Chelsea, EFL Cup and Wolves
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Chelsea make the trip to Wolves in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup this evening.After winning the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup under Enzo Maresca, the Blues are bidding to reach
Wolves are well and truly in turmoil, with just two points from their opening nine Premier League games. Their only victories have come in the EFL Cup, albeit against top-flight opposition in West Ham United and Everton.
Pereira has lost his only previous meeting with Chelsea, but Wolves have a relatively strong recent record against the Blues. While they conceded nine across two defeats last season, they have won three of their last five clashes with the west London giants. They desperately need another positive result on Wednesday night.
Chelsea are looking to bounce back from last weekend’s shocking Premier League defeat as they take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Cup fourth round. The Blues are one of several Premier League giants looking to book a spot in the Carabao Cup quarter finals and will fancy their chances against relegation-battling Wolves.
Vitor Pereira's side remain winless in the Premier League so far this season, and fell to a 3-2 defeat at home to Burnley on Sunday having fought back from 2-0 down. Enzo Maresca's side, on the other hand, fell to a 2-1 home defeat to newly-promoted Sunderland after having been 1-0 up in the game.
AN all Premier League EFL Cup tie takes place at Molineux when struggling Wolves host under pressure Chelsea in a fourth-round tie on Wednesday night. Both teams lost at the weekend, and both
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca gave straightforward, honest appraisals in his pre-match press conference looking ahead to Wednesday's Carabao Cup fourth-round tie at Wolves. When asked by BBC Sport, he said he does not think star forward Joao Pedro - without a goal in seven games - is a 20-goal-a-season striker.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that he plans to rotate his squad once again as the Blues prepare for their League Cup fourth-round trip to Wolves on Wednesday.