Wolverhampton v Chelsea match preview and predictions 4th December 2018

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Struggling Wolverhampton entertains Chelsea in matchday 14 of the English Premier League both sides keen to bag the maximum points in the tricky encounter.

Wolves will be banking on their native hope support to get the job done and down a formidable Chelsea to secure the vital three points.

Nun Espirito Santo charges will be keen to bounce back from their frustrating 2-1 defeat away to Cardiff and get the job done in the tricky encounter.

The hosts are now winless in 6 league matches, losing 5 of them and dropping down to 12th in the table.

For the time in many seasons, they are safe from the relegation battle, but they have some crucial fixtures coming up in December and have a 7 point cushion away from the relegation zone.

Maurizio Sarri’s charges are now 7 points adrift of defending champions aPremiereir League leaders Manchester City, but a return of 31 points from 14 games is most definitely a step in the right direction for the visitors. They returned to winning ways with a comfortable win over Fulham and the former Napoli tactician will be demanding more of the same from his charges to ge their campaign back on track.

The Blues have won 4 of their 6 Premier League away games this season, and their defeat to Tottenham is their only defeat of the season. They are facing a Wolves side who have had some success against the top teams in the division, but they have lost their last 3 home games now failing to hit the net in two of the occasions.

Head to Head

Chelsea have also won 7 of their 8 Premier League meetings against Wolves and have won their last 4 competitive encounters, scoring at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 10 competitive games.

Tip

Chelsea win

Odds

1.79

Stake

Small