Chelsea will hope to take advantage of their Champions League rivals dropping points when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge on Monday in their 22nd Premier League fixture of 2024-25.
The home team have 37 points and are in sixth place following their 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Tuesday, while Wolves are near the foot of the table in 17th place with 16 points, and were beaten 3-0 by Newcastle United on January 15.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
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CHELSEA
Out: Benoit Badiashile (muscle), Gabriel Slonina (finger), Wesley Fofana (hamstring)
Doubtful: Cole Palmer (knock), Enzo Fernandez (knock), Romeo Lavia (knock), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (knock), Levi Colwill (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Out: Boubacar Traore (knee), Enso Gonzalez (cruciate ligament), Sasa Kalajdzic (cruciate ligament), Toti Gomes (hamstring), Yerson Mosquera (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; R Gomes, Andre, J Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Hwang, Cunha; Larsen
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Lewis Nolan
