Wolves vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 22/12/2023, 07:48  by Joseph King | Modified on 24/12/2023 at 00:00 in Premier League Prediction

The sole Sunday fixture in matchday 18 of the English Premier League sees 13th-place Wolves playing host to 10th-place Chelsea. Wolverhampton haven’t been in the best of form lately and limped to a 3-0 defeat to West Ham in the team’s last appearance. The defeat has Gary O’Neil’s team trailing their opponents and a spot in the top half by three points. The majority of Wolves’ struggles this campaign have come on the road where they’ve posted just a 2-1-6 record. At the Molineux Stadium, Wolves have managed a respectable record of 3-3-2, avoiding defeat in six of their eight appearances. The hosts are also on a six match unbeaten run in front of the home fans with their most recent outing at this ground ending in a 1-1 draw to Forest. During their current unbeaten home stretch, Wolves have racked up 2-1 wins against Man City and Tottenham.

Chelsea are coming off a dramatic midweek penalty shootout with Newcastle in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. The match, which finished 1-1, would ultimately see the Blues prevail as they advanced to the semi-finals. The victory sees Chelsea building some positive momentum after running out 2-0 home winners of Sheffield United in the match prior. Mauricio Pochettino still finds himself someway off the top five with an 11 point gap separating his Chelsea side and fifth-place Spurs. The visitors have really struggled to get results away from Stamford Bridge as of late, losing their last three in a row and conceding eight goals. Chelsea are still dealing with a host of injury problems which sees the likes of Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Ben Chilwell and no less than six others. The good news, however, is that Christopher Nkunku is back fit and should feature here.