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90'FT: That's all for Chelsea tonight! Tuchel made a bittersweet debut in a goalless draw that saw Chelsea completely dominate in passing and possession but fail to create many solid chances on goal against an almost non-present Wolves.
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87'Mason Mount puts a low cross in the middle from inside the area which is sent out for a corner.
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85'Patricio to the rescue after a quick run from Hudson-Odoi into the area ends with a great shot on target.
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81'Kovacic strikes just wide from a central position outside the area! Reminiscent of golden-age Lampard...
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78'Azpilicueta pings a ball into the area and Abraham was very close to connecting with it.
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75'Neto wastes the cleared FK and fires miles wide and high.
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74'Traore is brought down in what will be a great chance for Wolves!
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70'Neto almost chips Mendy on the corner as the keeper was still off his line!
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69'Two Chelsea corners in a row cleared by Wolves as Mendy comes up to the halfway line to put the ball back into the box.
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65'All eyes on Chelsea as Wolves probably haven't had much more than 10 touches of the ball this half.
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63'Some good link-up play around the area as Chelsea start to get creative at last. The ball falls to Giroud on the wrong foot who can't get any venom behind his bach-heeled shot.
Yellow card
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62'Chilwell booked for a late challenge on Adama Traore.
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60'Chilwell smashes one into the stands from inside the area after Havertz does the hard work by setting up the play. What a waste when chances are at a premium.
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58'Giroud comes within an inch of connecting with a cross in the box with his head. It would have almost certainly gone in if he made contact.
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56'Wolves repeatedly throw away their possession under Chelsea pressure. It seems unlikely that Wolves could ever salvage a win from this without having more of the ball, and Chelsea are only taking control more as the game goes by.
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54'Podence brought down by a rough sliding challenge from Kovacic.
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50'Neto booked for pushing over Jorginho off the ball after the Chelsea man tripped him up.
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48'Chelsea have made a promising start to the second half, it doesn't seem like Wolves are going to see much of the ball tonight at all!
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46'We are back for the second half! Will Chelsea make use of their exceptional possession stats?
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45'HT: The 3 minutes of added time passed exactly as expected. In Chelsea's possession but with no chances created!
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42'The first half has consisted almost entirely of Chelsea passing it around the back and then playing a long ball down the wing. Rinse and repeat. They've dominated the ball so far but haven't shown any real danger.
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40'Dendoncker heads over after a Wolves counter catches Chelsea off guard.
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39'Rudiger heads on target but Patricio got down quickly at the far post to block the shot.
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38'Semedo fouls Chilwell in the corner of the pitch and Ziyech steps up to cross it into the box.
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36'Wolves win a FK in Chelsea's half but play it back to their defence. Chelsea promptly steal back possession.
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33'Wolves had there first real team effort of the match end in a blocked cross as Semedo tried to beat Chilwell in the area.
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30'Chilwell volleys Hudson-Odoi's cross well wide. Chelsea still focusing on those wide crosses against Wolves tonight.
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28'Mount warms up on the touchline as Coady is tested for a concussion.
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25'Podence will play on after the play is restarted by the ref.
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23'Podence and Thiago clash in the centre of the pitch. No malice in the challenge but Podence is down injured.
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22'Pedro Neto fires the FK way over.
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20'Rudiger cuts off Podence's run just outside the area. Dangerous FK for Wolves.
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17'Ziyech comes in with a high foot in the centre of the pitch on the Wolves man to concede a FK.
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14'Havertz makes a great run down the centre of the pitch and almost beats two defenders in the box but can't create a good angle to shoot from.
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12'Chilwell fouls the Wolves player to stop a counter. Wolves look to creat from the FK, they've not had many other chances!
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9'The Blues are still firmly in control and are funneling the play down the wings through Hudson-Odoi and Chilwell.
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5'To their credit, Chelsea are full of energy and attacking threat. Wolves have already had to defend two or three threatening crosses.
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4'a somewhat uneventful start so far with Chelsea having the lion's share of the possession.
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1'And we are off for Tuchel's first game with Chelsea!
Start of match
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PRVWJust moments to go as the players take to the field.
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PRVWThe battle for fourth will be a tough one for Tuchel, will he get there?
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PRVWThe new boss has arrived.
January 27, 2021
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PRVWMount, Werner, Pulisic and Abraham all start on the bench in Tuchel's first game.
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PRVWWOLVES XI: Patricio, Boly, Coady, Kilman, Semedo, Ait-Nouri, Dendoncker, Neves, Traore, Podence, Neto
January 27, 2021
Pre-match
27 January 2021, 19:00
Referee: Andy Madley
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
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PRVWCHELSEA XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Chilwell, Kovacic, Jorginho, Ziyech, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud