The Premier League reaches its 25th round of fixtures, with Chelsea in fifth place on 40 points, one point behind fourth-place Manchester United.

Bottom-of-the-table Wolves go into the weekend on eight points, 18 from safety. After securing only two points in their first 18 Premier League fixtures, they have gained six points from their most recent six matches (one win, three draws, two defeats).

Chelsea-Wolves head-to-head record (all competitions)

Played: 121
Won: 48
Drawn: 30
Lost: 43

This will be Chelsea’s second visit to Molineux this season having won 4-3 against Wolves in the Carabao Cup in October.

Chelsea are seeking a fifth straight victory over Wolves in all competitions for the first time since a run of six wins between 1994 and 2010.

Wanderers have won four of their last seven Premier League home games against Chelsea, with one draw, and two defeats, winning two of the last three.

We have not won back-to-back league games at Molineux since 2010.

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 in the competition. Additionally, Wolves have conceded five or more goals to Chelsea more frequently than to any other opponent.

Chelsea won the reverse fixture 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in November thanks to Malo Gusto’s first for Chelsea on his 98th appearance, and goals from Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto.

Last five meetings at Molineux

Biggest win for each team

Chelsea’s biggest win at Molineux is the 5-0 during the 2003/04 Premier League campaign.

Chelsea stats

The Blues are looking to win four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since a run of five victories in November and December 2024.

We have recovered 10 points from losing positions this season, half of them have been as a result of a stoppage-time winner: Estevao vs Liverpool (h) (96 min), Enzo Fernandez vs Man City (a) (94 min) and the midfielder vs West Ham (h) (92 min).

Liam Rosenior is the fourth English manager to win his first three Premier League games in charge of a club after Bobby Gould in August 1992, Sam Allardyce in August 2001 and Craig Shakespeare (first five) in April 2017.

Rosenior could become the fifth manager/head coach to win each of his first four league games in charge of Chelsea, with each of the previous four all being in the Premier League era (Jose Mourinho 2004/05, Guus Hiddink 2008/09, Carlo Ancelotti 2009/10, Maurizio Sarri 2018/19).

Joao Pedro has netted five times in his last eight Premier League matches for Chelsea, scoring in all three games under Liam Rosenior. He is the first to score in a Chelsea manager’s opening three matches. Only Matt Le Tissier has scored in a manager’s first four Premier League games, for Southampton under Alan Ball in 1994.

Chelsea have been behind by two or more goals at half-time in a Premier League game on 57 occasions, with last week against West Ham the first time we came back to win.

Liam Rosenior and Rob Edwards are two of six current Premier League managers/head coaches who have also played in the competition. Mikel Arteta, Keith Andrews, Scott Parker and Michael Carrick are the others.

Chelsea's 2025/26 stats all competitions

Goals: Joao Pedro 12, Fernandez 11 (5 pens), Neto 7, Estevao 6 (1 pen), Garnacho 6, Caicedo 5, Palmer 5 (2 pens), Chalobah 3, George 3, Delap 2, Guiu 2, Gusto 2, James 2, Own goals 2, Acheampong 1, Buonanotte 1, Cucurella 1, Gittens 1, Hato 1, Santos 1, Tosin 1

Assists: James 6, Gittens 5, Joao Pedro 5, Fernandez 4, Neto 4, Santos 4, Garnacho 3, Gusto 3, Buonanotte 2, Cucurella 2, Estevao 2, W Fofana 2, Guiu 2, Palmer 2, Caicedo 1, George 1, Hato 1, Sanchez 1

Chelsea's 2025/26 stats Premier League

Goals: Joao Pedro 9, Fernandez 8 (2 pens), Neto 5, Palmer 4 (2 pens), Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Gusto 2, Estevao 2, James 2, Acheampong 1, Cucurella 1, Delap 1, Garnacho 1

Assists: James 4, Joao Pedro 4, Garnacho 3, Neto 3, Cucurella 2, Estevao 2, Fernandez 2, Gittens 2, Gusto 2, Caicedo 1, W Fofana 1, Guiu 1, Sanchez 1

Most minutes played: Chalobah 2,012, Sanchez 1,985, Fernandez 1,968, Neto 1,875, Cucurella 1,754, Joao Pedro 1,735, Caicedo 1,596, James 1,537, Gusto 1,319, Garnacho 867

Milestones

Cole Palmer’s next start will be his 100th for Chelsea in all competitions. He is two away from a half-century of goals for the club, a milestone only 40 players have previously reached.

Reece James made his 150th Premier League appearance against West Ham last weekend, while Enzo Fernandez made his 150th appearance for the club in all competitions against the Hammers.

Wolves stats

Most goals: S Bueno 2, Hwang 2, Krejci 2, Mane 2

Assists: Wolfe 2, seven players on 1

Most minutes played (max 2,160): Joao Gomes 1,847, Andre 1,687, Krejci 1,572, H Bueno 1,430, Strand Larsen 1,405

Most duels won: Joao Gomes 142, Andre 94, Mosquera 90, Arokodare 85

Clean sheets: Sa 2

Most fouls conceded: Joao Gomes 50, Strand Larsen 31, Andre 27, Krejci 26

Most yellow cards: Mosquera 9, Andre 8, Joao Gomes 8, Doherty 4

Red cards: Agbadou 1, Toti 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers have won five points from 12 homes games this season with three of them coming in their last three matches at Molineux – when beating West Ham 3-0 (their only win this term) and drawing 0-0 with Newcastle.

No side has failed to score in more different Premier League games than Wolves this season (13).

Wolves' two clean sheets this season in the Premier League have both come in their last three home games.

Wanderers have not scored in their past three Premier League games, and overall they have failed to find the net in 13 of their 24 matches this season (54 per cent).

They have not scored a second-half goal in any of their last 10 Premier League matches at Molineux.

Jorgen Strand Larsen, who moved to Crystal Palace on deadline day, is Wolves’ top scorer in all competitions this season with six goals.

Wolves signed Angel Gomes on loan from Marseille on Monday, joining three other players at the club who share the same surname - Joao Gomes, Rodrigo Gomes and Toti Gomes.

Major January transfers

In

Adam Armstrong from Southampton
Angel Gomes from Marseille (loan)
Pedro Lima from Porto (loan recall)

Out

Jorgen Strand Larsen to Crystal Palace
Marshall Munetsi to Paris FC (loan)
Fer Lopez to Celta Vigo (loan)
Ki-Jana Hoever to Sheffield United (loan)

Rob Edwards’ managerial record vs Chelsea

Won: 0
Drawn: 0
Lost: 2

Wolves' last five results

Wolves' last line-up

Saturday 31 January
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Bournemouth 2

Team (3-5-2): Sa (c); Mosquera, S Bueno (Lima 89), Agbadou; R Gomes (Bellegarde 71), Joao Gomes, Andre (Arias 80), Mane, H Bueno (Moller Wolfe 89); Arokodare, Hwang (Strand Larsen 70)

Discipline

There are no suspensions. Players who accumulate 10 yellow cards in Premier League matches up to and including our 32nd fixture will serve a two-match suspension in the competition.

Match officials

Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistants: Neil Davies, Steve Meredith
Fourth official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Paul Howard
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

Jarred Gillett is officiating his second Chelsea match this season, having previously refereed our November win at Tottenham Hotspur.

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