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Chelsea vs Wolves – Premier League Preview

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🔵 Chelsea aim for back-to-back wins over Wolves in just 10 days!

🟢 Last time: 4-3 at Molineux in the EFL Cup (Oct 29). That was also Vitor Pereira’s penultimate game as Wolves boss.

🚨 Wolves sacked Pereira after a 3-0 loss at Fulham, leaving them 8 points from safety.

Chelsea News ️

• Romeo Lavia: Out (injured vs Qarabag)
• Cole Palmer & Benoit Badiashile: Still sidelined
• Levi Colwill & Dario Essugo: Long-term injuries

Starting XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Neto, Joao Pedro, Garnacho, Delap
Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Hato, Acheampong, James, Andrey Santos, Gittens, Estevao, Guiu

Wolves News 🐺

• Rodrigo Gomes & Matt Doherty: Injured
• Emmanuel Agbadou: Suspended
• Leon Chiwome: Long-term knee injury

Starting XI: Johnson, Tchatchoua, Bueno, Krejci, Toti, Bueno, Bellegarde, Andre, Joao Gomes, Strand Larsen, Hwang

Head-to-Head 🔥

• Chelsea lost 3 straight league games vs Wolves (Apr 23 – Feb 24)
• Last season: Chelsea won both league games 9-3 on aggregate
• Wolves have only 1 win in 11 Premier League trips to Stamford Bridge (D3 L7 – 4-2 Feb 24)

Chelsea vs Wolves stats

• After losing three consecutive Premier League games against Wolves between April 2023 and February 2024, Chelsea won both meetings last season by an aggregate score of 9-3
• Wolves have won just one of their 11 Premier League away games against Chelsea (D3 L7), picking up a 4-2 victory in February 2024

Chelsea will be looking to extend their strong home record and keep the pressure on the top of the table!