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Wolves v Chelsea preview
Wolves face an in-form Chelsea as their miserable Premier League season resumes at Molineux on Saturday.
After the smallest of revivals, Wanderers have reverted to type. Wolves have failed to score in each of their last three Premier League Games and have drawn a blank in 13 of 24 games this season.
They go into the weekend on eight points, having won once all season, and are 18 points behind Nottingham Forest and safety.
They sold striker Jorgen Strand Larsen on deadline day and could have a new-look attack on display.
Chelsea won this fixture 6-2 last season and home fans will be hoping to avoid such a beating this time around.
The Blues lost in the League Cup in midweek but have been in good form in the league and Liam Rosenior has won six of his first eight matches in charge.
Will that run continue?
Wolves v Chelsea team news
Wolves have new signings Adam Armstrong and Angel Gomes available, while youngster Mateus Mane should continue after his impressive start in the Premier League.
Chelsea were without captain Reece James and former Wolves winger Pedro Neto in midweek and they remain doubts. Cole Palmer is fit to start, however.
Wolves v Chelsea predicted line ups
Wolves starting XI: Sa; Mosquera, S. Bueno, Krejci; Tchatchoua, Andre, Mane, J. Gomes, H. Bueno; Hwang, Armstrong
Chelsea starting XI: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Estevao, Palmer, Garnacho; Pedro
Wolves v Chelsea: TV channel, online live streams
This match starts at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT) on Saturday. The game is not being shown live in the UK.
Wolves v Chelsea stats
- Wolves have lost their last three Premier League games against Chelsea by an aggregate score of 12-3, having won three in a row against the Blues beforehand
- They have failed to score in each of their last three Premier League and have drawn a blank in 13 of 24 games this season (54%)
- That is the highest ratio of games a team has failed to score in a season since Norwich in 2021/22 (22/38, 58%)
- None of their last 10 Premier League matches at Molineux have seen a second-half home goal – only three sides have ever had a longer run without a home goal after the break: Everton twice (13 ending January 1999, 11 ending March 2021), Swansea City (12 ending February 2016) and Huddersfield Town (11 ending December 2018)
- They have scored four goals across their last seven Premier League games at Molineux (W1 D1 L5), netting three of those from five shots during the first half against West Ham on January 3 (60% conversion rate)
- Across their other 13 halves of football in that time, they have scored once from 59 shots (2% conversion)
- Since his first Premier League start on December 27, Mateus Mane ranks first among his teammates for shots (20), shots on target (9) and expected assists (0.94) and played the most minutes of any outfield player at the club during that time (626).
- Chelsea won this exact fixture 6-2 last season but haven’t won consecutive Premier League away games against Wolves since their first two visits in September 2003 (5-0) and February 2010 (2-0)
- They have beaten Wolves 4-3 (EFL Cup) and 3-0 (Premier League) already this season, last scoring three or more goals against an opponent in three different games during a season in 2016/17 against Leicester City
- Victory for Chelsea would see them win four consecutive Premier League matches, all since Liam Rosenior took over
- Rosenior’s predecessor, Enzo Maresca, only managed one run of four wins in a row across his 57 games, winning five on the bounce in November and December 2024
- The Englishman is aiming to become the second English manager in Premier League history to win his first four games in charge – Craig Shakespeare won his first five with Leicester between February and April 2017
- Joao Pedro has five goals in his last eight Premier League appearances for Chelsea, including a goal in all three under Liam Rosenior so far
- The Brazil forward is the first player to score in a Chelsea manager’s first three games in charge
- The only player in Premier League history to score in a manager’s first four games in the competition was Southampton’s Matt Le Tissier under Alan Ball across January and February 1994
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