Wolves v Chelsea

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Wolves were handed a heavy 3-0 defeat away from home at West Ham in last weekend's Premier League action so the hosts will be keen to return to their beloved Molineux for this Christmas Eve fixture against a Chelsea outfit who registered a 2-0 home win against Premier League strugglers, Sheffield United, and the visitors will be looking to post back-to-back wins in the west midlands on Sunday afternoon.

Despite producing a mixed bag of results pretty much all the way through this current Premier League campaign, Wolves occupy a respectable looking 13th place in the English top flight table as their five wins that they've accumulated so far along with four draws have been enough to keep Gary O'Neil's side 10 points clear of the relegation zone.

Although Wolves were handed back-to-back defeats at home at the start of the season, suffering losses against Brighton and Liverpool, Wolves have staged a recovery since then as the hosts have put together a solid looking six-match unbeaten sequence in the Premier League in subsequent weeks.

The bigger picture shows Wolves have lost just these two games from their previous 13 matches overall at Molineux.

A 2-0 home win against bottom placed club, Sheffield United, saw Chelsea return to winning ways and this victory has helped lift Mauricio Pochettino's side up into the top half of the Premier League table into 10th spot ahead of this upcoming trip to the west midlands.

Chelsea look a mere shadow of their former selves though this season as The Blues have managed to pick up just six wins from their 17 league matches so far this season so there are certainly no guarantees of success here at Molineux on Christmas Eve especially as Wolves will be in no mood for Christmas cheer!

However, despite being handed four defeats in the shape of losses to West Ham, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Everton, Chelsea have managed to collect wins on the road at Fulham, Burnley and Tottenham, the latter two wins both being by comprehensive 4-1 victories.

These two resounding wins on their travels should give Pochettino's side a welcome boost ahead of this upcoming trip in a game which either side would have claims to win, but the visitors do possess greater quality in depth and it's time The Blues showed opposing teams what they're all about.

Wolves v Chelsea Verdict

the previous five meetings between Wolves and Chelsea have been fairly tight encounters as each team have registered one win along with being involved in three draws within these past five meetings, so it looks like being another closely fought tussle at Molineux this Saturday as well.

A low-scoring encounter may unfold at Molineux as a result.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct Score: Chelsea 1-0 @ 9.00