Premier League 25/26 · 7 Feb 2026

Wolverhampton 1–3 Chelsea

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Wolverhampton 39%, the draw 28%, Chelsea 33%.

Chelsea won and made the better chances: 3.2 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Cole Palmer, 93.4 in 61′.

Well above their usual level: Cole Palmer +43.8, Angel Gomes +14.6, Moisés Caicedo +9.3.

Well below it: João Pedro −14.0, Yerson Mosquera −10.8, João Gomes −10.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

31 Jan 2026	L 0–2	v Bournemouth Premier League
24 Jan 2026	L 0–2	at Manchester City Premier League
18 Jan 2026	D 0–0	v Newcastle United Premier League
7 Jan 2026	D 1–1	at Everton Premier League
3 Jan 2026	W 3–0	v West Ham United Premier League

31 Jan 2026	W 3–2	v West Ham United Premier League
28 Jan 2026	W 3–2	at SSC Napoli Champions League
25 Jan 2026	W 3–1	at Crystal Palace Premier League
21 Jan 2026	W 1–0	v Pafos FC Champions League
17 Jan 2026	W 2–0	v Brentford Premier League

8 Nov 2025	Chelsea 3–0 Wolverhampton Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Midfielder	10	0	0	–	64.5	–
Angel Gomes Midfielder	80	0	0	–	64.2	+14.6
Hugo Bueno Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	57.2	+5.2
Tolu Arokodare Forward	90	1	0	0.54	56.4	+8.0
Mateus Mané Forward	90	0	0	0.16	53.0	+1.4
Matt Doherty Defender	45	0	0	–	52.8	+0.5
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder	45	0	0	0.15	51.7	+6.9
Adam Armstrong Forward	90	0	1	–	46.7	+3.7
João Gomes Midfielder	89	0	0	–	46.1	−10.6
Santiago Bueno Defender	90	0	0	–	43.6	−2.0
Ladislav Krejčí Defender	47	0	0	–	42.2	−7.7
Yerson Mosquera Defender	90	0	0	0.18	42.1	−10.8
Hwang Hee-chan Forward	43	0	0	–	41.3	–
José Sá Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	37.9	−9.3
Pedro Lima Defender	8	0	0	–	35.7	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Cole Palmer Midfielder	61	3	0	1.77	93.4	+43.8
Jorrel Hato Defender	15	0	0	–	74.8	–
Enzo Fernández Midfielder	90	0	0	0.46	65.2	+4.7
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	64.3	+9.3
Trevoh Chalobah Defender	90	0	0	–	62.9	+6.9
Marc Cucurella Defender	90	0	1	0.09	62.8	+7.6
Wesley Fofana Defender	90	0	0	–	60.8	−4.5
Josh Acheampong Defender	15	0	0	–	60.7	–
Andrey Santos Midfielder	84	0	0	–	51.1	−1.1
Malo Gusto Defender	75	0	0	0.14	50.6	−3.3
João Pedro Forward	75	0	0	0.06	48.3	−14.0
Pedro Neto Midfielder	90	0	0	0.53	47.0	−7.4
Liam Delap Forward	15	0	0	0.05	45.8	–
Alejandro Garnacho Forward	29	0	0	–	43.6	–