Wolves Vs. Chelsea: Preview, Predictions And Lineups

Chelsea recreation to Wolverhampton Wanderers successful nan Carabao Cup 4th information connected Wednesday evening arsenic they activity to retrieve from their daze play defeat.

The Blues had been embracing a purple spot of form, but were fixed an almighty reality cheque by newly-promoted Sunderland connected Saturday afternoon. Chelsea underwhelmed connected location ungraded against nan Black Cats, yet succumbing to conclusion via Chemsdine Talbi’s stoppage-time strike.

The consequence brought Chelsea’s four-match winning streak to a adjacent and saw them descend to ninth successful nan Premier League table, but they tin return to winning ways successful nan cup erstwhile they sojourn struggling Wolves successful nan first of 2 meetings betwixt nan teams earlier nan November world break.

The Carabao Cup has brought nan only wins of Wolves’ play to day arsenic unit mounts connected Vítor Pereira, who angrily confronted fans astatine Molineux complete nan weekend. Their last-gasp conclusion astatine location to Burnley connected Sunday marked a caller debased successful nan Portuguese manager’s reign, pinch conscionable 2 points accumulated from 9 convention games this term.

Pereira has mislaid his only erstwhile gathering pinch Chelsea, but Wolves person a comparatively beardown caller grounds against nan Blues. While they conceded 9 crossed 2 defeats past season, they person won 3 of their past 5 clashes pinch nan westbound London giants. They desperately request different affirmative consequence connected Wednesday night.

Here is Sports Illustrated’s guideline to nan clash.

Wolves vs. Chelsea Head-to-Head Record (Last Five Games)

Current Form (All Competitions)

How to Watch Wolves vs. Chelsea connected TV

Pereira is nether immense pressure. / IMAGO / Pro Sports Images

Fortunately for nan under-fire Pereira, injuries are fewer and acold betwixt successful nan Wolves squad. Youngster Leon Chiwome is their only absentee astatine coming and a beardown starting lineup will beryllium fielded against nan Blues.

Star striker Jørgen Strand Larsen will beryllium tasked pinch unnerving nan Chelsea defence and will lead nan statement having scored doubly successful nan Carabao Cup already this season. He needs greater support from nan likes of Jhon Arias and Hwang Hee-chan successful nan guardant line.

Brazilian compatriots André and João Gomes should characteristic successful midfield, but Pereira mightiness beryllium tempted to commencement pinch a backmost 5 midweek to thief solidify their leaky defence.

Wolves Predicted Lineup vs. Chelsea

Pereira has action dilemmas for nan Chelsea game. / FotMob

Wolves predicted lineup vs. Chelsea (3-4-3): Johnstone; S. Bueno, Krejčí, Agbadou; Tchatchoua, André, J. Gomes, Møller Wolfe; Arias, Strand Larsen, Hwang.

Liam Delap could return. / Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images

Enzo Maresca will rotate his broadside for nan 4th information and welcomes Liam Delap backmost into nan fold aft respective months retired of action. The Chelsea leader confirmed his summertime enlistee could make his comeback against Wolves, but will not beryllium capable to play nan full match.

Chelsea will proceed to make do without nan injured Cole Palmer, Benoît Badiashile, Dário Essugo and Levi Colwill, while Mykhailo Mudryk remains suspended aft failing a narcotics test. In amended news, Malo Gusto is disposable again aft his one-match ban.

Maresca has hinted astatine resting João Pedro, Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedo for nan conflict pinch Wolves, insisting he will telephone upon his squad players for nan clash.

Andrey Santos, Jorrel Hato, Roméo Lavia, Jamie Gittens and Filip Jörgensen are among those group to beryllium handed chances.

Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs. Wolves

Maresca will make wholesale changes. / FotMob

Chelsea predicted lineup vs. Wolves (4-2-3-1): Jörgensen; Gusto, Fofana, Adarabioyo, Hato; Santos, Lavia; Estêvao, Buonanotte Gittens; Delap.

Chelsea suffered a setback astatine nan play and person been inconsistent this season, but they should still person capable firepower to flooded Wolves. Maresca has endless options crossed his squad, moreover pinch existent injuries, and nan broadside he names connected Wednesday will beryllium caller and raring to impressment against nan Old Gold.

Wolves person been scoring goals contempt their unspeakable shape and will fancy their chances of unlocking a much-changed Chelsea defence. However, their ain issues astatine nan backmost will apt costs them again astatine Molineux.

Prediction: Wolves 1–2 Chelsea

READ THE LATEST PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS, TRANSFER RUMORS AND GOSSIP