubstituted forOtasowieat 45′minutes
- 8Neves
- 5Marçal
- 10PodenceBooked at 77minsSubstituted forVitinhaat 90′minutes
- 17Fábio SilvaSubstituted forTraoréat 61′minutes
- 7Neto
Substitutes
- 2Hoever
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 20Vitinha
- 21Ruddy
- 37Traoré
- 49Kilman
- 54Otasowie
Chelsea
- 16Mendy
- 24James
- 15Zouma
- 6Thiago Silva
- 21Chilwell
- 29HavertzSubstituted forKovacicat 71′minutes
- 7KantéBooked at 85mins
- 19MountBooked at 60mins
- 11Werner
- 18GiroudSubstituted forAbrahamat 71′minutes
- 10Pulisic
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 2Rüdiger
- 5Jorginho
- 9Abraham
- 17Kovacic
- 23Gilmour
- 28Azpilicueta
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Chelsea 1.
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Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Chelsea 1.
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Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Owen Otasowie following a fast break.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
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Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
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Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Chelsea 1. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vitinha following a fast break.
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Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Vitinha replaces Daniel Podence.
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Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Foul by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
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Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
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Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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