Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho serves a one-match suspension after receiving two late bookings in the home defeat against Aston Villa last weekend.
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There is still no timescale on the return of Raul Jimenez, who is recovering from a fractured skull, while Jonny is a long-term absentee.
Christian Pulisic is in Chelsea's match-day squad after he missed the loss at Everton through injury.
Hakim Ziyech and Callum Hudson-Odoi remain out.
We must be patient with Havertz - Lampard
Wolves winger Adama Traore is without a goal or assist in 19 Premier Leagues appearances
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Wolves have lost nine Premier League games against Chelsea, their worst tally versus any side other than Liverpool (10). The 32 goals Wolves have conceded in this fixture is their worst return against any top-flight team.
Chelsea have only failed to score in one of the last 17 top-flight meetings, a 1-0 loss at Molineux in January 2011.
Wolves
Wolves could lose three successive Premier League games for the first time since November 2018.
They have won just once in five league fixtures, drawing one and losing three.
They have won six of their eight home midweek games since returning to the Premier League in 2018, including a 2-1 victory against Chelsea in December 2018.
Wolves have lost four of the five Premier League games when Raul Jimenez hasn't started, scoring 0.4 goals per game compared to 1.3 with him in the starting 11.
Chelsea
Chelsea's defeat against Everton last weekend ended an unbeaten run of 17 matches in all competitions. It was their first away league loss of the season.
Chelsea could lose back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time in a year. The two defeats in December 2019 started with a loss at Goodison Park.
However, the Blues have lost just one of their last 20 Premier League games played on a Tuesday (W12, D7), a 4-1 defeat at Liverpool in May 2012.
Tammy Abraham has scored six goals in four league appearances against Wolves, including a hat-trick in Chelsea's 5-2 win in this fixture last season.
Timo Werner has failed to score in seven games, following a run of seven goals in seven matches.
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posted on 17/12/20
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 28 minutes ago
I know. Hence the laughing emoji.
Lonergan has had loads of praise though from Liverpool for the impact he had helping the development of their younger goalkeepers. I read an article a while back about the role of a third choice goalkeeper at the big clubs and it is more involved than you think in the day to day stuff between games. It's the reason that the big clubs tend to go for someone with loads of experience to fill that role.
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posted on 17/12/20
Nuno has to take credit for what he and his back room staff have done since he took over on July 1st 2017.
There were 45 players at the club, but he only registered 26 in that first season. Most of the 19 not in the squad were either sold or loaned out.
His first named team that won 1-0 against Middlesbro was:-
Ruddy, Douglas, Coady, Miranda, Boly, Doherty, Neves, Saiss, Jota, Bonatini, Enobakhare. Subs were Norris, Batth, Bennett, Edwards, Ronan, Graham, Dicko.
The other 9 squad members were MGW, Hause, Vinagre, Ofosu-Ayeh, N'Diaye, Cavaliero, Costa, Afobe, Mir.
Now in 2020 and his 4th season with us, only 5 of that 45 he first had at the club, still remain.
Promotion, 7th, 7th and ?.
What a transformation. Hat's off to all the coaching staff.
posted on 17/12/20
comment by Oldgoldilox - 1 Carl Ikeme (U17303)
posted 5 hours, 4 minutes ago
comment by GeminMallorca Wenger sort out VAR FFS! (U18318)
posted 14 hours, 31 minutes ago
Just to highlight the point that I made above, Nuno was appointed on 31st May 2017. The last game of the 2016/17 season was home game against Preston. The squad for that game was
Harry Burgoyne
Andy Lonergan
Danny Batth
Kortney Hause
Silvio
Conner Coady
Dominic Iorfa
Richard Stearman
Romain Saiss
Dave Edwards
George Saville
Jordan Graham
Lee Evans
Andi Weimann
Nouha Dicko
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson
Bright Enobakhare
Joe Mason
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Have to remember that Costa & Cavaleiro were part of the squad too. I know Costa was injured at that time but not sure about Cav, I guess he must have been crocked as well, not even Lambert could have left him out of that squad surely?
I'd forgotten about Silvio, tidy player in the handfull of games he played but that own goal at home against Leeds
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Serious? Lambert dropped Cavaleiro and played Saville out wide once or twice. He also played Edwards and Coady and basically anybody else in midfield ahead of Saiss
posted on 17/12/20
When is the pre-match thread going up Gem? We need to all start disagreeing on how we set up against Burnley.
posted on 17/12/20
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 12 minutes ago
When is the pre-match thread going up Gem? We need to all start disagreeing on how we set up against Burnley.
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Straight after the Burnley game tonight pal
posted on 17/12/20
What's the news on Donk anyway?
posted on 17/12/20
Not heard a dicky bird on Donc or Boly
posted on 17/12/20
Quite happy to see Boly drop to the bench for Kilman if we play a three but more important if we play that three is that we play Ait-Nouri and not Marcal who if he plays makes it basically a back four anyway.
Would love to see Hoever play for Semedo as well but gonna be hard to drop him given the hugely over inflated fee we paid.
posted on 17/12/20
comment by GeminMallorca Wenger sort out VAR FFS! (U18318)
posted about an hour ago
comment by Tamwolf (U17286)
posted 12 minutes ago
When is the pre-match thread going up Gem? We need to all start disagreeing on how we set up against Burnley.
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Straight after the Burnley game tonight pal
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posted on 19/12/20
Liverpool struggling to score goals without Jota. Had them down for a draw at Palace.