face at Stamford Bridge within the this night, with th win since mid-December.
Enzo Maresca’s aspect final received towards Brentford on 15 December, and have since misplaced to Ipswich and Fulham whereas These outcomes have seen them slip into sixth forward of kick-off, although they’ll instantly transfer again into the highest 4 with a win tonight.
On the different finish of the desk, Wolves sit precariously in seventeenth, out of the relegation zone on objective distinction alone. New supervisor Vitor Pereira has managed to regular the ship considerably, however he is aware of his aspect want to choose up factors rapidly if they’re to remain out of attain of the underside three.
The midlands aspect haven’t received within the league since Boxing Day and have a horrible run of fixtures on the horizon with Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool to return.
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Enzo Maresca’s aspect sit sixth, however final received a league match in mid-December
Wolves are solely exterior of the relegation zone on objective distinction
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Dewsbury-Corridor; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
Wolves XI: Sa; Semedo, Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou, Ait-Nouri; Joao Gomes, Andre, Sarabia; Strand Larsen, Cunha
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A powerful begin
19:15 , Mike Jones
Wolves earned seven factors from their opening three matches underneath Vitor Pereira however have subsequently suffered successive 3-0 league defeats.
Can they get again to successful methods tonight?
Chelsea want to enhance at Stamford Bridge
19:10 , Mike Jones
Simply 43% of Chelsea’s factors this season have come at house (16 of 37), which is the bottom proportion within the prime flight.
One motive for that would be the reality they’ve saved only one clear sheet at house within the league.
Can they shut out Wolves tonight?
Blues’ dangerous type
19:05 , Mike Jones
Chelsea are winless in 5 leagues video games (three attracts, two defeats), instantly following a run of 5 straight victories.
Reece James on ‘positives’ of Bournemouth draw
19:00 , Mike Jones
Chelsea captain Reece James got here off the bench to earn Chelsea some extent in a 2-2 draw towards Bournemouth and says the workforce may have received all three.
“It was disappointing to solely take some extent from the sport,” mentioned James, who made his first league look since November within the match.
“We have been dominating a lot of the sport and we should always have walked away with three factors.
“Collectively as a workforce we had probabilities within the first half and typically in video games once you don’t take the possibilities, the sport goes on they usually managed to get two objectives.
“There are positives to take. The quantity of probabilities we created for instance. Anybody can beat anybody, we simply should put this sport behind us now and take it sport by sport.”
There are positives – Reece James upbeat regardless of Chelsea’s winless run extending
18:55 , Mike Jones
mentioned there are positives to be taken by Chelsea after his stoppage-time free-kick salvaged a 2-2 draw towards Bournemouth.
Enzo Maresca’s aspect are actually 5 video games with out a win within the regardless of their captain’s dramatic late intervention at .
That run has seen them drop from second place in direction of the top of December, once they have been thought-about the aspect most definitely to problem leaders Liverpool, to fourth and prone to dropping out of the Champions League locations.
Wolves line-ups to tackle Chelsea
18:50 , Mike Jones
Wolves XI: Sa; Semedo, Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou, Ait-Nouri; Joao Gomes, Andre, Sarabia; Strand Larsen, Cunha
Chelsea vs Wolves
18:50 , Mike Jones
Chelsea ended a run of three straight league defeats towards Wolves by successful this season’s reverse fixture 6-2 at Molineux in August.
After a 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge final season, Wolves are aiming to safe back-to-back league wins at Chelsea for the primary time since February 1964.
Chelsea line-up to face Wolves
18:46 , Mike Jones
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Dewsbury-Corridor; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
‘They’re a workforce with identification’
18:40 , Mike Jones
Vitor Pereira spoke about what he’s anticipating when Wolves tackle Chelsea this night.
He mentioned: “They’re a workforce that possibly 5 video games away was a workforce to win the league. Now, as a result of they don’t seem to be getting the outcomes, they’ve the identical gamers, the identical supervisor, prime gamers a prime supervisor.
“They’re a workforce that has identification as a workforce, they play within the fashion the place they’ve a mannequin sport, and we should go there with our identification and the issues that we attempt to work day-after-day, making an attempt to extend day-after-day.
