Chelsea vs Wolves LIVE!

Chelsea are back at Stamford Bridge tonight looking to end a recent slump in the Premier League. After an impressive start to Enzo Maresca’s tenure, the Blues have suffered a dip in form as they've failed to win any of their last five top-flight matches which has seen them slip out of title contention.

Chelsea - who have agreed a £12million deal to sign Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg - have been dragged into a top four battle and begin the night in sixth place after Manchester City's big win over Ipswich. Maresca has concerns over Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez, Romeo Lavia and Levi Colwill as they've emerged as injury doubts for this fixture.

Wolves have stuttered of late in the league, without a win in three and come into this game on the back of successive 3-0 losses against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United. They will hope to call upon key man Matheus Cunha who netted a hat-trick in this fixture last season. Follow Chelsea vs Wolves LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea vs Wolves latest news

• GOAL! Tosin Adarabioyo breaks the deadlock after VAR check

• Chelsea XI: Palmer and Chalobah start, trio miss out

• Wolves XI: Three changes as Cunha starts

• Score prediction: Blues return to winning ways

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:47 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

45 +1 min: Yellow card shown to Luis Miguel, who is a member of the Wolves coaching staff.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

45 min: Poor delivery from the corner but six minutes of added time has been signalled.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

43 min: Better from Wolves as they eventually work the ball into the box following a free-kick.

Cunha gets his head on the ball but glances an effort wide before seeing another shot blocked a few moments later.

The visitors are growing in confidence as Chalobah has to put the ball out for a corner.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:43 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

41 min: Safe to say Matheus Cunha is not at the races today.

He overhits a pass out to Sarabia, had he got that right, Wolves were in!

Standard Sport's Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge

20:42 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Andre has just apologised to Cole Palmer for crocking him, but I can't imagine he means the apology. That was a cynical foul and it left Palmer hobbling away.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:41 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

39 min: Wolves finally show some signs of life as Matheus Cunha gets a shot away but the effort is blocked by the Chelsea defenders which gives Sanchez a routine catch.

Andre is then shown a yellow card for taking matters into his own hands and fouling Cole Palmer.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:38 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

37 min: Caicedo is back on his feet. To the delight of Chelsea fans and no doubt, Enzo Maresca.

Standard Sport's Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge

20:37 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Caicedo is down and he looks as though he is writhing in agony after a blow to the knee with Andre.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:37 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

35 min: Moises Caicedo is down following a challenge from Andre.

Nothing in that, the Chelsea midfielder just came off worse.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:33 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

32 min: Chelsea keeping the pressure on but Wolves are repelling everything that comes into the box.

Cole Palmer then overhits a pass out to Pedro Neto to give the visitors some respite.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

28 min: Wolves have the chance to hit straight back but Matheus Cunha’s corner doesn’t even clear the first man.

What a waste!

Standard Sport's Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge

20:28 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Took a long time for the VAR to come to the conclusion, but Cunha is playing Adarabioyo onside. Calm finish rewarded -eventually - by the awarding of the opening goal.

Chelsea in command and now in the lead.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Wolves | Tosin Adarabioyo '25

20:27 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

25 min: Tosin Adarabioyo’s effort stands!

VAR judged the defender to have been in an onside position before finding the back of the net.

That’s his first Premier League goal for the club.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:24 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

24 min: VAR are checking Tosin’s goal that was ruled out for offside.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:24 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

22 min: Misunderstanding between Doherty and Sa almost leads to a Chelsea goal as the defender heads the ball past the onrushing goalkeeper.

But the defender breathes a huge sigh of relief as he gets back to put the ball behind for a corner.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:22 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

20 min: Poor clearance from Robert Sanchez goes unpunished.

Then at the other end, Wolves defend well to deny Jackson, Neto and James.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:20 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

19 min: Jose Sa is fine to continue after the stoppage.

Chelsea do the decent thing and return the ball to Wolves.

Standard Sport's Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge

20:18 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Powerful effort from Palmer after a run at Wolves which the visitors were powerless to prevent. He's starting to come alive is Cole.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:18 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

16 min: Cole Palmer is afforded far too much time and space as he approaches the penalty area.

His shot forces Jose Sa into a decent save before Moises Caicedo fires the rebound over.

Sa is now down receiving treatment.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:14 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

13 min: It’s all Chelsea at the moment.

Madueke’s teasing cross is headed away by Doherty, but the hosts keep the pressure on.

Feels like it’s just a matter of time before the breakthrough.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:12 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

11 min: CLOSE!

A real melee in the six-yard box as Dewsbury-Hall tries to force the ball home but Jose Sa is grateful to dive onto the ball.

Cole Palmer then tries to curl the ball home from the edge of the box, but he’s off target with this one.

Standard Sport's Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge

20:07 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

VERY loud cheer from Chelsea fans for Trevoh Chalobah as he dives in on Strand Larsen for his first sliding tackle since being re-called from Crystal Palace.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:07 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

5 min: Excellent defending from Trevoh Chalobah as he uses his long legs to good use to take the ball away from Strand Larsen.

Really good tackle but he may have done some damage to himself.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:05 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

4 min: Really good start from Chelsea, Dewsbury-Hall whips in a teasing cross which has to be dealt with by Wolves captain Semedo.

Corner taken by Neto but the delivery is poor and Wolves are able to push forward with Ait-Nouri.

Standard Sport's Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge

20:03 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

He's outmuscled Ait-Nouri beautifully there, Madueke, but then just gives the defence enough time to recover. Bright start from the Blues.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:03 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

2 min: More strong defending by Ait-Nouri as he manages to stop Madueke getting a shot away.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:02 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

1 min: Strong start from Chelsea as Ait-Nouri has to head Pedro Neto’s cross out for a corner with Jackson and Madueke lurking at the back post.

Reece James swings the ball in and a flick-on reaches Jackson whose acrobatic effort is comfortable for Sa to keep out.

KICK-OFF!

20:00 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

We are underway in this Premier League clash.

Here we go!

19:56 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

The teams have emerged from the tunnel and kick-off between Chelsea and Wolves is just moments away.

How it stands

19:52 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea are currently sit sixth in the Premier League table, but they will move back into the top four with victory tonight.

Wolves are almost certain to remain 17th whatever the score, but will slip a place in the table if they lose by a six-goal margin.

10 mins to go

19:50 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Right, 10 minutes until kick-off at Stamford Bridge as final preparations are completed.

Special guest

19:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba is in attendance tonight!

Not long now!

19:40 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Less than 20 minutes to go until kick-off in west London.

Around the grounds...

19:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

This is the final Premier League fixture of the week.

Big win for Liverpool as Arsenal drop points, huge statement from Manchester City too...

Newcastle 1-4 Bournemouth

West Ham 0-2 Crystal Palace

Leicester 0-2 Fulham

Brentford 0-2 Liverpool

Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest 3-2 Southampton

Manchester United 1-3 Brighton

Everton 3-2 Tottenham

Ipswich 0-6 Man City

Plenty of goals so far...

In the building!

19:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Wolves have arrived in the capital for tonight’s clash. They’re aiming to record a first Premier League win since Boxing Day when they beat Manchester United.

Back in the starting XI

19:26 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

What a week it has been for Trevoh Chalobah.

Recalled from his loan spell at Crystal Palace and straight into the Chelsea XI tonight.

He’s already scored against Wolves this season...

Wolves changes

19:20 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Vitor Pereira has made three changes from the Wolves side which started against Newcastle United.

Captain Nelson Semedo, Matheus Cunha and Pablo Sarabia all come into the starting XI.

That means Rodrigo Gomes, Hee Chan Hwang and Goncalo Guedes drop to the bench.

Madueke anniversary

19:15 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

On this day two years ago, Noni Madueke became a Chelsea player as he arrived from PSV Eindhoven.

In the reverse fixture earlier in the season, Madueke scored a hat-trick against Wolves.

He starts tonight!

Standard Sport's Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge

19:10 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

An important night in midfield for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on the occasion of his first league start for Chelsea. He's had to wait a decent while for it!

But opportunity knocks, after injuries to Lavia and Fernandez in midfield put a cat amongst the pigeons in Maresca's midfield plans.

Can his former Leicester City star impress here against Wolves?

Chelsea changes

19:05 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Enzo Maresca has made five changes to Chelsea's starting line up for the Premier League clash against Wolves.

Trevoh Chalobah is back in following his recall from Crystal Palace, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is handed a first Premier League start for the Blues.

Reece James, Pedro Neto and Tosin Adarabioyo are also recalled.

Standard Sport's Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge

19:00 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

This is what Dom Smith has made of the Chelsea team news as Trevoh Chalobah is handed a start.

Wolves XI in full

18:55 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Wolves XI: Sa, Semedo, Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou, Ait-Nouri, Andre, J. Gomes, Sarabia, Cunha, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Johnstone, Lima, Dawson, R. Gomes, Doyle, Bellegarde, Forbs, Hwang, Guedes.

Chelsea XI in full

18:50 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Dewsbury-Hall; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson

Subs: Jorgensen, Gusto, Acheampong, Disasi, George, Joao Felix, Sancho, Nkunku, Guiu

Wolves XI

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And for the visitors...

