
Now out of the Carabao Cup at the hands of rivals Arsenal and traitorous former player Kai Havertz, Chelsea once again turn their attention to the Premier League, as they prepare to face bottom-of-the-table Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
Aside from two defeats against Arsenal, Liam Rosenior has had a positive start to life as manager, winning six of his first eight games and propelling Chelsea back into contention for Champions League football, as they now sit just a point behind fourth-placed Manchester United.
As for Wolves, it seems that normal service has resumed – after enjoying an encouraging month where they took points off Man United, Everton and Newcastle, and beat West Ham, the boys in orange have lost their last two games 2-0, giving little fight to stop these results.
It looks inevitable that Wolves are going down – 18 points from safety with just 14 games to go, it just isn’t realistic that they can close that gap and pull off the great escape of all great escapes – it remains to be seen whether they can simply win another game this season.
Chelsea are the heavy favourites here, their aspirations of a top-four finish far outweighing Wolves' limp hopes of survival, and it’s hard to see anything other than a Blues win here, despite them being the away side.
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Chelsea to Win
Over 1.5 Goals
Over 13.5 Chelsea Shots
Total Odds: 2.89
BTTS
Joao Pedro to Score Anytime
Over 3.5 Goals
Chelsea to Win 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2
Total Odds: 64.8
Chelsea Pile on Pressure: Although Rosenior’s Chelsea have suffered two defeats, neither of these have been in the league – in fact, the Blues have looked mighty impressive when playing their league fixtures, beating Brentford and Crystal Palace and completing a remarkable turnaround against West Ham since their new boss arrived.
These results have seen them stay right on the tail of Man United and move ahead of Liverpool into fifth, which, come the end of the season, looks likely to become another Champions League qualification spot. Chelsea will not want to take that chance, though, and winning here looks elementary.
Back in the Goals: Even when considering their goalless showing against Arsenal in midweek, Chelsea have an excellent record in front of goal in recent times, netting in 35 of their last 37 competitive fixtures.
While a misfiring Wolves may not live up to any goalmouth expectations, Chelsea will be confident to notch a commanding win, something they haven’t managed in quite some time. In the Premier League favourites for relegation, they have the perfect opponent to deal some damage to.
Dominance Personified: Just to underline this point, we predict Chelsea to boast the large majority of attempts on goal. Though we have seen Rosenior’s side be happy to soak up pressure and strike when least expected, that shouldn’t be a strategy they employ against Wolves.
With the likes of Palmer and Estevao back from their respective absences, and Joao Pedro in fine goalscoring form, Chelsea should absolutely pepper the Wolves' goal, regardless of whether these three play from the start or not.
Goals for Both: Though Wolves are more likely to lose heavily than anything else, there is a chance they show up – they showed they have the necessary quality to fight to draws with both Newcastle and Man United, so why not Chelsea?
Granted, confidence is low and the attack is virtually toothless, but with a rowdy Molineux crowd on their side, you can never fully count out Rob Edwards' side, particularly with his new January transfer window talents on his side.
Pedro On Song: I mentioned it earlier, and I have to again here. Though his streak was stopped by the Arsenal pairing of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, Joao Pedro has shown himself to be a top striker in recent weeks.
Six goals in his last seven, with a few very accomplished finishes with both feet sprinkled around, the Brazilian is starting to find the feet that saw him become so highly rated during his time at Brighton. With Liam Delap misfiring badly, Pedro has stepped up to the plate, and we expect him to do so again here.
Big Score?: Despite our prediction, we don’t think Wolves will pick up any points, and with Chelsea going for goals, they should net at least three. This prediction makes it the highest-risk one of this bet builder.
Chelsea must stop at three goals, and despite the leg being 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2, Wolves need to score for the bet to come off, meaning that outcomes are then limited to 3-1 or 3-2. It’s a tall order and, as the maths dictates, very unlikely to come off. But imagine if it does …
Goal Fest: Another goal-focused leg, over three point five goals is a guarantee if both our score prediction and both teams to score leg come off. It is effectively a three-in-one deal – if Chelsea score three and Wolves find the net, this leg is ticked off too.
What it does mean is that bettors will be relying on Joao Pedro to score, but given our predictions so far, Pedro is more than likely to net at least one of those three, right?
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