“I am not a coach that if I lose a sport, I might change my thoughts. I’m a coach to create an identification, to extend the extent, to extend the extent to play in the identical fashion, in the best way to have intentions. We go to face Chelsea, making an attempt to play our sport.
“In fact, within the different aspect, we’ll face a workforce with high quality, with prime gamers, and towards prime gamers, you can not think about the areas and the time to play in the best way that they like.”
Pereira’s workforce information replace
18:35 , Mike Jones
The officers line-ups shall be dropping shorting however right here’s the Wolves supervisor talking about potential absentees final Friday.
Vitor Pereira mentioned: “Right now he [Cunha] was out of the coaching as a result of he’s acquired a flu. He’s a bit sick, however I hope tomorrow he shall be on the pitch, and possibly if he’s on the pitch coaching, it’s a risk to play the following sport.
“Semedo is coaching and Toti is recovering. He’s recovering properly and I imagine [he will return] in a single week – possibly, I am not a physician. However Toti is recovering properly, Bouba [Traore] is working with us now after the harm within the knee and Sasa [Kalajdzic] is working with the medical division.”
Semedo on Wolves’ defensive points
18:30 , Mike Jones
Wolves defender Nelson Semedo says the workforce have already improved underneath new boss Vitor Pereira however they know they should cease conceding objectives.
Semedo mentioned: “We now have to attempt to concede much less objectives or attempt to not concede objectives in any respect.
“We all know that it’s robust once you concede a objective, particularly away towards these groups it’s actually arduous, however we’re working arduous with Vitor and the workers to make the issues higher.
“We’re already seeing enhancements from all people, so that is what now we have to maintain doing.”
18:25 , Mike Jones
Talking after Wolves’ defeat to Newcastle, Nelson Semedo mentioned his workforce haven’t any time to really feel sorry for themselves.
“Robust night for us. Dropping is at all times dangerous, however we performed towards a great workforce. We had our probabilities as properly,” the defender defined.
“We created a few probabilities that we didn’t rating. Afterwards, now we have to appropriate some errors that we had, however now we have no time to waste. We now have a giant sport on Monday, and now we have to get well and get sport prepared.
“The workforce from the final month that you’ve got been seeing is a very totally different workforce.
“We did good video games, good wins, away and residential video games. That is us.
“Right now was not our day, however now we have no time to waste, a giant sport to organize for on Monday, so we go ahead. I’ve to deal with my workforce and put together the blokes. Maintain the optimistic power and transfer on and transfer on. That is the one means.”
We’re not embarrassed – Enzo Maresca defends Chelsea gamers over ref exchanges
18:20 , Mike Jones
Chelsea head coach rejected ideas his workforce needs to be embarrassed by makes an attempt to affect referees and referred to as out key choices which have gone towards his aspect.
Defender was concerned in an incident with Bournemouth’s throughout final Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge during which the Cherries participant narrowly averted being dismissed.
Brooks appeared to drag Cucurella’s hair and despatched the Spain worldwide falling to the bottom, albeit theatrically, the identical offence for which Southampton’s Jack Stephens was despatched off towards the Blues earlier within the season.
Maresca’s harm updates
18:15 , Mike Jones
Will Cole Palmer play for Chelsea? That is still to be seen after the midfielder failed to coach with the workforce on Friday.
Enzo Maresca gave a replace for among the gamers who’re uncertain for tonight’s match saying:
“We have been with out Cole [for training], he was not within the session. Levi [Colwill] was additionally not within the session, Enzo [Fernandez] wasn’t within the session, and Romeo [Lavia] wasn’t within the session. So now we have three or 4 gamers who’re doubts for Monday’s sport.
“Cole had a kick within the ankle within the first half [against Bournemouth]. He didn’t prepare and we don’t know if we’ll prepare tomorrow or in two days. It’s the identical state of affairs with Enzo, Levi and Romeo.”
Reece James’ minutes shall be managed
18:10 , Mike Jones
Reece James made his first league look since November within the draw with Bournemouth after recovering from harm and Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says the captain shall be managed to make sure he doesn’t get injured once more.
“For certain he’s vital, but additionally on this second he may be much more vital,” Maresca mentioned throughout his pre-match press convention.
