Match details:

Premier League, 2021-22
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Date: December 19, 2021
Kick-off: 07:30 PM IST

Preview:

Wolverhampton Wanderers are going to host round 18 game of the Premier League against Chelsea at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton in England. In the last encounter, Wolverhampton Wanderers secured an easy 1-0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion and are currently standing at the 8th position on the points table. On the other hand, Chelsea played a 1-1 draw against Everton and are currently placed at the 3rd position on the points table.

After examining the recent form of these two sides, away side Chelsea are the clear favorites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Current Form (W-D-L):

Wolverhampton Wanderers: DDLLW

Chelsea: DWLWD

Head to Head record:

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3
Chelsea: 11
Draw: 2

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Wolverhampton Wanderers:

Rayan Ait-Nouri (Injured), Pedro Neto (Injured), Jonny (Injured), Hwang Hee-Chan (Injured), Yerson Mosquera (Injured), Fabio Silva

Chelsea:

Mateo Kovacic (Doubtful), Romelu Lukaku (Doubtful), Timo Werner (Doubtful), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Doubtful), Ben Chilwell (Injured), Jorginho (Doubtful), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Doubtful)

Probable starting line-up:

Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3):

Jose Sa, Romain Saiss, Conor Coady, Max Kilman, Fernando Marcal, Joao Moutinho, Ruben Neves, Nelson Semedo, Daniel Podence, Raul Jimenez, Trincao

Chelsea (3-4-2-1):

Edouard Mendy, Trevoh Chalobah, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger, Reece James, Ross Barkley, NGolo Kante, Marcos Alonso, Hakim Ziyech, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz

Top picks:

Mason Mount: Chelseas midfielder has scored 7 goals along with 4 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.1 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 86. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Reece James: Chelseas defender has scored 4 goals and 5 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 87. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Raul Jimenez: Wolverhampton Wanderers attacking forward has scored 3 goals and provided 2 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.9 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 70. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Romain Saiss: Wolverhampton Wanderers defender has scored 2 goals in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 0.6 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 81. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Mason Mount, Reece James, Raul Jimenez, Romain Saiss

Score prediction for the Small League:

Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-3) Chelsea

Team Combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.