Chelsea have made two changes to their starting line-up and hosts Wolves have enacted one as the teams target a first victory of the 2024-25 Premier League season at Molineux on Sunday.
Gary O’Neil’s side lost 2-0 at Arsenal in their first match, a day before new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca oversaw a defeat by the same scoreline at home to Manchester City for the Blues.
Chelsea were unconvincing in a 2-0 home win over Swiss side Servette on Thursday but are favourites to win their first away game of the campaign.
Wolves have won the last three editions of the fixture, including a 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge on February 4.
Back on familiar territory.#CFC | #WOLCHE pic.twitter.com/tJFRrCJhb2
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 25, 2024
Chelsea team news, starting line-up
Winger Mykhailo Mudryk and forward Noni Madueke are back in for Chelsea, the latter having netted against Servette in the Uefa Europa Conference League play-offs first leg.
Christopher Nkunku, who opened the scoring with a penalty in that game, and Romeo Lavia miss out. New signing Joao Felix is on the bench.
Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez – among the players used as substitutes against Servette – return to the starting line-up.
Chelsea starting XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Colwill, Fofana, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk, Jackson
The squad arrive at Molineux for #WOLCHE 👋 pic.twitter.com/th6XTwvDy8
— Wolves (@Wolves) August 25, 2024
Wolves team news, starting line-up
Matheus Cunha suffered a hamstring injury during pre-season, making a swift recovery without starting for Wolves at Arsenal.
The Brazil forward returns this time, with Rodrigo Gomes starting on the bench.
Wolves could face a swift rendezvous with former winger Pedro Neto, who joined Chelsea for £54 million earlier this month and is among the visiting substitutes.
Wolves starting XI: Sa, Doherty, Mosquera, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Lemina, Joao Gomes, Cunha, Hwang, Bellegarde, Strand Larsen
