Chelsea face Wolves at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League this evening, with the hosts looking for their first league win since mid-December.

Enzo Maresca’s side last won against Brentford on 15 December, and have since lost to Ipswich and Fulham while drawing with Everton, Palace and Bournemouth. Those results have seen them slip into sixth ahead of kick-off, though they can immediately move back into the top four with a win tonight.

At the other end of the table, Wolves sit precariously in 17th, out of the relegation zone on goal difference alone. New manager Vitor Pereira has managed to steady the ship somewhat, but he knows his side need to pick up points quickly if they are to stay out of reach of the bottom three.

The midlands side have not won in the league since Boxing Day and have a terrible run of fixtures on the horizon with Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool to come.

Follow all the latest Premier League action from Stamford Bridge with our live blog below:

Chelsea vs Wolves LIVE

• Chelsea hosts Wolves in the Premier League | Live on Sky Sports

• 24' GOAL! Tosin scores first Premier League goal as Chelsea go ahead (CHE 1-0 WOL)

• 17' SAVE! Jose Sa denies Cole Palmer with strong left hand (CHE 0-0 WOL)

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

• Wolves XI: Sa; Semedo, Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou, Ait-Nouri; Joao Gomes, Andre, Sarabia; Strand Larsen, Cunha

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Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:46 , Mike Jones

45 mins: Cunha must have been inspired by Vitor Pereira. He wins a free kick which Andre slips to Sarabia who crosses into the box.

The ball comes to Joao Gomes who’s flick back into the middle is met but Santiago Bueno but he can;t find the target.

Six minutes of added time to play at the end of the first half.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:42 , Mike Jones

42 mins: Andre goes in the book after Palmer spins past him.

The Wolves midfielder collects a deserved yellow card for hacking Palmer to the ground.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:39 , Mike Jones

39 mins: Caicedo gets a check up and he’s fine to continue.

Wolves need a bit of direction and intensity. Vitor Pereira has called Matheus Cunha over for more instructions.

The Wolves forward has had a quiet nights so far.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:37 , Mike Jones

36 mins: Moises Caicedo lunges into a 50/50 challenge with Andre and wins the ball.

He knocks it away from the Wolves midfielder who then falls on top of him.

Caicedo stays down and needs a bit of treatment. It seemed like a painful landing.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:33 , Mike Jones

33 mins: Noni Madueke is brought down on the edge of the Wolves box.

Reece James then delivers the resultant free kick which is initially dealt with.

The Chelsea players outside the box are keen to get on the ball.

Palmer collects and shoots but his effort is blocked.

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:31 , Mike Jones

30 mins: Dewsbury-Hall sends the ball out to the left wing for Neto who controls it and comes inside.

Wolves’ defending is more solid and Chelsea are forced backwards.

'An agonising wait for Chelsea'

20:30 , Jack Rathborn at Stamford Bridge

“An agonising wait to check Adarabioyo's goal, which was originally chalked off for offside.

“But the hope from the home fans quickly turned to expectation with every second that passed and once confirmed by referee Simon Hooper.

“A loud roar broke out with Nicolas Jackson leading the celebrations around the giant centre-back, who appears to be one of the more popular members of Enzo Maresca's squad.”

Chelsea 1-0 Wolves

20:29 , Mike Jones

27 mins: Chelsea have been rewarded for a dominant start. Can Wolves find a response?

The visitors win their first corner of the game and deliver it straight out of play.

A waste.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Wolves (Tosin Adarabioyo, 24')

20:26 , Mike Jones

We have the first goal!

Another Chelsea corner is swung into the box and gets dropped down to Reece James on the edge of the box.

The Chelsea captain shoots and has his effort deflected to the feet of Tosin Adarabioyo.

The Chelsea defender controls the ball then smokes it into the back of the net.

It was initially ruled out by VAR but after a check Tosin was judged to be onside.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:23 , Mike Jones

23 mins: A chaotic scramble on the edge of the Wolves box allows the visitors to sweep up the pitch in a fine counter attack.

