Wolves vs Chelsea prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-08-24 13:00.
[p]Wolverhampton Wanderers caused Arsenal some problems last weekend, but they still lost 2-0 to suffer what was a fourth successive matchday one defeat. Aiming to get back on track, the home side are now bidding to do something that they haven’t done since 2011/12, win their second game of a Premier League campaign, having recorded two draws and four losses in such outings since. [/p]
[p]Highly-rated head coach Gary O’Neil will be reminding his players of the 2-1 victory that they secured last season in the corresponding clash against upcoming opponents Chelsea, which formed part of Wolves’ first league double over the Blue since 1974/75. The club’s record in this fixture looking a few campaigns further back is also very strong, having suffered just one loss in the last eight H2Hs (W4, D3), while they haven’t tasted defeat at home to the West Londoners in the previous four meetings (W3, D1). [/p]
[p]There’s been yet more chaos in the Chelsea camp this week with new boss Enzo Maresca already having to publicly address discontent from one of his big-name players after Raheem Sterling released an extraordinary statement calling for “clarity” after being left out of the matchday squad to face Manchester City. [/p]
[p]Amongst that backdrop, Maresca must now rally his troops after the 2-0 defeat to the reigning champions and avoid something that the Blues have never been consigned to before – losing their first two Premier League games in a season. Keeping a clean sheet would guarantee that such an awful prospect isn’t realised, but the six-time English top-flight winners have actually conceded in each of their last 16 league matches on the road – their longest such streak since a run of 24 league outings on their travels without a shutout between January 1993 and February 1994. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: The last time these teams met, Matheus Cunha scored a hat-trick at Stamford Bridge in a 4-2 victory to become the first Wolves player to net three goals in a single Premier League game away from home. After scooping the PFA Young Player of the Year for his 2023/24 exploits, Cole Palmer will be looking to get off the mark for Chelsea in 2024/25 here, with his opener against Wolves in that aforementioned match one of nine occasions last term when he put his side 1-0 up. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Wolves have received at least one first-half booking in each of their last nine league games. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]