With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Chelsea fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- Chelsea has the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Premier League
- Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored away.
Chelsea have less rest than Wolverhampton Wanderers in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a FA Cup game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Luton Town, was also a home game here at Stamford Bridge. The away team is better rested.
Chelsea form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Chelsea have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
Chelsea's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Luton Town. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Chelsea lost 0-2 at Leicester City's place.
Tammy Abraham was absolutely essential when Chelsea beat Luton Town 3-1, scoring three goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Chelsea, as the Premier League home game vs Burnley is only four days away.
Goals decide football matches and Chelsea are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Chelsea's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Wolverhampton Wanderers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Chorley. A 2-3 loss hosting West Bromwich Albion before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Crystal Palace.
The visiting Wolves have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 9 games. As for defending, Wolves rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Wolverhampton Wanderers - Chelsea 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Chelsea victories, one draw and three Wolverhampton Wanderers wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Bakumo-Abraham 6 goals |  K. Zouma 4 goals |  T. Werner 4 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
| Chelsea | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 33 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 74% |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 42% | 56% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 16% | 22% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 47% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 53% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 21% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 13.9 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.8 | 12.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 25% |
- Chelsea has the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Premier League
- Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored away.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 10 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Fulham | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -28 | 11 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 5 |
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