Chelsea XI

18:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Here’s how the hosts lineup tonight...

Team news imminent

18:40 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

We are expecting the team news to be announced shortly.

Will Cole Palmer start for Chelsea?

Stay tuned...

Palmer team news hint?

18:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Cole Palmer’s shirt hangs in the dressing room ahead of kick-off at Stamford Bridge.

Surely this means he has shaken off a knock to start?

Maresca on Wolves

18:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Enzo Maresca is expecting a very different game against Wolves this time after Chelsea won the reverse fixture 6-2.

“It's not the same manager, it’s not the same idea, you can see. So I don’t think the last game there can be important for us or them,” he told reporters on Friday.

“It’s a new game, it’s a new manager, it’s a different way to attack, a different way to defend. Hopefully, we can be ready the same way we were for the last game and get the three points.”

Setting the scene

18:25 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

It’s all quiet at Stamford Bridge currently, expect that to change very soon as the stands will begin to fill up ahead of kick-off.

Further Chelsea recalls?

18:20 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca looks to have ruled out the possibility of recalling either Andrey Santos or Lesley Ugochukwu from their current loan spells.

The Blues have already moved to recall Trevoh Chalobah early from his season-long loan spell with London rivals Crystal Palace this month to add extra defensive cover given those injuries and with Axel Disasi and summer signing Tosin Adarabioyo both linked with moves away from the club, while Aaron Anselmino has also been summoned back from Boca Juniors ahead of schedule.

Read the full story here!

Predicted Chelsea XI

18:15 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea could be without Cole Palmer for tonight’s Premier League visit of Wolves.

Palmer missed training on Friday after he was injured during last week’s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth and the Blues star is a doubt for the game at Stamford Bridge tonight.

With that said, manager Enzo Maresca said he hopes the 22-year-old will be fit.

Predicted Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Caicedo, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Lavia; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Maresca demands improvements

18:10 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

For Enzo Maresca, there is one key ingredient missing as he bids to arrest Chelsea’s mid-season slump - his players must be more ruthless in front of goal.

Not since December 15 against Brentford have the Blues won in the Premier League. It is a run stretching back five games, featuring dropped points against Everton, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth as well as defeats to Fulham and newly-promoted Ipswich.

Read his full quotes here!

Transfer news

18:05 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea are closing in on a deal worth around £12million to sign 19-year-old defender Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg.

Strasbourg are owned by BlueCo, the parent company of Chelsea, and Sarr will move to Stamford Bridge in the summer.

Read the full story here!

Chelsea vs Wolves match odds

18:00 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea to win: 1/3

Draw: 16/5

Wolves to win: 5/1

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

Chelsea vs Wolves: Head to head (h2h) history and results

17:55 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea wins: 45

Draws: 30

Wolves wins: 43

It has been goals galore when these two sides have met recently. 6-2 to Chelsea in the reverse fixture earlier in the season but Wolves emerged 4-1 victors on their last visit to Stamford Bridge as Matheus Cunha scored a hat-trick.

Standard Sport prediction

17:50 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Despite their frustrating run of recent draws, Chelsea should surely have enough at home to get past a side in poor form, even if the likes of Palmer, Lavia and Fernandez miss out.

Chelsea to win, 2-0.

Wolves team news

17:45 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Mario Lemina is not expected to be involved for Wolves after Pereira claimed the midfielder wanted to leave the club. Toti Gomes, Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso Gonzales and Yerson Mosquera are all injured.

Matheus Cunha is a doubt after suffering with illness last week, though Boubacar Traore is back in training.

Chelsea team news

17:40 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea remain without defenders Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana, though Trevoh Chalobah could feature for the first time since being recalled from a loan spell at Crystal Palace.

Mykhailo Mudryk is unavailable, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Omari Kellyman are injured. Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez, Levi Colwill and Romeo Lavia are all doubts for the Blues.

How to watch Chelsea vs Wolves

17:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

TV channel: The game will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage of Monday Night Football starts at 6:30pm GMT.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch on a live stream online via the Sky Go app.

LIVE coverage: Follow all the action tonight with Standard Sport’s dedicated live match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge.

Welcome

17:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Wolves.

It’s a third home game in a row across all competitions for the Blues but they needed an injury-time equaliser to salvage a point against Bournemouth last time out.

That made it five Premier League games without a win and that means Enzo Maresca’s side start the game in sixth position in the table.

Wolves have lost their last two league games by the same 3-0 scoreline but did win this fixture last season.

Kick-off from Stamford Bridge is at 8pm GMT.