Pablo Sarabia feeds the ball to Matheus Cunha who sets the ball into a better position then strikes it wide of goal.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:21 , Mike Jones

21 mins: A slight knock to Jose Sa offers Vitor Pereira a chance to re-organise his Wolves team.

Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo have switched sides so that there’s more pace to handle Noni Madueke.

Chelsea up the tempo though and fly up the pitch once more.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:17 , Mike Jones

17 mins: Wolves work the ball well deep inside their own final third before picking out Strand Larsen with a fine pass up the pitch.

The forward is unable to control the ball and it bobbles out for a throw in.

Save! Chelsea send the ball back into play before feeding it to Cole Palmer on the inside left channel. He carries the ball up to the edge of the box before drilling a low effort at goal.

Jose Sa leaps to the left and pushes the ball away. That was a good chance.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:14 , Mike Jones

15 mins: Madueke flings another cross into the middle of the box and a forward-thinking Marc Cucurella arrives to launch his head at the ball.

The ball skims the top of hair and drops to a Wolves shirt before getting cleared away.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:13 , Mike Jones

12 mins: Despite Wolves playing with, effectively, a back five there is so much space on the wings for Pedro Neto and Noni Madueke.

Madueke switches the play to his opposite number who then feeds it inside.

The ball comes to Cole Palmer who then drives an shot from range wide of the target.

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:09 , Mike Jones

9 mins: Trevoh Chalobah has started the match well.

He’s been involved in most of Chelsea’s defensive action and receives a high boot to the head from Jorgen Stand Larsen.

The Chelsea free kick is sent over to the right wing where Noni Madueke takes on Rayan Ait-Nouri before lifting a cross into the hands of the goalkeeper.

'An electric start from Chelsea'

20:07 , Jack Rathborn at Stamford Bridge

“An electric start from Chelsea has tasked Wolves with an early test at the back, but they've come out on top in the aerial battles.

“The hosts are looking early and often to Noni Madueke out on the right and looking to stretch the game.”

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:07 , Mike Jones

6 mins: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall floats in a really decent pass and hopes to pick of Pedro Neto by the far post.

Nelson Semedo gets between his former teammate and the ball and manages to nod it behind for another corner.

Neto is on set piece duty this time but Wolves clear the ball from the box and kick forward on the counter attack... which comes to nothing.

'A lively atmosphere at the Bridge'

20:04 , Jack Rathborn at Stamford Bridge

“A lively atmosphere under the lights at the Bridge.

“A fascinating move by Enzo Maresca, under immense pressure if he drops points here, with Man City next in the league.

“Suddenly he could be eroding that positive credit from earlier in the season.

“So he turns to a few unfamiliar faces, with Dewsbury-Hall handed a golden opportunity to show what he can do, he's had to be patient.

“And the returning Trevoh Chalobah will be determined to grasp a chance after his loan spell to Palace.”

Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:02 , Mike Jones

3 mins: Chelsea win a corner courtesy of former Wolves star Pedro Neto.

Reece James hooks the ball into the box and finds Trevoh Chalobah who flicks it on to the far post.

Nicolas Jackson is there but only manages to turn the ball into the hands of the goalkeeper.

Kick off! Chelsea 0-0 Wolves

20:01 , Mike Jones

Cole Palmer gets the ball rolling at Stamford Bridge sending it back to Robert Sanchez.

The goalkeeper fizzes a long ball out to the right wing where it gets nodded down for Nicolas Jackson.

Jackson tries to spin but the ball is prodded away from him.

Chelsea vs Wolves

19:57 , Mike Jones

Here come the teams.

Cole Palmer starts for Chelsea who are hoping to move back into the top four.

Kick off is up next...

Pre-match thoughts from Reece James

19:50 , Mike Jones

Chelsea captain Reece James spoke to Sky Sports ahead of kick off.

He said: "We try not to dwell on the period that we are in. We haven't won in a few games but these things happen. When you look across the Premier League at other teams they have had small spells where they have dropped off. We hope to put things right today.

