Chelsea host Wolves at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. Wolves continue to float around the relegation zone with only four wins all season. Wolves have gone for thirteen losses this season and are in some difficult times in the league.
Chelsea vs Wolves predictions
Following a 2-1 victory over Brentford in December, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was adamant that the Blues were not Premier League title contenders this season.
Many saw that as the Italian simply trying to take the pressure off his young side as victory over the Bees was Chelsea’s fifth in a row and put them firmly in a battle at the top with Liverpool and Arsenal.
However, fast forward a few weeks and Maresca has been proved right.
Chelsea have failed to win any of their subsequent five league matches and they are now 13 points adrift of leaders Liverpool, meaning the Blues are closer to 14th than they are the summit.
Their sticky spell has included defeat at Ipswich and a draw with struggling Everton, results which will give Wolves, another club battling for survival, hope ahead of their trip to Stamford Bridge on Monday night.
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The hosts’ task could be made harder by a host of high-profile absences – regular starters Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill all missed training on Friday – but Maresca has often cited potential fitness issues in the past only to name a full-strength team on matchday, so a few of his stars could still feature.
That said, having spent so much money over the past few seasons, even a second-string Blues side should see off Wolves, who have won just two of their last 17 Premier League games on the road.
The Blues ran riot in the reverse fixture, winning 6-2 at Molineux, and their determination to halt their poor run could see them cut loose at the Bridge.
Wolves have failed to score in just two of their last 15 league games, though, so there is reason to believe they can play their part, especially if star man Matheus Cunha overcomes an illness in time to feature.
But while keeping a clean sheet may prove beyond Chelsea, victory should not.
Maresca’s belief that the Blues are not in a title race has proved correct, but his side are firmly in the hunt for a top-four finish and they can get their push back on track with a timely success in west London.
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