Noni Madueke slams hat-trick as Chelsea rout Wolves 6-2: Stats
Noni Madueke's hat-trick gave Chelsea their first Premier League victory of the 2024-25 season as they beat Wolves in matchweek 2. In addition to Madueke's three goals, Cole Palmer ran the show with three assists and a goal himself. Nicolas Jackson scored and assisted as well. New signings Pedro Neto and Joao Felix made their presence felt. Here are the key details.
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2-2 at half-time
Jackson's 2nd-minute opener handed Chelsea a bright start. The Senegalese striker found himself unmarked at the back-post as he scored a header. Matheus Cunha made it 1-1 for Wolves (27'). Before that, Cunha had a goal ruled out (16'). Just ahead of half-time, Palmer made it 2-1 for Chelsea with a brilliant half-volley from Jackson's assist. Jorgen Strand Larsen equalized instantly for 2-2.
Chelsea in rampant mode after half-time
Four minutes into the second half saw Chelsea go 3-2 ahead with Madueke getting his first from Palmer's assist. The two combined for Chelsea's 4th goal nine minutes later. In the 63rd minute, Palmer and Madueke completed their hat-trick of assists and goals respectively as Chelsea ran riot. In the 80th minute, Neto assisted fellow Felix for Chelsea's sixth.
Here are the match stats
Chelsea clocked 14 attempts with eight of them on target. Wolves had four shots on target from 12 attempts. The Blues had a pass accuracy of 86% from 487 passes. Wolves accumulated a higher expected goals tally (1.92) than Chelsea (1.56).
Palmer has been involved in 44 goals for Chelsea
Palmer clocked 25 goals and made 15 assists in 45 appearances during his first season at Chelsea. He was involved in 33 goals Premier League goals. He scored 22 goals and made 11 assists from 33 appearances. And now, with his three assists and a goal, he is involved in 44 goals for the Blues. He has made 48 appearances for Chelsea.
Palmer's game by numbers
As per Squawka, Palmer had 47 touches versus Wolves. He won possession six times. Palmer clocked 5 shots and created 4 chances. He also had three touches in opposition box. As mentioned above, he managed three assists and a goal.
Maiden Chelsea hat-trick for Madueke
After scoring against Servette in the UEFA Conference League at home, Madueke netted his first Chelsea hat-trick. Overall in 48 matches across competitions for Chelsea, he has scored 13 times. Madueke made a total of 38 touches versus Wolves. He had 6 touches in the opposition box. Madueke registered 6 shots with 5 of them on target. He won possession four times.
Key numbers for Jackson, Felix and Neto
Jackson had an impressive debut season for Chelsea, netting 17 goals, including 14 times in the Premier League. He now owns 15 Premier League goals. He also made his sixth league assist. Felix, who had earlier played 20 times for Chelsea on loan, clocked his 5th goal for the London club. Former Wolves player Neto made his 20th assist in the Premier League.
Madueke helps Chelsea set record; Maresca makes history
Madueke is the 23rd different player to score a Premier League hat-trick for Chelsea, who lead the tally in this regard. Arsenal are next best with 22 different hat-trick scorers. Enzo Maresca has become the first manager in Premier League history to see his team score six goals in his first away game in the competition.
5th time a player has assisted each goal for hat-trick
As per Opta, there have now been 5 occasions of a player assisting each goal for a team-mate's hat-trick in the Premier League: 1995 - Newell for Shearer v Coventry 1995 1995 - Collymore for Fowler v Arsenal 2003 - Henry for Ljungberg v Sunderland 2020 - Kane for Son v Southampton 2024 - Palmer for Madueke v Wolves