"I think I understand the game reasonably well. I always try to help the team as much as I can and when I play for this club I always give my best.

"Consistency is key. Building game on game and not rushing. Hopefully I can put a string of performances together."

A bit of Cunha magic?

19:45 , Mike Jones

Matheus Cunha scored a hat-trick at Stamford Bridge in Wolves' 4-2 win last season.

Can he repeat that performance tonight?

Palmer key to Chelsea success

19:40 , Mike Jones

Cole Palmer (14 goals, six assists) is the first Chelsea player to register 20 or more top-flight goal involvements in consecutive campaigns since Eden Hazard did so in three straight seasons between 2012-13 and 2014-15.

Palmer has been involved in five goals in his last two league appearances against Wolves, scoring two and assisting three.

Wolves relying on foreign players

19:35 , Mike Jones

Seven of Wolves’ Premier League starting XIs this season have not contained an Englishman, only one occasion fewer than the total of the other 19 teams combined.

Chelsea dropping points from winning positions

19:30 , Mike Jones

Chelsea dropped just two points from winning positions in their first 17 league matches under Enzo Maresca, but have lost seven points in their subsequent four games with two draws and two defeats in that run.

Manchester United target Wolves left wing-back to strengthen squad

19:25 , Mike Jones

Manchester United are looking at Wolves’ Rayan Ait-Nouri as an alternative at left-back.

Ruben Amorim has made the position a priority this January as he seeks tactical balance for his team. Paris Saint-Germain’s Nuno Mendes is the top choice, having worked with Amorim before, but United are currently a significant distance from matching his €60m asking price and vast wages.

Man Utd target left wing-back and striker to bolster Ruben Amorim’s squad

An unwanted record

19:20 , Mike Jones

Wolves could become the first side to lose their opening three top-flight games of a calendar year by three or more goals since Nottingham Forest in 1910.

Chelsea would need to win by at least three goals tonight for that record to fall though.

A strong start

19:15 , Mike Jones

Wolves earned seven points from their opening three matches under Vitor Pereira but have subsequently suffered successive 3-0 league defeats.

Can they get back to winning ways tonight?

Chelsea need to improve at Stamford Bridge

19:10 , Mike Jones

Just 43% of Chelsea’s points this season have come at home (16 of 37), which is the lowest proportion in the top flight.

One reason for that will be the fact they have kept just one clean sheet at home in the league.

Can they shut out Wolves tonight?

Blues' bad form

19:05 , Mike Jones

Chelsea are winless in five leagues games (three draws, two defeats), immediately following a run of five straight victories.

Reece James on 'positives' of Bournemouth draw

19:00 , Mike Jones

Chelsea captain Reece James came off the bench to earn Chelsea a point in a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth and says the team could have won all three.

“It was disappointing to only take a point from the game,” said James, who made his first league appearance since November in the match.

“We were dominating most of the game and we should have walked away with three points.

“Collectively as a team we had chances in the first half and sometimes in games when you don’t take the chances, the game goes on and they managed to get two goals.

“There are positives to take. The amount of chances we created for example. Anyone can beat anyone, we just have to put this game behind us now and take it game by game.”

There are positives – Reece James upbeat despite Chelsea’s winless run extending

18:55 , Mike Jones

Reece James said there are positives to be taken by Chelsea after his stoppage-time free-kick salvaged a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth.

Enzo Maresca’s side are now five games without a win in the Premier League despite their captain’s dramatic late intervention at Stamford Bridge.

That run has seen them drop from second place towards the end of December, when they were considered the side most likely to challenge leaders Liverpool, to fourth and at risk of dropping out of the Champions League places.

There are positives – Reece James upbeat despite Chelsea’s winless run extending

Wolves line-ups to take on Chelsea

18:50 , Mike Jones

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

Chelsea vs Wolves

18:50 , Mike Jones

Chelsea ended a run of three straight league defeats against Wolves by winning this season's reverse fixture 6-2 at Molineux in August.

After a 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge last season, Wolves are aiming to secure back-to-back league wins at Chelsea for the first time since February 1964.

