Chelsea will look to arrest their alarming slump in form when they welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Monday night.
The Blues' bright start to the season is in danger of becoming a distant memory after failing to win each of their last five top-flight matches.
Enzo Maresca’s men required a last-gasp equaliser to rescue a point at home to Bournemouth last time out.
That latest stumble has seen Chelsea slide down to sixth position in the table, 11 points behind league leaders Liverpool.
As for Wolves, they got off to a great start under new manager Vitor Pereira, but the honeymoon period is now well and truly over.
The Old Gold have lost each of their last two league games 3-0 – the most recent of which brought up one of my bets – and currently find themselves precariously perched above the relegation zone.
How the bookies view it: No bother for the Blues
Despite their current wobble, Chelsea are overwhelming 1/3 favourites on Boylesports.
A third successive Premier League stalemate involving the Blues can be backed at 4/1 on Boylesports.
Meanwhile, Wolves are a whopping 6/1 on Boylesports to bank all three points at Stamford Bridge.
Head to head: Wolves' record up to scratch
It may come as a surprise to learn that Wolves have triumphed in three of their last four Premier League meetings with Chelsea, including a 4-2 victory at this venue last season.
However, it’s worth noting that Chelsea whacked Wolves 6-2 at Molineux in this season’s reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Palmer to pounce?
I successfully backed Cole Palmer to score against Bournemouth on Tuesday night and I’m more than happy to support the same selection here at 10/11 on Boylesports. The Chelsea ace has notched in three of his last four outings and he looks well placed to strike against one of the leakiest defences in the division.
Wolves will look to their talisman Matheus Cunha for inspiration on Monday night. The Brazilian forward is an eye-catching 3/1 (Boylesports) for an anytime strike at Stamford Bridge.
Predicted line-ups
Trevoh Chalobah has been recalled from his loan spell at Crystal Palace and he could come straight into the starting XI on Monday night given that both Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana are ruled out.
The aforementioned Cunha is expected to come back into the Wolves team on Monday night, however the visitors will be unable to call upon the services of Boubacar Traore, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Toti Gomes and Yerson Mosquera.
Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Adarabioyo, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Felix, Sancho; Jackson
Wolves: Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; Semedo, Andre, J. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Cunha, Guedes; Strand Larsen
Anything else catch the eye?
I’ll dip into the Bet 365 Bet Builder and back Chelsea to score two or more goals alongside Nelson Semedo to commit a minimum of one foul at 4/5 on Bet 365.
Ahead of the weekend's Premier League action, only Liverpool (48) have scored more league goals than Chelsea (41).
That doesn’t augur well for a Wolves side that have conceded two or more goals in 16 of their 21 top-flight tussles this term.
Meanwhile, Semedo is averaging 1.35 fouls per-game in the Premier League this season, giving away at least one free-kick in 13 of his 17 appearances thus far.
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