Chelsea v Wolves - Match Report

Tuchel’s first game ends in a stalemate

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It has been a chaotic few days for those involved at Chelsea Football Club which left new manager, Thomas Tuchel, having one training session and twenty four hours to prepare for an important game at home to Wolves and one they ultimately failed to win.

It was clear from the...

off that despite having only one training session with this team, Tuchel had already begun to implement his methods on this team as the players seemed more energetic on and off the ball. This resulted in several opportunities being created in the first half an hour as...

Hudson-Odoi flashed one across goal and Havertz nearly found a way through the heart of the Wolves defence.

However, an organised and solid Wolves defence didn’t make it easy for the Chelsea players as by the end of the half Chelsea were left frustrated at not being ahead...

despite making 433 successful passes. It could’ve been worse for Chelsea though when Neto’s cross found an unmarked Dendoncker who headed over the crossbar.

The same pattern of play from the last fifteen minutes of the first half continued into the second half as Chelsea were...

unable to break down this compact Wolves defence and were often left passing in front of them, which Wolves didn’t mind one bit.

However, the introductions of Pulisic, Abraham and Mount off the bench changed the tempo of the game. Suddenly there was more urgency in Chelsea’s...

play as they went searching for that winning goal and caused panic in the Wolves defence as Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi and Havertz all had efforts that were inches away from going in.

It was obvious from the start that Wolves had set up to try and leave Stamford Bridge with a...

positive result and that was nearly all three points when Neto chipped an effort onto the crossbar on the counterattack and when Dendoncker appeared to be through on goal only for Hudson-Odoi to stop him at the crucial moment.

All in all both managers will be happy with the...

way the game went although Tuchel would’ve loved a win in his first match that their domination deserved.

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