Chelsea won their fourth straight Premier League game under Liam Rosenior on Saturday afternoon, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at Molineux. Cole Palmer, who scored a brilliant hat-trick in the first half of his 100th start for the Blues in all competitions, was the best player on the pitch.
After 13 minutes, Palmer scored from the penalty spot after Matt Doherty fouled Joao Pedro. He calmly slotted the ball into the bottom right corner to give the visitors an early lead. Ten minutes before the break, the England international scored his 50th goal for the club. Yerson Mosquera pushed the Brazilian forward inside the area for another penalty kick, which Palmer calmly converted.
Just three minutes later, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder scored his third goal. Marc Cucurella raced down the left side and made a perfect cutback to Palmer, who scored with a first-time shot that hit the roof of the net. This gave him a 25-minute hat-trick and effectively ended the game before halftime.
Wolves got one back early in the second half when Tolu Arokodare scored from close range in the 54th minute after Adam Armstrong flicked on a Matheus Mane corner. The hosts’ spirited response, however, was not enough to threaten Chelsea’s comfortable lead. The visitors managed the game professionally to get three important points.
Rosenior became only the second English manager in Premier League history to win his first four games in charge. This is an amazing accomplishment that shows how well the Blues have been doing since he took over. Chelsea’s win puts them back in the running for a spot in the Champions League.
Wolves’ Fears Of Relegation Grow As Edwards’ Team Loses 19 Premier League Matches
Wolverhampton Wanderers are still at the bottom of the Premier League table and have won just one game this season. They lost to Chelsea, their third consecutive league loss, with only eight points from 25 matches.
Edwards, who took over on November 12, 2025, after Vítor Pereira was fired, has struggled to stop the team’s worrying slide, even though he has strong ties to the club as a former player and academy coach. The 42-year-old has a huge job ahead of him: to pull off what would be one of the Premier League’s greatest escapes.
The home fans had another frustrating afternoon because their team’s defense made mistakes that cost them dearly. They gave up two penalties because of mistakes that could have been avoided. Arokodare’s goal gave the team a brief glimmer of hope, but the damage done in a chaotic first half was too much for a team that was already low on confidence.