Chelsea are ready for the Match-day 11 of the premier league as they eye a win against managerless Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge on Saturday night, Softfootball reports.
Wolves sacked Vitor Pereira last weekend and are looking to bring in a successor but the game against Chelsea may come too soon for the new manager. The Blues are buzzing after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 last week in a London Derby and want to follow up with another win.
Chelsea are excited to be back home for the game against Wolves after playing away against Spurs last week. The Blues shared this on their official X handle.
Back home for the visit of Wolves. 🐺 pic.twitter.com/DnyDucstnj
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 7, 2025Head-to-Head
Interestingly, Chelsea and Wolves met a couple of weeks ago in the Carabao Cup and it was a seven-goal thriller during the fourth round of the competition and the Blues emerged 4-3 winners against the Old Gold.
There have been 120 matches between Wolves and Chelsea with the Old Gold winning 43, the Blues with 47 victories while 30 games have ended in draws.
Star Player
Jørgen Strand Larsen is the star man for Wolves since the departure of Matheus Cunha to Manchester United in the summer. He scored 14 goals in the Premier League last season to help Wolves avoid relegation. He was slowed down at the start of this season by injury but has scored one Premier League goal and two Carabao Cup goals. Wolves would rely on him for goals at Stamford Bridge.
For Chelsea, since injury kept Cole Palmer out, Moisés Caicedo has been the star man for Chelsea, scoring three goals out of 10 premier league games for Chelsea. Winning Player of the Month and Goal of the Month in the process.
Team News
Chelsea midfielder, Romeo Lavia is out with a thigh injury for an unspecified amount of time. Also out are Cole Palmer (groin), Levi Colwill (ACL), Dario Essugo (thigh), Benoit Badiashile (muscle) and the suspended Mykhaylo Mudryk on the sidelines. But ex-Wolves winger Pedro Neto is set to return from a minor knock and could face his old club. Liam Delap returns after suspension.
Chelsea shared the press conference of manager Enzo Maresca via their official Youtube channel. Watch below.
Wolves interim manager, James Collins’ is leading the team to Stadium Bridge and he is keen to get a good result for his side as shared in a post via the club’s official X handle.
James Collins' thoughts ahead of taking charge of our game at Chelsea 🗣️
— Wolves (@Wolves) November 7, 2025Wolves will be without defender Emmanuel Agbadou due to his straight red card in the first half of the 3-0 loos to Fulham. Also out are Matt Doherty (knee), Leon Chiwome (knee) and Rodrigo Gomes (groin) in the treatment room.
Ladislav Krejci may have a defensive role to cover for his suspended teammate while the likes of Andre, Joao Gomes and Jackson Tchatchoua will push for a starting spot.
Chelsea probable XI:
Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Pedro, Garnacho; Delap
Wolves probable XI:
Johnstone; Toti, Krejci, S. Bueno; Tchatchoua, Andre, Gomes, H. Bueno; Munetsi, Bellegarde; Strand Larsen
Softfootball prediction
Wolves are still struggling and it will be difficult for them to get a result against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea 3-1 Wolves.
