On Dec 19th, Wolverhampton Wanderers plays host to Chelsea in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 8th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Romain Saïss scored the first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Wolverhampton Wanderers took the shutout win. Wolverhampton Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Chelsea is fresh off their 3-2 win against Leeds United. Raphinha struck first for Leeds United in the 28th minute on a penalty, then Mason Mount tied it up for Chelsea in the 42nd minute on a penalty Finally they completed the comback victory in the 94th minute on a penalty goal by Jorginho to cap off a wild match. Chelsea is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Wolverhampton Wanderers won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Jorginho and Mason Mount have been the hottest scorers for Chelsea in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.
Daniel Podence, Fernando Marçal, Jonny Castro, Raúl Jiménez, Willy Boly, Pedro Neto and Mosquera are unavailable to play for Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento’s team, while N’Golo Kanté and Trevoh Chalobah are unavailable to play for Chelsea.