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.

After the disappointment of the weekend, Chelsea switch gears and hit the road, traveling up to Noni Madueke’s favorite place for a Wednesday night Carabao Cup clash against the locals. Unfortunately, Noni’s no longer here to put three past them, so someone else will have to step up.

The Wolves vs Chelsea fixture is set for Wednesday, 29 October 2025, with kick-off at 19:45 GMT at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton: Johnstone, Doherty, S. Bueno, Krejci, H. Bueno, Munetsi, Andre, Joao Gomes, Arias, Larsen, Gomes.

Against Ajax, Romeo Lavia was the only starter to keep his spot from the win over Nottingham Forest, and, similarly, against Sunderland, it was Moises Caicedo who was the only player to start twice last week. It was practically two different starting 11s, and according to Maresca, it was out of necessity.

Wolves turn their attention to the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening as they invite Chelsea to Molineux for a fourth round tie.

As for Chelsea, Mykhaylo Mudryk (suspended), Levi Colwill (knee), Dario Essugo (thigh), Liam Delap (thigh), Cole Palmer (groin) and Benoit Badiashile (muscle) remain unavailable for selection.

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.

The Blues will be able to call on Liam Delap on Wednesday after two months out, although other injury issues persist