Chelsea line-up to face Wolves

18:46 , Mike Jones

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

'They are a team with identity'

18:40 , Mike Jones

Vitor Pereira spoke about what he is expecting when Wolves take on Chelsea this evening.

He said: “They are a team that maybe five games away was a team to win the league. Now, because they are not getting the results, they have the same players, the same manager, top players a top manager.

“They are a team that has identity as a team, they play in the style where they have a model game, and we must go there with our identity and the things that we try to work every day, trying to increase every day.

“I'm not a coach that if I lose a game, I would change my mind. I’m a coach to create an identity, to increase the level, to increase the level to play in the same style, in the way to have intentions. We go to face Chelsea, trying to play our game.

“Of course, in the other side, we'll face a team with quality, with top players, and against top players, you cannot consider the spaces and the time to play in the way that they like.”

Pereira's team news update

18:35 , Mike Jones

The officials line-ups will be dropping shorting but here’s the Wolves manager speaking about potential absentees last Friday.

Vitor Pereira said: “Today he [Cunha] was out of the training because he’s got a flu. He is a bit sick, but I hope tomorrow he will be on the pitch, and maybe if he’s on the pitch training, it is a possibility to play the next game.

“Semedo is training and Toti is recovering. He’s recovering well and I believe [he will return] in one week – maybe, I'm not a doctor. But Toti is recovering well, Bouba [Traore] is working with us now after the injury in the knee and Sasa [Kalajdzic] is working with the medical department.”

Semedo on Wolves' defensive issues

18:30 , Mike Jones

Wolves defender Nelson Semedo says the team have already improved under new boss Vitor Pereira but they know they have to stop conceding goals.

Semedo said: “We have to try to concede less goals or try not to concede goals at all.

“We know that it’s tough when you concede a goal, especially away against these teams it’s really hard, but we're working hard with Vitor and the staff to make the things better.

“We're already seeing improvements from everybody, so that's what we have to keep doing.”

18:25 , Mike Jones

Speaking after Wolves’ defeat to Newcastle, Nelson Semedo said his team have no time to feel sorry for themselves.

“Tough evening for us. Losing is always bad, but we played against a good team. We had our chances as well,” the defender explained.

“We created a couple of chances that we didn’t score. Afterwards, we have to correct some errors that we had, but we have no time to waste. We have a big game on Monday, and we have to recover and get game ready.

“The team from the last month that you've been seeing is a completely different team.

“We did good games, good wins, away and home games. This is us.

“Today was not our day, but we have no time to waste, a big game to prepare for on Monday, so we go forward. I have to focus on my team and prepare the guys. Keep the positive energy and move on and move on. That's the only way.”

We’re not embarrassed – Enzo Maresca defends Chelsea players over ref exchanges

18:20 , Mike Jones

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca rejected suggestions his team should be embarrassed by attempts to influence referees and called out key decisions that have gone against his side.

Defender Marc Cucurella was involved in an incident with Bournemouth’s David Brooks during last Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in which the Cherries player narrowly avoided being dismissed.

Brooks appeared to pull Cucurella’s hair and sent the Spain international falling to the ground, albeit theatrically, the same offence for which Southampton’s Jack Stephens was sent off against the Blues earlier in the season.

We’re not embarrassed – Enzo Maresca defends Chelsea players over ref exchanges

Maresca's injury updates

18:15 , Mike Jones

Will Cole Palmer play for Chelsea? That remains to be seen after the midfielder failed to train with the team on Friday.

Enzo Maresca gave a update for some of the players who are doubtful for tonight’s match saying:

“We were without Cole [for training], he was not in the session. Levi [Colwill] was also not in the session, Enzo [Fernandez] wasn’t in the session, and Romeo [Lavia] wasn’t in the session. So we have three or four players who are doubts for Monday’s game.

“Cole had a kick in the ankle in the first half [against Bournemouth]. He didn’t train and we don’t know if we’ll train tomorrow or in two days. It’s the same situation with Enzo, Levi and Romeo.”

