Striker Noni Madueke led Chelsea to their first win in the league, scoring a hat-trick as the London side thrashed hosts Wolverhampton 6-2.
Chelsea scored through Senegalese international Nicolas Jackson (2), Cole Palmer (45), Noni Madueke (49, 58, 63), and newcomer Portuguese international Joao Felix (80), while Wolverhampton scored through Brazilian Matheus Cunha (27) and Norwegian Jorgen Strand Larsen (45+6).
The first half was very exciting, and started with an early goal scored by Chelsea striker Jackson, who headed the ball from close range to the left of the home team’s Portuguese goalkeeper Jose Sa, following a corner kick.
Palmer scored Chelsea’s second goal after he broke clear and lifted the ball over the hosts’ goalkeeper Jose Sa, taking advantage of a decisive pass from Jackson.
In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Larsen scored the equaliser from close range, following up a header from Portuguese Totti, following a free kick by Ait-Nouri, to end the first half 2-2.
In the second half, the home team collapsed completely, and received three quick goals in less than a quarter of an hour, scored by the star of the match, Madueke. The first was in the 49th minute with a shot from the right side inside the penalty area.
After Palmer’s pass, then in the 58th and 63rd minutes in exactly the same way and with two decisive passes from Palmer as well, and in the 80th minute, the Portuguese substitute Joao Felix scored the sixth goal, benefiting from a pass from his compatriot Pedro Neto.
In another match, Bournemouth tied with its guest Newcastle 1-1. Marcus Travernier (37) opened the scoring for Bournemouth and international winger Anthony Gordon (76) equalized the score for Newcastle.
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