Potter's Chelsea overpower Wolves

Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja sent Chelsea fourth in the Premier League as the Blues cruised past managerless Wolves 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Mason Mount teed up Havertz and Pulisic before Albania striker Broja netted his maiden Blues goal to floor the struggling visitors.

Boyhood Chelsea fan Broja was left delighted with his first senior strike that capped a landmark week for Graham Potter's Stamford Bridge tenure.

New Blues boss Potter made seven changes from Wednesday's 3-0 Champions League mauling of AC Milan and still Chelsea cantered to victory.

Havertz nodded home Mount's cross on the stroke of half-time to cement the hosts' dominance.

A much-improved Pulisic's delicate dink then doubled the home side's lead, with Mount again on hand with the assist.

And right at the death Kovacic threaded through to Broja, who cut back from the defensive cover before drilling into the net.

Chelsea set up with yet another different system under forward-thinking coach Potter and a raft of changes from that Milan thumping.

But neither the scale of the alterations nor the quick turnaround proved any kind of distraction, as the Blues mastered the new tactics and overwhelmed the visitors.

Wolves suffered a third-straight loss, with interim coaches Steve Davis and James Collins unable to generate any new momentum after Bruno Lage's sacking.

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The Blues' quiet and methodical return to form mirrors the demeanour of their new boss.

New owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali would be forgiven for retaining a growing sense of vindication over removing Thomas Tuchel, on the early evidence of Potter's embryonic tenure.

A wholly-dominant Chelsea saw six shots and one header sail wide in the first half alone.

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