Chelsea will be looking to end their miserable run of five Premier League games without a win when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday evening.
The Blues have struggled to make or lose games against Everton, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, with their rivals now looking to secure their place in the Champions League.
When Chelsea enduring hardships, they can take solace in their most recent meeting Wolves. After three successive defeats against the Midlands side, Noni Madueke’s hat-trick inspired the Blues to a 6-2 win at Molineux in August.
The six-goal defeat came under Gary O’Neil and new manager Vitor Pereira will be keen to change that result and improve on Monday evening. Two defeats on the bounce means Wolves are still struggling, but they have shown signs of life under the Portuguese coach.
Here we are 90m is a reflection of the conflict.
Chelsea vs Wolves head to head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Chelsea |
Wolves |
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Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth – 14/01/25 |
Newcastle 3-0 Wolves – 15/01/25 |
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Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe – 11/01/25 |
Bristol City 1-2 Wolves – 11/01/25 |
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Crystal Palace 1-1 Chelsea – 04/01/25 |
Wolves 0-3 Nottingham Forest – 06/01/25 |
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Ipswich 2-0 Chelsea – 30/12/24 |
Tottenham 2-2 Wolves – 29/12/24 |
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Chelsea 1-2 Fulham – 26/12/24 |
Wolves 2-0 Man Utd – 26/12/24 |
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The world |
TV show / live stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Enzo Maresca revealed that talisman Cole Palmer is one of several doubts ahead of Monday’s game. The attacking players, along with Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Enzo Fernandez, did not train on Friday and will be tested close to kick-off.
The Blues are still without long-term players Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile in defence, who are expected to miss the rest of the season, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is also missing from the engine room.
Mykhailo Mudryk remains suspended after failing a drug test.
Chelsea vs Wolves predictions (4-2-3-1): Sánchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.
The good news for Pereira was that Matheus Cunha returned from suspension against Newcastle, although the Wolves star was unable to prevent his team from losing 3-0 at St James’ Park.
More bad news, Wolves remain without many players for the trip to Stamford Bridge, with Toti Gomes and Yerson Mosquera missing out on defense. Fans will miss the rest of the season.
Enzo Gonzalez and Sasa Kalajdzic are long-term absentees, while Boubacar Traore is yet to return despite being on the verge of returning to the first team.
Wolves predicted match vs Chelsea (3-4-3): This; Doherty, S. Bueno, Agbadou; Semedo, Andre, J. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Guedes, Kunha; Larsen Beach.
Chelsea have been unpredictable in recent weeks, failing to win five matches despite facing the favourites. They are also expected to win on Monday evening, although their home record is not very encouraging (W4, D4, L2).
However, their defensive issues and who they will face in this game could prove to be the best for their visitors, who have their own threats in the form of the returning Cunha and powerful striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.
It could be interesting, with Chelsea perhaps getting a much-needed win.
Prediction: Chelsea 3-2 Wolves
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2025-01-20 03:00:00
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