Chelsea look to end their miserable run of five Premier League matches without a win when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday evening.
The Blues have stumbled to draws or defeats in matches against Everton, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, with the brief title contenders now looking to maintain their place in the Champions League qualifying places.
While Chelsea are going through a difficult period, they can take solace from their last meeting with Wolves. After suffering three consecutive defeats to the Midlands, Noni Madueke’s hat-trick inspired the Blues to a 6-2 victory at Molineux in August.
The six-goal defeat came under Gary O’Neil and new manager Vitor Pereira will be keen to improve on that result and performance on Monday night. Two defeats on the bounce mean Wolves are still frantically battling relegation, but they have shown signs of life under the Portuguese coach.
Here is 90 minutes overview of the confrontation.
Chelsea vs Wolves head-to-head results (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
Chelsea | Wolves |
|---|---|
Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth – 01/14/25 | Newcastle 3-0 Wolves – 01/15/25 |
Chelsea 5-0 Morecambe – 01/11/25 | Bristol City 1-2 Wolves – 01/11/25 |
Crystal Palace 1-1 Chelsea – 04/01/25 | Wolves 0-3 Nottingham Forest – 01/06/25 |
Ipswich 2-0 Chelsea – 12/30/24 | Tottenham 2-2 Wolves – 12/29/24 |
Chelsea 1-2 Fulham – 12/26/24 | Wolves 2-0 Man Utd – 26/12/24 |
Country | TV Channel/Live Stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
UNITED STATES | fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports app, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO |
Canada | fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Enzo Maresca has revealed that talisman Cole Palmer is one of many doubts ahead of Monday’s game. The attacking midfielder, alongside Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Enzo Fernandez, did not train on Friday and will be assessed closer to kick-off.
The Blues are still without long-term absentees Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile in defense, with the former likely to miss the remainder of the season, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is also missing in the engine room.
Mykhailo Mudryk remains suspended after failing a drug test.
Chelsea predicted the line-up against Wolves (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.
The good news for Pereira is that Matheus Cunha returned from suspension against Newcastle, although the Wolves star was unable to prevent his side from losing 3-0 at St James’ Park.
Worse still, Wolves remain without a host of players for the trip to Stamford Bridge, with Toti Gomes and Yerson Mosquera missing in defence. The latter will miss the rest of the season.
Enzo Gonzalez and Sasa Kalajdzic are long-term absentees, while Boubacar Traore is yet to return despite an imminent return to the first team.
Wolves predicted the lineup against Chelsea (3-4-3): Its; Doherty, S. Bueno, Agbadou; Semedo, André, J. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Guédés, Cunha; Strand Larsen.
Chelsea have been unpredictable in recent weeks, failing to win five on the spin as they head into each encounter as favourites. They are also expected to triumph on Monday evening, even if their home record is not particularly encouraging (4 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses).
However, their defensive woes and potential absentees ahead of the clash could prove prosperous for their visitors, who have their own attacking threats in the form of the returning Cunha and powerful striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.
It will likely be an entertaining affair, with Chelsea perhaps securing an important victory.
