Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Date: 20th January 2025
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Chelsea will look to record their first league win since mid-December when they welcome Wolves to Stamford Bridge on Monday.
Despite head coach Enzo Marseca’s constant public denial, many people considered the Blues to be part of the Premier League title race before Christmas. However, a return of zero wins in their last five games (D3, L2) means they have lost major ground in the title race. So much so that despite being Liverpool’s nearest challenger not too long ago, they now no longer reside in the top four.
Three defeats from their last four Premier League games against Wolves would hint at a continuation of that misery. However, it’s worth noting that Chelsea won August’s reverse fixture 6-2.
This game falling on a Monday could also help their quest to get back to winning ways, with Maresca’s men winning five of their last six Monday-held Premier League home games (D1), with four of those wins coming ‘to nil’.
Meanwhile, Wolves will be desperate to return to league form when they travel to London on Monday night. The visitors enjoyed a strong start to life under Vítor Pereira who won his first two games in charge.
But the Portuguese’s impact at the club has waned somewhat as he has failed to win any of his next three league games. Two heavy 3-0 league defeats precede this clash, meaning that Wolves are by no means out of the woods yet in their survival quest, with only goals scored keeping them out of the bottom three ahead of the round.
Even more telling is that those two hefty defeats to open their 2025 league campaign leave Wolves on the brink of some unwanted history as the last side to lose their opening three top-flight games of a calendar year by 3+ goals was Nottingham Forest back in 1910. Considering they haven’t kept a clean sheet in a Premier League clash in the capital since February 2022, it looks like their attack might have to be at its best to get something out of this game.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
February 19, 2025 |
Aston Villa |
20:30 |
Liverpool |
February 21, 2025 |
Leicester City |
21:00 |
Brentford |
February 22, 2025 |
Everton |
13:30 |
Manchester United |
AFC Bournemouth |
16:00 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Arsenal |
16:00 |
West Ham United |
Fulham |
16:00 |
Crystal Palace |
Ipswich Town |
16:00 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Southampton |
16:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
Aston Villa |
18:30 |
Chelsea |
February 23, 2025 |
Newcastle United |
15:00 |
Nottingham Forest |
Manchester City |
17:30 |
Liverpool |
February 25, 2025 |
Brighton & Hov… |
20:30 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Crystal Palace |
20:30 |
Aston Villa |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
20:30 |
Fulham |
Chelsea |
21:15 |
Southampton |
February 26, 2025 |
Manchester United |
20:30 |
Ipswich Town |
Tottenham Hotspur |
20:30 |
Manchester City |
Nottingham Forest |
20:30 |
Arsenal |
Brentford |
20:30 |
Everton |
Liverpool |
21:15 |
Newcastle United |
Premier League Table
# |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
1 |
Liverpool |
25 |
18 |
6 |
1 |
60 |
24 |
+36 |
60 |
2 |
Arsenal |
25 |
15 |
8 |
2 |
51 |
22 |
+29 |
53 |
3 |
Nottingham Forest |
25 |
14 |
5 |
6 |
41 |
29 |
+12 |
47 |
4 |
Manchester City |
25 |
13 |
5 |
7 |
52 |
35 |
+17 |
44 |
5 |
AFC Bournemouth |
25 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
44 |
29 |
+15 |
43 |
6 |
Chelsea |
25 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
47 |
34 |
+13 |
43 |
7 |
Newcastle United |
25 |
12 |
5 |
8 |
42 |
33 |
+9 |
41 |
8 |
Fulham |
25 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
38 |
33 |
+5 |
39 |
9 |
Aston Villa |
25 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
35 |
38 |
-3 |
38 |
10 |
Brighton & Hov… |
25 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
38 |
38 |
+0 |
37 |
11 |
Brentford |
25 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
43 |
42 |
+1 |
34 |
12 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
25 |
9 |
3 |
13 |
49 |
37 |
+12 |
30 |
13 |
Crystal Palace |
25 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
29 |
32 |
-3 |
30 |
14 |
Everton |
25 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
27 |
31 |
-4 |
30 |
15 |
Manchester United |
25 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
28 |
35 |
-7 |
29 |
16 |
West Ham United |
25 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
29 |
47 |
-18 |
27 |
17 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
25 |
5 |
4 |
16 |
35 |
54 |
-19 |
19 |
18 |
Ipswich Town |
25 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
23 |
50 |
-27 |
17 |
19 |
Leicester City |
25 |
4 |
5 |
16 |
25 |
55 |
-30 |
17 |
20 |
Southampton |
25 |
2 |
3 |
20 |
19 |
57 |
-38 |
9 |