Wolves vs Chelsea: Premier League preview and confirmed team news as Ruben Loftus-Cheek starts
Chelsea are back in action on Wednesday night hoping to close the gap at the top of the Premier League table.The Blues recovered from their defeat by Tottenham last weekend to overcome local rivals Fulhamandreturn to winning ways on Sunday afternoon.Maurizio Sarri’s side returned to winning ways after a dreadful showing against Spurs1
Maurizio Sarri’s side returned to winning ways after a dreadful showing against Spurs
They moved back up to third in the table, and a trip to out-of-form Wolves presents the perfect opportunity to keep pace with Manchester City and Liverpool.The Molineux club enjoyed a great start to the season, but back-to-back defeats to Huddersfield and Cardiff have made it just one point from their previous six matchesQuestions have started to be raised about Nuno Espirito Santo, the Wolves manager, and he will hope for a midweek win to ease the pressure.

What the managers are saying

Nuno Espirito Santo (Wolves):“A team is like a player, it has ups and downs.“I have nothing to say in terms of hard work, in terms of how we stick together as a team, but individually we have to raise it.”Maurizio Sarri (Chelsea):“I expect a very difficult match because they are a very technical team.“They have a lot of players who are very technical. So they were unlucky in the last few matches, I think, but it’s not really very easy to play there.”

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