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

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By Jess AndersonBBC Sport

Last updated on 14 minutes ago.From the section Premier League

Kai Havertz scores opener for ChelseaHavertz's first-half goal was his 14th league goal for Chelsea and Mount's second assist of the season

Armando Broja scored his first Chelsea goal in a dominant victory over a lacklustre Wolves, who remain without a permanent manager.

Kai Havertz opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time but the Blues could have put the game out of sight long before then.

Christian Pulisic doubled the lead, playing a one-two with Mason Mount and sending the ball sailing past goalkeeper Jose Sa before Armando Broja hammered into the bottom corner with his left foot late on.

The game marked Graham Potter's first home Premier League victory as Chelsea boss.

Potter made wholesale changes from his side's 2-1 win over Crystal Palace last weekend, swapping seven players and showcasing the depth in his side, with Conor Gallagher earning a start after scoring the winner last time out and Reece James and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the bench.

Wolves, playing their first match since sacking manager Bruno Lage last weekend, were unorganised and Diego Costa, making his first start for the Midlands club against his former side, struggled to get in the game with the team hemmed in their own half.

They remain stuck in the relegation zone having lost their last three matches, while Chelsea move to fourth.

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Chelsea

  1. Squad number1Player nameArrizabalaga

  2. Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta

  3. Squad number14Player nameChalobah

  4. Squad number26Player nameKoulibaly

  5. Squad number32Player nameCucurella

  6. Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek

  7. Squad number5Player nameJorginho

  8. Squad number23Player nameGallagher

  9. Squad number19Player nameMount

  10. Squad number10Player namePulisic

  11. Squad number29Player nameHavertz

  1. Squad number8Player nameKovacic

  2. Squad number18Player nameBroja

  3. Squad number22Player nameZiyech

  4. Squad number24Player nameJames

  5. Squad number30Player nameChukwuemeka

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  1. Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá

  2. Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo

  3. Squad number23Player nameKilman

  4. Squad number24Player nameToti

  5. Squad number19Player nameJonny

  6. Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho

  7. Squad number27Player nameMatheus Nunes

  8. Squad number37Player nameTraoré

  9. Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence

  10. Squad number17Player nameGonçalo Guedes

  11. Squad number29Player nameDiego Costa

  1. Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri

  2. Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-Chan

  3. Squad number59Player nameHodge

  4. Squad number77Player nameCampbell

Line-ups

Chelsea

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Arrizabalaga
  • 28AzpilicuetaBooked at 22mins
  • 14Chalobah
  • 26Koulibaly
  • 32Cucurella
  • 12Loftus-CheekSubstituted forKovacicat 66'minutes
  • 5JorginhoBooked at 61mins
  • 23GallagherSubstituted forChukwuemekaat 86'minutes
  • 19MountSubstituted forBrojaat 72'minutes
  • 10PulisicSubstituted forJamesat 72'minutes
  • 29HavertzSubstituted forZiyechat 86'minutes

Substitutes

  • 8Kovacic
  • 9Aubameyang
  • 16Mendy
  • 17Sterling
  • 18Broja
  • 21Chilwell
  • 22Ziyech
  • 24James
  • 30Chukwuemeka

Wolves

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Malheiro de Sá
  • 22Nélson Semedo
  • 23Kilman
  • 24Gomes
  • 19Castro OttoSubstituted forAït-Nouriat 72'minutes
  • 28João Moutinho
  • 27Nunes
  • 37TraoréSubstituted forCampbellat 72'minutes
  • 10Podence
  • 17Gonçalo GuedesSubstituted forHodgeat 45'minutes
  • 29Diego CostaSubstituted forHwang Hee-Chanat 57'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Aït-Nouri
  • 11Hwang Hee-Chan
  • 13Sarkic
  • 14Mosquera
  • 25Ronan
  • 59Hodge
  • 64Bueno
  • 77Campbell

Referee:Simon Hooper

Attendance:39,940

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

  3. Attempt missed. Chem Campbell (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.

  4. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.

  5. Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).

  6. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  7. Goal! Chelsea 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Armando Broja (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.

  8. Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  10. Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Conor Gallagher.

  11. Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Kai Havertz.

  12. Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  13. Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  14. Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. Foul by Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  16. Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.

  17. Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).

  18. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. Foul by Joseph Hodge (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

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