The English Premier League action continues this week and on Tuesday night we have a meeting between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea at Molineux Stadium.
The hosts begin the week in 13th place on 17 points while the visitors are in 5th place on 22 points.
Looking good, lads! 👌It's 24 hours until #CFCDev are in action - they take on Spurs and you watch it LIVE on the 5th Stand app! 📲 pic.twitter.com/pH9RlEXG7V— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 13, 2020
Looking good, lads! 👌It's 24 hours until #CFCDev are in action - they take on Spurs and you watch it LIVE on the 5th Stand app! 📲 pic.twitter.com/pH9RlEXG7V
Wolves come into this match having suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home against Aston Villa. They will feel as though they should have taken at least a point from the match having created the majority of the best chances but Aston Villa stayed in the game and scored a late penalty to snatch the win.
That result means Wolves have won only one of their last 5 Premier League matches. The victory came away at Arsenal but Wolves have been held to a 1-1 draw at home by Southampton and have tasted defeat at Liverpool and Leicester City.
Wolves have been struggling to win home games recently and they have picked up just a single victory from their last 4 Premier League games at Molineux. The victory came against Crystal Palace on the 30th of October and since then Wolves have been held by Southampton and defeated by Aston Villa.
Trends show Wolves have seen under 2.5 goals in each of their last 5 home matches in the Premier League and they have kept just a single clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 on home soil.
Chelsea come into this game having suffered a 1-0 defeat at Everton on Saturday. Frank Lampard’s team conceded a goal from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute following a mistake by the goalkeeper and could not force their way back into the match.
That result was Chelsea's first defeat from their last 15 matches in all competitions.
Prior to the loss at Everton, Chelsea had been on a good run in the Premier League that saw them pick up victories against Burnley, Sheffield United, Newcastle United, and Leeds United. The only other dropped points in their last 6 matches came via a 0-0 draw at home against Tottenham Hotspur.
Away form in the Premier League shows Chelsea have lost only one of their last 6 matches. Defensively they have been particularly good and trends show Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 away matches in all competitions.
Of their last 24 Premier League games, Chelsea have managed to score 2 or more goals on 18 occasions.
Team news and Wolverhampton Wanderers are without injured striker Raul Jimenez and he is joined on the treatment table by Jonny. The hosts will also be without central midfielder Joao Moutinho, who is suspended.
Chelsea will travel without the injured duo of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech. Christian Pulisic remains a doubt.
This is an important match for both teams following their defeats on the weekend. Wolves have been struggling to win matches recently whereas Chelsea had been doing well up until the loss at Everton.
Therefore, we expect to see the visitors come out on top and Chelsea could win this game while keeping a clean sheet.