Head-to-head

Chelsea are seeking a fourth-straight victory over Wolves in all competitions for the first time since a run of four wins between 2011 and 2017.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have won one of their 11 Premier League away games against Chelsea (three draws, seven defeats), a 4-2 victory in February 2024.

Chelsea have recorded five or more goals in four separate Premier League matches against Wolves, notably achieving a 6-2 victory at Molineux last season. No other team has been the recipient of as many high-scoring games against Chelsea within the competition. Additionally, Wolves have conceded five or more goals to Chelsea more frequently than against any other opponent.

Chelsea suffered our all-time heaviest defeat at Molineux against Wolves, in September 1953 in Division One, losing 8-1.

Head-to-Head (all competitions)

Played 120
Won 47
Drawn 30
Lost 43

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

27 January 2021 - Premier League D 0-0
7 May 2022 - Premier League D 2-2 Lukaku 2 (1 pen)
8 October 2022 - Premier League W 3-0 Havertz, Pulisic, Broja
4 February 2024 - Premier League L 4-2 Palmer, Thiago Silva
20 January 2025 - Premier League W 3-1 Tosin, Cucurella, Madueke

Biggest win for each team:

Chelsea 6-0 Wolves | 2012/13 | League Cup
Wolves 8-1 Chelsea | 1953/54 | Division One
Chelsea's biggest home league win was 6-2 in 1953/54 in Division One.

Chelsea stats

Chelsea have lost two of our past 15 Premier League home games (10 wins, three draws). The Blues’ next home league win will be our 11th of 2025. We last surpassed that figure in a calendar year in 2017 (16, also 11 in 2024 and 2020).

Our victory at Tottenham last weekend marked our 1,500th top-flight win in 3,636 matches.

Chelsea have won each of our last nine late kick-offs (7.45pm or later) at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

Both our home defeats in the Premier League this season (against Brighton & Hove Albion and Sunderland) have been down to goals conceded in second-half stoppage time, after we opened the scoring.

The upcoming international break will be the final one of the year. Upon resuming play against Burnley on 22 November, we are scheduled to participate in midweek fixtures for four consecutive weeks, leading up to Christmas.

Joao Pedro had the most shots in the Premier League in Matchweek 10 (five). No player in the competition has managed more in a single game week this season, and only Erling Haaland (14) and Antoine Semenyo (nine) have had a hand in more Premier League goals this season than Joao Pedro (six – three goals, three assists).

Tottenham’s Guglielmo Vicario made eight saves against Chelsea last weekend, the highest by any keeper facing us this season, and the most in the Premier League since Matz Sels stopped eight shots for Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge in October last year.

Moises Caicedo has made more interceptions (25) than any other player in the Premier League this season.

Premier League scorers
Caicedo 3, Fernandez 3 (1 pen), Joao Pedro 3, Chalobah 2, Neto 2, Acheampong 1, Estevao 1, Garnacho 1, James 1, Palmer 1

Premier League assists
Joao Pedro 3, Cucurella 2, James 2, Neto 2, Caicedo 1, Estevao 1, Fernandez 1, Gusto 1

Milestones

Joao Pedro’s next game will be his 100th in the Premier League, becoming the 31st Brazilian to reach that landmark (Watford 31, Brighton 58, Chelsea 11).

At Qarabag, Reece James started his 150th game for the club in all competitions.

Wolves stats

Last season

Premier League - 16th
FA Cup - Lost on penalties at Bournemouth after a 1-1 draw in the fifth round
Carabao Cup - Lost 3-2 at Brighton in the third round
Top scorer (all competitions): Matheus Cunha 17
Top Premier League scorer: Matheus Cunha 15

This season’s Premier League stats

Most minutes played: Munetsi 909, H Bueno 885, J Gomes 863
Most goals: S Bueno 1, R Gomes 1, Hwang 1, Krejci 1, Munetsi 1, Larsen 1
Most assists: Krejci 1, Lopez 1, Munetsi 1, Wolfe 1
Most duels won: Munetsi 59, J Gomes 53, H Bueno 44
Clean sheets: None
Most fouls conceded: J Gomes 21, Munetsi 15, Larsen 14
Most yellow cards: Doherty 3, J Gomes 3
Most red cards: Agbadou 1, Toti 1

The visitors come to SW6 again this weekend after a 3-0 defeat at Fulham last week. Wanderers, winless in 10 matches and 20th in the Premier League, dismissed head coach Vitor Pereira after that loss on Sunday.

Wolves have failed to win any of their opening 10 league games in both of their last two seasons, as many times as in their 125 previous campaigns in the top-four tiers. They have gone 14 games in the competition without a victory, having won six in a row beforehand. Their two points have come from draws at Tottenham and at home to Brighton.

The Old Gold are the third side in Premier League history to concede 20 or more goals in their opening 10 games in consecutive seasons (27 in 2024/25, 20 in 2025/26).

Wolves’ last away Premier League win was 1-0 at Old Trafford, against Manchester United in April.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have made more errors leading to opposition goals in the Premier League this season than any other side (four).

Only Fulham (140) have conceded more fouls in the Premier League this season than Wolves (134), with midfielder Joao Gomes conceding the third-most of any player in the division (21). Since his debut in February 2023, Gomes has committed the most fouls (174) and received the most yellow cards (28) in the competition.

Last five results

Brighton (h) D 1-1
Sunderland (a) L 2-0
Burnley (h) L 3-2
Chelsea (LC, h) L 4-3
Fulham (a) L 3-0

Last Premier League line-up

Fulham 3-0 Wolverhampton WanderersSaturday 1 November
Team (5-3-2): Johnstone; Hoever (Tchatchoua h-t), S Bueno, Agbadou, Toti (c) (Mosquera h-t), H Bueno; Bellegarde (Arokodare 64), Krejci, Munetsi; Larsen (Andre 76), Arias (J Gomes h-t)
Booked: Toti 41, Mosquera 74, S Bueno 84
Sent off: Agbadou 36

Discipline

Emmanuel Agbadou is suspended for Wolves following his red card last weekend against Fulham.

In the Premier League, five yellow cards received before 19 league fixtures have been completed will result in a one-match suspension in the competition.

Chelsea Premier League yellow cards: Chalobah 2, Cucurella 2, Estevao 2, Fernandez 2, George 2, Hato 2, James 2, Sanchez 2, Badiashile 1, Caicedo 1, Tosin 1

Match officials

Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Assistants: Adrian Holmes and Wade Smith
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
VAR: Darren England
Assistant VAR: Craig Taylor

Andrew Kitchen’s only previous Blues game was our FA Cup tie against Morecambe at Stamford Bridge last season.