Wolves vs Chelsea
Premier League 2019-20
Venue: Molineux
Date: Saturday, 14th September, 2019
Kick-off time: 3pm BST
Chelsea and Wolves meet at Molineux on Saturday with Frank Lampard and Nuno Espirito Santo both in need of an important win.
Neither side has had a particularly strong start to the season: Chelsea sit 11th with five points from four games, while Wolves are winless with three points in 17th position.
While neither Lampard nor Nuno are in any real trouble of losing their jobs if these runs continue, a win on Saturday would be the perfect tonic to kick on after the international break.
Team news and predicted lineups
Antonio Rudiger is available and should play despite being short of match fitness.
Pedro and Mateo Kovacic are also back, but N'Golo Kante (ankle) is still out, while Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James are playing for the Blues' development squad on Friday night.
Emerson Palmieri could be rested after suffering a small thigh injury for Italy, though Ruben Loftus-Cheek (calf), Reece James (ankle) and Marko van Ginkel (knee) are all out.
Willy Boly is suspended for Wolves. Matt Doherty (knee) is out of action, while Romain Saiss is a doubt.
Wolves XI: Patricio; Bennett, Coady, Vallejo; Adama, Dendoncker, Neves, Moutinho, Castro; Jimenez, Jota
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso; Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount; Pulisic, Abraham, Willian
Prediction: Wolves 2-2 Chelsea
Every single one of Chelsea's games this season has been hard going, with their single win coming in a tight 3-2 victory at Norwich.
Expect another tough test for the Blues despite Wolves' slow start - and don't bet against a home win.
Tickets
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Match odds via Betfair
- Wolves to win: 19/10
- Draw: 23/10
- Chelsea to win: 6/4
First goal scorer
- Raul Jimenez: 9/2
- Tammy Abraham: 5/1
- Mason Mount: 15/2
TV channel and live stream information
The match will not be televised live in the UK due to TV blackout restrictions on Saturdays between 2:45pm and 5:15pm.
You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog with Giuseppe Muro at Molineux.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two sides have met 107 times: Chelsea have 41 wins to Wolves' 39, with 27 draws.
Wolves were unbeaten against Chelsea last season, winning 2-1 at home and drawing 1-1 at Stamford Bridge.
