Wolves vs Chelsea preview

Wolves face in-form Chelsea as their miserable Premier League season resumes at Molineux on Saturday.

After a minor revival, the Wanderers are back to type. Wolves have failed to score in each of their last three Premier League games and have drawn 13 of 24 games this season.

They go into the weekend on eight points, having won once all season and are 18 points adrift of Nottingham Forest and safety.

They sold the striker Jorgen Strand Larsen New looks can be on display and on deadline day.

Chelsea won the match 6-2 last season and the home fans will be hoping to avoid a similar feat this time around.

the blues Lost in the League Cup in midweek But he has been in good form in the league and Liam Rosenier has won six of his first eight matches.

Will that run continue?

Wolves vs Chelsea Team News

Wolves have new signings Adam Armstrong and Angel Gomes available, while youngster Mateusz Mane should continue after his impressive start to the Premier League.

Chelsea were without skipper Reece James and former Wolves winger Pedro Neto in midweek and remain doubts. However, Cole Palmer is fit to start.

Wolves vs Chelsea predicted line up

Wolves Starting XI: No; Mosquera, S. Bueno, Krejci; Tchatchoua, Andre, Mane, J. Gomes, H. Bueno; Hwang, Armstrong

Chelsea starting XI: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Estevo, Palmer, Garnacho; Pedro

Wolves vs Chelsea: TV Channel, Online Live Streams

The 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 vs Chelsea Stats

• Wolves have lost their last three Premier League matches against Chelsea by an aggregate score of 12-3, having previously won three in a row against the Blues.
• They have failed to score in each of their last three Premier League appearances and have drawn 13 of their 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 gone a longer run without a home goal after the break: Everton twice (13 January 1999, late 11 March 2021), Swansea City (late 12 February 2016) and Hudders at the end of December 2016 (1218).
• They have scored four goals in their last seven Premier League games at Molineux (W1 D1 L5), including three from five shots during the first half against West Ham on January 3 (60% conversion rate).
• In their other 13 pieces of football in that time, they have scored once from 59 shots (2% conversion).
• Since making his first Premier League start on 27 December, Mateusz Mane is first among his teammates in shots (20), shots on target (9) and expected assists (0.94) and has played the most minutes of any outfield player at the club during that time (626).
• Chelsea won this particular fixture 6-2 last season but have not won consecutive Premier League away games against Wolves since their first two meetings in September 2003 (5-0) and February 2010 (2-0).
• They have already beaten Wolves 4-3 (EFL Cup) and 3-0 (Premier League) this season, last scoring three or more goals against the opposition in three separate games during the season against Leicester City in 2016/17.
• Victory for Chelsea would see them win four Premier League matches in a row, all since Liam Rosenier took charge.
• Rosenier’s predecessor, Enzo Maresca, managed just one of his four consecutive wins in 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 scored five goals in his last eight Premier League appearances for Chelsea, including all three under Liam Rosenier.
• This Brazil A forward is the first player to score in A Chelsea Manager’s first three games in charge
• The only player in Premier League The record holder for scoring in a manager’s first four games in the competition was Southampton’s Matt Le Tissier under Alan Ball between January and February 1994.