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Full Time Match Review + Player Ratings Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

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Chelsea have drawn 0-0 in Thomas Tuchel's first match in charge as head coach at Stamford Bridge.    Chelsea dominated the ball in West London however, had nothing to show for it they were held by a resilient Wolves side.  Chelsea held to a 0-0 by a resilient Wolves in Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge Chelsea put up a bright display under the management of Thomas Tuchel playing fluid football and applying high pressure off the ball. Chelsea in fact should have gone ahead with five minutes on the clock, Callum Hudson-Odoi with a beautiful whipped ball into the box however Olivier Giroud was unable to get contact on the ball to tap it in from close range at the near post.  In the 20th minute a glorious chance for Hakim Ziyech presented itself on the edge of the box however, the chance resulted in an easy save for Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio.  Antonio Rudiger who started in defence today , made a reckless challenge on the edge of the area on Daniel Podence, however Ruben Ne

Chelsea team line up vs Wolves

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Head Coach Thomas Tuchel makes 10 changes to the Chelsea side in his first game in Charge as head coach of Chelsea.  Hakim Ziyech is the only player to start in Sunday's Fa cup game against Luton town to feature in the starting line-up for todays game against Wolves.  Edouard Mendy returns back in goal replacing Kepa Arrizabalaga, whilst the centre back pairing consists of Antonio Rudiger and Thiago Silva. There is also a return at left-back for Ben Chilwell , as well a start for Cesar Azpiliqueta.  Tuchel will opt for a three man midfield with Jorginho, Kovacic and Havertz all to feature in the side.  The other two players to be handed starts by Chelsea's newly appointed head-coach are Callum Hudson-Odoi and Olivier Giroud who scored the last time Chelsea faced Wolves.  Prior to kick-off at Stamford Bridge Tuchel stated "The choices were unfair because I was expected to pick a starting line-up after just one training session. 'This has to be one of the most unfair sta

How Chelsea post-Lampard may line up against Wolves preview, team news and Line-up

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Match Preview   Life without Frank Lampard on the dugout begins for Chelsea who host Wolves in the premier league at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. The last meeting between these two sides resulted in a 2-1 victory for Wolves back in December which begun a wretched run of form for Chelsea which resulted in Lampard being relieved of his duties on Monday Morning. The hot seat at Stamford Bridge as claimed yet another victim during the era of ruthless owner Roman Abramovich, not even Lampard's status as a cult hero and a legend could prevent him from being sacked after a dismal run of results.  Chelsea are a club never far away from controversy when the short tenures of their managers come to an end. Despite suffering five league defeats in his last eight games with the Blues, a large section of Chelsea fans feeling that Lampard should have been provided with more time to implement his philosophy at Stamford Bridge.  However, there have been reports that some of the Chelsea playe