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David Prentice

Wolves v Chelsea prediction, penalty specialist is a big price for first scorer

Chelsea have a frustrating home draw last time out to work out of their system.

Wolves players have had the rare luxury of a fortnight's break (international commitments notwithstanding) after ELEVEN competitive fixtures already this season.

Who will come out on top? The man who knows Chelsea inside out, Oliver Harbord, gives his verdict.

Win, lose or draw?

Molineux is always a tough place to go, which was shown by Chelsea’s defeat to Wolves last season.

The hosts haven’t had the greatest start to the campaign, but Chelsea have also had something of an up and down beginning.

This game points to being a score draw. The draw is a big 12/5 while the 1-1 scoreline is 5/1 and 2-2 is a huge 12-1 .

First goalscorer?

Tammy Abraham goes into the game full of confidence with four goals in his past two games.

With a good rest over the international break as well, he’ll be well up for another early goal. He's a big 5/1 for first scorer and 17/10 to score any time.

First card?

Jorginho doesn’t like players running past him, and unfortunately it seems to happen a lot.

So don’t be surprised if he picks up a yellow for a cynical foul. Thepools.com make their Over/Under mark at 3.0, with over three yellows 10/11 .

Who is on penalties?

If Willian starts then he will try to claim the penalties, but Jorginho should be the guy on spot kicks.

His technique, with the hop and skip, still baffles goalkeepers and has proved effective. he is a very big 16/1 to score first and 6/1 to score any time .

Will you keep a clean sheet?

Chelsea are yet to keep a clean sheet, but will be boosted by the expected returns of Antonio Rudiger and N’Golo Kante.

However, there are still a lot of issues in the Chelsea defence and so it’s unlikely they’ll get that first clean sheet. Both Teams To Score is 7/10.

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