Wolverhampton’s Heavy 6-2 Defeat to Chelsea: Hwang Hee-chan’s Struggles in EPL Season Start

Wolverhampton national team striker Hwang Hee-chan (28) of the English Premier League (EPL) remained silent as the team suffered a heavy defeat against Chelsea.

Wolverhampton lost 2-6 in the second home match of 2024-25 EPL against Chelsea held at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on the 25th (Korean time).

Wolverhampton, who lost 0-2 to Arsenal in the opening game, have had a difficult start to the season with two successive defeats.

Hwang Hee-chan, who played full-time against Arsenal, also started at right-back on the day, but was unable to create an offensive point and was substituted in the 14th minute of the second half.

Hwang Hee-chan moved enthusiastically, pushing forward diligently and participating in defense, but he only registered 20 touches of the ball without shooting.

Wolverhampton suffered a heavy defeat after conceding several goals due to a lack of focus in the second half.

Initially, Wolverhampton started quickly, conceding the first goal to Nicolas Jackson in the 2nd minute of the first half, but Matheus Cunha scored an equalizer in the 27th minute of the first half to level the game.

After conceding another goal to Cole Palmer with a lob shot in the 45th minute of the first half, Jergen Stran Larsen followed up with an acrobatic shot in the 5th minute of extra time.

However, the gap widened significantly in the second half. Wolverhampton conceded consecutive goals by Noni Madueke in the 4th minute of the second half, the 13th minute of the second half, and the 18th minute of the second half. Madueke did not miss Wolverhampton’s defensive mistakes and scored three goals in a short period of time from a similar position, becoming the protagonist of his second EPL hat-trick this season.

In particular, all three of Madueke’s goals were assisted by Palmer, who was involved in four goals with one goal and three assists.

After that, Wolverhampton completely collapsed and self-destructed, and the Wolverhampton home fans left the stadium early, disappointed by the huge difference in score.

On the other hand, Chelsea did not lose focus until the end and celebrated a great victory by scoring their 6th goal, including Joao Felix’s main goal in the 35th minute of the second half.

(Seoul = News 1)