Chelsea host Wolves in our first home Premier League fixture in over a month, and here we bring you the important stats, injury updates and team news in our preview.
Chelsea vs Wolves official team news
The official Chelsea website and The 5th Stand app will bring you the confirmed lineups for the match as soon as they are announced, one hour before kick-off.
In the meantime, you can see the starting lineups for both teams’ most recent matches and their full squads below.
Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Kepa; Fofana, Thiago Silva (c), Koulibaly; James, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Chilwell; Mount, Sterling; Aubameyang
Wolves (3-5-2): Sa; Jonny, Nevez (c), Kilman; Semedo, Moutinho, Nunes, Ait-Nouri; Podence, Neto; Guedes
Chelsea squad
Head coach: Graham Potter
1 – Kepa Arrizabalaga
5 – Jorginho
6 – Thiago Silva
7 – N'Golo Kante
8 – Mateo Kovacic
9 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
10 – Christian Pulisic
12 – Ruben Loftus-Cheek
13 – Marcus Bettinelli
14 – Trevoh Chalobah
16 – Edouard Mendy
17 – Raheem Sterling
18 – Armando Broja
19 – Mason Mount
20 – Denis Zakaria
21 – Ben Chilwell
22 – Hakim Ziyech
23 – Conor Gallagher
24 – Reece James
26 – Kalidou Koulibaly
28 – Cesar Azpilicueta
29 – Kai Havertz
30 – Carney Chukwuemeka
32 – Marc Cucurella
33 – Wesley Fofana
Wolves squad
Interim head coaches: Steve Davis and James Collins
1 - Jose Sa
3 - Rayan Ait-Nouri
4 - Nathan Collins
6 - Boubacar Traore
7 - Pedro Neto
8 - Ruben Neves
9 - Raul Jimenez
10 - Daniel Podence
11 - Hwang Hee-chan
13 - Matija Sarkic
14 - Yerson Mosquera
17 - Gonçalo Guedes
18 - Sasa Kalajdzic
19 – Jonny
20 – Chiquinho
22 - Nelson Semedo
23 - Max Kilman
24 – Toti
25 - Connor Ronan
27 - Matheus Nunes
28 - Joao Moutinho
29 - Diego Costa
37 - Adama Traore
55 - Jackson Smith
64 - Hugo Bueno
77 - Chem Campbell
Chelsea vs Wolves stats
Chelsea form: WLDWW
Champions League - Chelsea 3-0 AC Milan
Premier League – Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea
Champions League – Chelsea 1-1 Red Bull Salzburg
Champions League – Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea
Premier League – Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United
Wolves form: DDWLL
Premier League - West Ham 2-0 Wolves
Premier League - Wolves 0-3 Man City
Premier League - Wolves 1-0 Southampton
Premier League - Bournemouth 0-0 Wolves
Premier League - Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Chelsea vs Wolves in the Premier League
Played: 16
Won: 9
Lost: 3
Drawn: 4
Scored: 35
Conceded: 13
Chelsea vs Wolves injury updates
Wesley Fofana limped off during the first half of our win against AC Milan, and Graham Potter had this to say about the defender in his pre-match press conference ahead of facing Wolves.
'Wesley’s knee’s not as bad as we thought after the game, so that’s good because it was a cause for concern at the time, but it will still be a few weeks I think. It’s considerably better than it could be, but he will obviously be missing for a few weeks,' he explained.
'It’s just a knee strain so there’s a possibility we might see him play against before the World Cup. It depends on how his rehab goes, I don’t want to put too much of a timescale on it, but there’s a chance of that.'
N'Golo Kante was not in the matchday squad either, and Potter spoke about the Frenchman and the need to be patient over his return on Friday.
'He’s doing more and more integration with the team. He’s still not ready for the weekend but getting closer.
'It is what it is, there’s nothing we can do, the injury happened and now it’s about trying to get him back fit and getting him as ready as we can so he can play for a sustained period.
'He’s been in and out with injuries over a period of time so we have to make sure that when he’s back he’s back for good and strong and enjoying his football. So there’s no frustration from my perspective, it’s just something we have to deal with.'
Potter also confirmed that Marc Cucurella is now completely recovered from his recent illness and is in contention for place in his team against Wolves.
'He’s fully recovered now, he just needed the time. He was on the bench against Milan so he’s had more time, more recovery and he will be involved tomorrow.'
Jorginho and Kai Havertz could also both play after coming off the bench during the second half against Milan following injury, and Edouard Mendy was among the substitutes for the first time in over a month when we faced the Italian champions.
Wolves are without new signing Sasa Kalajdzic, who sustained a serious knee injury last month. Pedro Neto went off injured against West Ham, and Hee-Chan Hwang is also a major doubt with an adductor muscle strain. Another attacker, Raul Jimenez, is out, as is long-time absentee Chiquinho.
Chelsea vs Wolves kick off time, location
Home fixture: Chelsea vs Wolves
Date: 8 October 2022
Kick off time: 3pm
Location: Stamford Bridge
Chelsea vs Wolves referee
The referee for this game will be Simon Hooper, with assistants Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes, alongside fourth official Thomas Bramall. The VAR official will be David Coote, assisted by Harry Lennard.