Reece James' minutes will be managed

18:10 , Mike Jones

Reece James made his first league appearance since November in the draw with Bournemouth after recovering from injury and Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says the captain will be managed to ensure he does not get injured again.

“For sure he’s important, but also in this moment he can be even more important,” Maresca said during his pre-match press conference.

“Reece is an important player for us and one of the most important because he’s our captain and because we know how good he is. Since we started he hasn’t always been fit, but he is better now and with him back we are happy.

“For Reece, it’s not about if he scores goals or how many minutes. It’s about managing his situation. So we will see.

“For sure, if he has played 45 minutes it means he can be ready [for Wolves], but what we don’t want with Reece is that we go again and he has an injury again. We don’t want that.

“Since we started, we are trying to help him and we are doing exactly the same at this moment.”

Maresca on his side dealing with a dip in form

18:05 , Mike Jones

Chelsea have not won in five league games but manager Enzo Marseca says this moment is a learning curve for his young side.

“They’re not kids,” the manager told the media before tonight’s match.

“They’re 20-year-old players most of them. They have to deal with that. If some moment like this happens, it’s not just us, it’s all the clubs. They’ve all had some moments like this, except Liverpool.

“It’s just how you embrace that moment and you try to react and try to start again to win games.

“It’s a new situation for them, they live now and probably the next time it happens they can live it in a better way.”

Enzo Maresca says his young Chelsea players ‘are not kids’

18:00 , Mike Jones

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said his young side “are not kids” as he called on them to embrace the challenge of ending a five-game winless run.

The Blues have sunk to fifth in the Premier League since they last won a game on December 15 as their brief challenge to leaders Liverpool crumbled.

Maresca has always maintained his team – who have the youngest average age in the league at just under 24 – are not ready to compete for the title, even after they went on a winning spree before Christmas that took them to within two points of the summit.

Enzo Maresca says his young Chelsea players ‘are not kids’

Chelsea vs Wolves prediction

17:55 , Mike Jones

Despite a winless run in the Premier League now spanning five matches, Enzo Maresca’s side will take confidence from recent performances and should have enough firepower to get past the Wolves defence.

Whether the visitors can steal a goal or two at the other end remains to be seen but if they can it’ll be a close contest. If not, Chelsea should run out comfortable winners.

Chelsea 2-0 Wolves.

Early team news for Wolves

17:50 , Mike Jones

Mario Lemina has apologised to Vitor Pereira and said he is willing to play having asked not to be considered last week as speculation grows over his future. He may miss out anyway.

Predicted Wolves XI: Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; R Gomes, Andre, J Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Hwang, Cunha; Larsen.

Early Chelsea team news

17:45 , Chris Wilson

Levi Colwill is a doubt for Chelsea, who are also without defenders Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana.

Trevoh Chalobah has been recalled from his loan at Crystal Palace to bolster Enzo Maresca’s options in the back four.

Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer should overcome issues to start.

Predicted Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Caicedo, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Lavia; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.

How can I watch it?

17:40 , Mike Jones

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage on the channels from 6.30pm.

A live stream will be available via Sky Go.

When is Chelsea vs Wolves

17:35 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea vs Wolves is due to kick off at 8pm GMT on Monday 20 January at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea vs Wolves

17:30 , Mike Jones

Chelsea will hope to get their stuttering campaign going again as they welcome struggling Wolves to Stamford Bridge.

Hopes of a title push have faded in recent weeks with Enzo Maresca’s side desperately short of form in a run of five Premier League games without a win.

They will climb back into the top four with a home victory over a visiting team looking to get back on track themselves.

The immediate upturn in fortunes brought about by Vitor Pereira’s arrival has been brought to an end by back-to-back 3-0 defeats, leaving Wolves level on points with 18th-placed Ipswich.

Chelsea vs Wolves LIVE

14:11 , Chris Wilson

Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s match between Chelsea and Wolves in the Premier League.

Chelsea are hunting their first win since the middle of December, while Wolves need any points they can get as they try to stave off relegation.

We’ll have all the latest updates right here.