WOL vs CHE, Premier League 2024-25: Madueke hits hat-trick as Chelsea thrashes Wolves 6-2

Chelsea’s first Premier League points of the season and the first for new manager Enzo Maresca arrived in spectacular fashion as the visitors ripped Wolves apart after the break following an absorbing first period.

Published : Aug 25, 2024 21:09 IST , Wolverhampton - 1 MIN READ

Chelsea’s Noni Madueke holds the match ball after scoring a hat-trick against Wolves in the Premier League.
Chelsea’s Noni Madueke holds the match ball after scoring a hat-trick against Wolves in the Premier League. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
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Chelsea’s Noni Madueke holds the match ball after scoring a hat-trick against Wolves in the Premier League. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Noni Madueke scored a second-half hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-2 away in a frenetic Premier League clash at Molineux on Sunday.

Chelsea’s first Premier League points of the season and the first for new manager Enzo Maresca arrived in spectacular fashion as the visitor ripped Wolves apart after the break following an absorbing first period.

Maresca’s side led twice in the first half with goals by Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer but both times Wolves deservedly hit back through Matheus Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Wolves fell part after the break, however, and Madueke took the game beyond them with three goals in 15 minutes, all of them assisted by the excellent Palmer.

Joao Felix came off the bench to mark his return to the club with his side’s sixth goal.

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Much has been made of Chelsea’s huge squad and the puzzle Italian Maresca has been hired to solve, but the youthful side he selected on Sunday gelled impressively.

Madueke was the villain for the home fans in more ways than one. The English forward was booed from the start after a deleted social media post in which he insulted Wolverhampton.

He silenced the hecklers in emphatic fashion, however, to get Chelsea’s league campaign up and running after it was beaten by champion Manchester City on the opening weekend.

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