Goals from Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja gave Chelsea a 3-0 win over Wolves at Stamford Bridge in Graham Potter s first home league match in charge.
A much-changed Chelsea dominated the opening 45 minutes and took the lead in first-half injury time when Havertz nodded home Mason Mount s cross.
Mount then had a big hand in the second, playing in Pulisic to dink over Jose Sa, before substitute Broja raced through to add a late third as Chelsea beat Wolves for the first time in four attempts.
The Blues move up to fourth as Potter earns an important first home league victory after making seven changes.
The hosts started brightly with Conor Gallagher and Havertz both going close in the early minutes, though Daniel Podence headed just wide at the other end.
Jorginho saw a low drive parried away by Sa, while Mount dragged a shot left of the target as Chelsea pressed for an early goal.
Joao Moutinho tested Kepa Arrizabalaga with a powerful free-kick, before Sa made a brilliant save to tip a Pulisic curler wide at full stretch.
But Wolves resistance was broken in first-half injury time as Havertz looped a sublime header into the far corner from Mount s driven cross from the right.
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The visitors enjoyed a much better spell after the interval, but fell further behind when Pulisic and Mount combined before the former delicately finished to make it 2-0.
Havertz could have added a third shortly after, but his chip was pushed away by Sa before Hwang Hee-chan missed a golden opportunity to pull a goal back as he fired straight at Arrizabalaga.
Broja rounded off the scoring in the dying minutes, cutting onto his right foot before firing a delightful finish into the bottom corner to cap a brilliant Chelsea display.
What does it mean? Potter s rotation pays off
Potter made seven alterations from the midweek victory over Milan but his much-changed side cruised to another win with three well-taken goals.
Chelsea dominated their opponents, having 20 attempts to Wolves eight as they limited the visitors to just two shots on target. Of those 20 efforts, 17 came from inside the box as the hosts got into decent positions time after time.
Maestro Mount
England international Mount pulled the strings for Chelsea, providing assists for both goals as he played a key role for the Blues.
He led his team with five key passes while completing three crosses, one of which was superbly headed home by Havertz to break the deadlock.
Guedes struggles
Guedes was poor in the first 45 minutes and made way at half-time for young Joe Hodge, making his first senior appearance.
The former Valencia man barely featured before being pulled at the interval, completing just three passes as he registered just 11 touches in his time on the pitch.
Key Opta facts
Chelsea ended a run of four Premier League games without victory against Wolves (D3 L1), since a 2-0 win in July 2020.
Wolves remain winless in all nine Premier League away games against Chelsea (D3 L6), indeed they have played more away games against the Blues than against any other side without ever winning.
They are also winless in their last nine Premier League away games (D2 L7), Wolves longest such run without winning since a run of 10 in January 2012 (D4 L6).
Havertz has scored two goals in his last three Premier League games, more than in his previous 12 matches in the competition. The German has also netted in consecutive home league games for the Blues for the first time.
Mount recorded two assists in a single Premier League for the second time, last doing so against Leicester in February 2020.
What s next?
Chelsea are back in European action on Tuesday when they play Milan at San Siro, while Wolves host struggling Nottingham Forest in the Premier League next Saturday.
