Chelsea earned their third successive victory in all competitions, easily beating a managerless Wolves side.
Kai Havertz put the hosts ahead in first half stoppage time, looping his header over Jose Sa.
Christian Pulisic scored his first of the season just after the break, doubling the host’s lead.
A first Chelsea goal for Armando Broja in the dying moments wrapped up what was a routine win for Graham Potter's side.
The win sees Chelsea jump Potter's old side Brighton and move into the top four.
Potter rotated his side, keeping Tuesday's upcoming trip to Milan in mind, making seven changes from Wednesday night's clash with the Italian champions.
Wolves interim coaches Steve Davis and James Collins named a fairly attacking starting 11, giving a full debut to ex-Blues man Diego Costa.
A fifth Premier League loss of the season leaves Wolves in 18th, with most sides above having a game in hand.
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Story of the match
Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Conor Gallagher playing on the right hand side of midfield.
The 22-year-old had a bright start to the match. He was central in the making of his side’s first chance, but his effort was dragged wide of Sa's far post.
Just five minutes later, he dispossessed Goncalo Guedes and teed up teammate Havertz, although the German fired his effort over the crossbar.
Wolves also deployed a 4-2-3-1, with Guedes, Daniel Podence and Adama Traore playing behind Costa.
The visitors' first chance came from a set piece. Guedes crossed in a seemingly poor free kick, but Podence managed to direct a flicked header towards goal, hitting the side netting.
After an entertaining start to the game, the hosts took control. Cesar Azpilicueta had the freedom of West London on the right hand side, putting in a number of challenging crosses that just evaded Chelsea men.
20 minutes in, Mason Mount and Pulisic had good opportunities to break the deadlock, but both players fired their respective efforts over the crossbar.
Wolves were struggling to maintain possession, with Max Kilman and Toti Gomes losing the ball easily at the back. Both centre halves gifted chances to the hosts, but again they went unpunished.
As the visitors were looking to go into the half time break level, Chelsea unlocked the Wolves defence.
A Chelsea corner was not dealt with by Wolves, failing to clear their lines yet again.
Mount recycled the ball on the far side before floating a delightful cross onto the head of Havertz. He beat Nelson Semedo in the air and looped a header over goalkeeper Sa.
It had taken until first half stoppage time, but Potter's side were more than deserving of their lead.
Wolves' interim coaches introduced Joe Hodge at the start of the second half, handing a professional debut to the 20-year-old.
Hodge was key in Wolves' bright start to the second half, looking to move the ball with pace and drive into the final third, but any momentum that was being created was soon destroyed by Pulisic.
Momentum Killer
Chelsea played their way upfield, bypassing the visitor's press. The ball fell to Pulisic, who played a swift one-two with Mount, before the American lofted the ball over the onrushing Sa to double his side’s lead.
Chelsea's second seemed to deflate Wolves, with players looking lethargic after the hour mark.
Traore was Wolves' brightest spark, beating Marc Cucurella on a number of occasions, but his subsequent crosses were not met by any Wolves player.
From the 70th minute, the pace of the game slowed down. The hosts looked more than happy with their two goal lead and were not being threatened by the Wolves attack.
On the stroke of stoppage time, Chelsea made it 3-0. Substitutes Mateo Kovacic and Armando Broja combined to wrap up the win in style.
The Croatian midfielder played a ball forwards into the feet of Broja, leaving the striker one-on-one with Kilman. He shifted the ball onto his right foot and found the bottom corner from the edge of the box, scoring his first senior goal for The Blues.
Three minutes added time went by without Wolves mounting a challenge as Chelsea recorded their third win in the past week.
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Player of the match
There are a number of Chelsea players who could have taken this award, but Mason Mount just edges it.
The Englishman put in arguably his best performance of the season so far, linking play well and doing his defensive duties.
A brace of assists for Mount made for his first goal involvements in a Chelsea shirt since a 3-0 win away at Leeds United in May.
