Chelsea get back to winning ways with 3-1 Premier League defeat of Wolves

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Chelsea's Marc Cucurella in action with Wolverhampton Wanderers' Emmanuel Agbadou. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Chelsea's Noni Madueke scores their third goal vs Wilverhampton Wanderers in at Stamford Bridge. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha in action with Chelsea's Tosin Adarabioyo. PHOTO: REUTERS

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UPDATED Jan 21, 2025, 06:12 AM

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LONDON - Chelsea won for the first time in six Premier League matches when they beat relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at home on Jan 20 with goals from defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Marc Cucurella plus winger Noni Madueke.

The hosts, seeking to get back on track for a place in next season's Champions League, went ahead in the 24th minute when Tosin sidefooted home from close range. But goalkeeper Robert Sanchez gifted Wolves an equaliser in first-half stoppage time when he dropped a corner and Matt Doherty stabbed the ball in.

The home fans were fearing a repeat of recent games when Chelsea threw away leads, but Cucurella popped up in attack to score after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - in his first league start for the Blues - flicked on a Madueke cross on the hour.

Five minutes later, Madueke nodded in to make sure a header from Trevoh Chalobah - returning to Stamford Bridge after being recalled from a loan spell at Crystal Palace - crossed the line. The win puts Chelsea fourth, while Wolves stay in 17th place. REUTERS