Wolves 2-5 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2019-20 

Tammy Abraham was amongst the goals once again as Chelsea beat Wolves
Tammy Abraham was amongst the goals once again as Chelsea beat Wolves

#4 Fikayo Tomori grants Chelsea the lead in a cagey opening 30 minutes

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Fikayo Tomori broke the deadlock just after the half an hour mark
Fikayo Tomori broke the deadlock just after the half an hour mark

As envisioned after the announcements of the two line-ups, both sides canceled each other out in the opening exchanges of the game.

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It looked like the goals, if they were to come, would be scored through some sort of a miscommunication or positional error. While a few of them did unfold due to the aforementioned, only a few would've expected Chelsea to split Wolves apart the way they did in the closing 15 minutes of the first half.

A lot of interceptions were made, both teams chipped in with a good level of press and popped up with tackles.

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However, Tomori produced a shot of sheer brilliance from 35 yards out after a corner routine had gone horribly wrong for the visitors. Rui Patricio should have done a lot better with his placing, as he left himself wrong-footed by moving to his left.

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