Chelsea vs Wolves Prediction & Betting Tips (4 February)

Like its previous year, Chelsea have greatly disappointed this season and are now only 10th in the Premier League. Armed to play in the Big 4, the London team should ultimately have difficulty securing a European seat via the championship. The Blues have recently shown a better face by aligning 3 victories in a row over Crystal Palace, Luton and Fulham. They fell back heavily this week on Liverpool's pitch 4-1. Qualified for the League Cup final, Chelsea also drew against Aston Villa last weekend 0-0 and will therefore have to replay, away from home this time, their round of 16 League Cup final on Wednesday.

Comfortably installed in the soft underbelly of the ranking, Wolverhampton is currently 11th in the Premier League and has 2 units of expenditure on its opponent of the day. This week, Pedro Neto's teammates lost at home against Manchester United following a goal conceded after added time 3-4. They thus put an end to a positive dynamic of 4 matches without a setback in the championship, 3 victories and 1 draw. Last weekend, Wolverhampton booked their ticket to the round of 16 of the FA Cup by winning at West Bromwich 0-2.

Several elements still fill the ranks of the infirmary this weekend. This is the case of goalkeeper No. 1 Sanchez, captain James, long-time absent defender Fofana, potential starters Colwill, Cucurella, Lavia and Ugochukwu and replacement Chalobah. On the other hand, eliminated from the CAN with Senegal Nicolas Jackson (7 goals in PL) should be available again. Back on the pitch this week, French international Nkunku shook the nets. He now hopes to continue alongside the essential Palmer (9 goals and 4 assists in the PL).

Not very active on the transfer market this winter, Chelsea decided to loan left-back Maatsen (Dortmund), midfielder Andrey Santos (Strasbourg) and attackers Datro Fofana (Burnley) and Broja (Fulham). Wolverhampton is missing still on the call are midfielder Boubacar Traoré (Mali) and the essential attacker Hee-Chan Hwang (South Korea), who are competing in the CAN and the Asian Cup respectively. Scorer this week against Manchester United, the excellent winger Pedro Neto (2 goals and 7 assists in the PL) should obviously start, as should the influential striker Matheus Cunha (6 goals and 6 assists in the PL). This winter, replacement attackers Guedes (Villarreal), Kalajdzic (Frankfurt) and Fabio Silva (Glasgow Rangers) left on loan as did defender Mosquera (Villarreal). Note the arrival on loan of French hope Noah Lemina (PSG) who therefore finds his brother Mario at Wolves.