“Reece is a crucial participant for us and one of the vital vital as a result of he’s our captain and since we all know how good he’s. Since we began he hasn’t at all times been match, however he’s higher now and with him again we’re pleased.
“For Reece, it’s not about if he scores objectives or what number of minutes. It’s about managing his state of affairs. So we are going to see.
“For certain, if he has performed 45 minutes it means he may be prepared [for Wolves], however what we don’t need with Reece is that we go once more and he has an harm once more. We don’t need that.
“Since we began, we try to assist him and we’re doing precisely the identical at this second.”
Maresca on his aspect coping with a dip in type
18:05 , Mike Jones
Chelsea haven’t received in 5 league video games however supervisor Enzo Marseca says this second is a studying curve for his younger aspect.
“They’re not youngsters,” the supervisor informed the media earlier than tonight’s match.
“They’re 20-year-old gamers most of them. They should take care of that. If some second like this occurs, it’s not simply us, it’s all of the golf equipment. They’ve all had some moments like this, besides Liverpool.
“It’s simply the way you embrace that second and also you attempt to react and attempt to begin once more to win video games.
“It’s a brand new state of affairs for them, they reside now and possibly the following time it occurs they’ll reside it in a greater means.”
Enzo Maresca says his younger Chelsea gamers ‘aren’t youngsters’
18:00 , Mike Jones
Chelsea head coach mentioned his younger aspect “aren’t youngsters” as he referred to as on them to embrace the problem of ending a five-game winless run.
have sunk to fifth within the since they final received a sport on December 15 as their transient problem to leaders crumbled.
Maresca has at all times maintained his workforce – who’ve the youngest common age within the league at slightly below 24 – aren’t able to compete for the title, even after they went on a successful spree earlier than Christmas that took them to inside two factors of the summit.
Chelsea vs Wolves prediction
17:55 , Mike Jones
Regardless of a winless run within the Premier League now spanning 5 matches, Enzo Maresca’s aspect will take confidence from current performances and may have sufficient firepower to get previous the Wolves defence.
Whether or not the guests can steal a objective or two on the different finish stays to be seen but when they’ll it’ll be a detailed contest. If not, Chelsea ought to run out snug winners.
Chelsea 2-0 Wolves.
Early workforce information for Wolves
17:50 , Mike Jones
Mario Lemina has apologised to Vitor Pereira and mentioned he’s keen to play having requested to not be thought-about final week as hypothesis grows over his future. He might miss out anyway.
Predicted Wolves XI: Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; R Gomes, Andre, J Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Hwang, Cunha; Larsen.
Early Chelsea workforce information
17:45 , Chris Wilson
Levi Colwill is a doubt for Chelsea, who’re additionally with out defenders Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana.
Trevoh Chalobah has been recalled from his mortgage at Crystal Palace to bolster Enzo Maresca’s choices within the again 4.
Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer ought to overcome points to start out.
Predicted Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Caicedo, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Lavia; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.
How can I watch it?
17:40 , Mike Jones
Viewers in the UK can watch the match reside on Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion and Sky Sports activities Premier League, with protection on the channels from 6.30pm.
A reside stream shall be accessible through Sky Go.
When is Chelsea vs Wolves
17:35 , Chris Wilson
Chelsea vs Wolves is because of kick off at 8pm GMT on Monday 20 January at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Wolves
17:30 , Mike Jones
will hope to get their stuttering marketing campaign going once more as they welcome struggling to Stamford Bridge.
Hopes of a title push have light in current weeks with ’s aspect desperately in need of type in a run of 5 video games with out a win.
They’ll climb again into the highest 4 with a house victory over a visiting workforce seeking to get again on observe themselves.
The speedy upturn in fortunes led to by ’s arrival has been delivered to an finish by back-to-back 3-0 defeats, leaving Wolves degree on factors with 18th-placed Ipswich.
Chelsea vs Wolves LIVE
14:11 , Chris Wilson
Good night and welcome to The Unbiased’s protection of tonight’s match between Chelsea and Wolves within the Premier League.
Chelsea are looking their first win for the reason that center of December, whereas Wolves want any factors they’ll get as they attempt to stave off relegation.
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