Wolves are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League
Fifth-placed Chelsea are just one point off the top four
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While Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final defeat at Arsenal may have taken some wind out of their sails, Chelsea should still have momentum behind them following last Saturday’s stunning comeback win against London rivals West Ham and they will expect to overcome Wolves at Molineux on Saturday.
The Blues were trailing 2-0 at half-time before fighting back to beat the Hammers 3-2 and make it a perfect three wins from three Premier League outings for new boss Liam Rosenior.
Chelsea could not ask for an easier opponent in their bid to extend that record, too, as they head to Championship-bound Wolves.
Team news
Toti Gomes remains out for the hosts but there is a chance Ladislav Krejci will recover from illness in time to feature and new signings Angel Gomes and Adam Armstrong should be in the squad.
Long-term absentees Levi Colwill, Jamie Gittens, Tosin Adarabioyo, Romeo Lavio and Dario Essugo once again miss out for the Blues, but Filip Jorgensen, Reece James and Pedro Neto are in line to return.
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The stats
Chelsea have won the last four meetings against Wolves, scoring 14 goals in that run.
Wolves have won just one of their 24 Premier League games this term.
Wanderers have failed to score in three straight games, losing the last two.
This pair’s last six meetings have featured at least three goals.
Chelsea have won three of their four away matches under Liam Rosenior.
Blues forward Joao Pedro has scored four goals in his last three appearances.
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Prediction
Putting together a five-game unbeaten run, Wolves started to show a bit of fight around the turn of the year. They have quickly regressed since, though, losing their last two matches to nil and falling further from safety.
Rob Edwards will hope new signings Gomes and Armstrong can inject some energy into his Championship-bound side but even if they do, there is still plenty of work to be done on the defensive end.
Wolves have kept just two clean sheets in their 24 league matches and Chelsea, who scored three unanswered goals in the reverse fixture, should get plenty of chances at Molineux.
The Blues have lacked a consistent goalscorer all season but there is proving to be light at the end of the tunnel since Rosenior’s arrival, with Joao Pedro thriving under his new coach.
The Brazilian is averaging a goal every 66 minutes with the former Strasbourg manager at the helm and can find the net against Wolves for the second time this season.
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