Chelsea set about getting at Wolves from the first whistle. The visitors had completed just one pass by the time Conor Gallagher had our maiden shot of the afternoon, 105 seconds in.

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Laying siege

It was the first of 15 attempts we would have before the break, with Kai Havertz finally opening the scoring with the last of those in the third minute of added time. We had enjoyed just under 70 per cent of the possession.

Of those 15 shots, only four were on target. Eight missed the goal. Marc Cucurella was the only outfielder in blue not to try his luck at least once in the first half.

The movement of our fluid attacking quartet between and beyond Wolves’ defence and midfield enabled us to work the ball into dangerous areas and create shooting opportunities. Jorginho and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the centre of the park deserve credit for shifting the ball forward at speed when they could.

Right-sided threat

In the first half especially, the main threat came down our right, where Cesar Azpilicueta and Gallagher combined to excellent effect. Both played three key passes, and Mason Mount was happy to drift to that side to overload the visitors’ left flank, with Trevoh Chalobah sometimes joining in, too.

It was of course from that part of the pitch Mount delivered the cross Havertz headed in, but the German, Christian Pulisic and Mount himself could all have already scored by converting a right-wing cross.

Our chance creation significantly decreased in the second half, notably after Pulisic’s goal, but we were much more efficient, hitting the target with three of our five attempts and scoring with two of them.

We finished the game having registered 20 attempts, only three from outside the box, and missed three of the four big chances we created. Scorers Pulisic and Havertz had a joint game-high four efforts each.

Mount and Kali shine

Mount’s positioning in the middle of the three behind Havertz brought the best out of him. He played five key passes, two of which were finished off by Havertz and Pulisic either side of the interval. He was also successful with two dribbles, a Chelsea-high figure, and got three shots away of his own.

Another standout performer statistically was Kalidou Koulibaly. The Senegalese came out on top of four aerial duels, made three clearances, and won five tackles, a joint-high figure with Gallagher. On his first league appearance since Graham Potter’s arrival, the defender played a big role in keeping Diego Costa quiet. Our former striker didn’t win an aerial duel or get a shot off.

Silencing the Wolves

We are now unbeaten in 12 home games against Wolves, although this was our first success against the side from the Black Country in five, dating back to the final day of the 2019/20 campaign.

Since Wolves’ return to the Premier League in 2018, we have dropped eight points from winning positions against them, more than we have against any other side in that period, but there was literally chance of that happening on Saturday as Potter’s Blues dominated the Bridge to record a third straight home league win. That’s the first time that’s happened in over a year.