LIVE Wolves vs Chelsea - Premier League: Live score, team news and updates as Blues look to bounce back from opening day defeat, plus updates from Bournemouth vs Newcastle By Harry Bamforth Published: 12:30, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 12:59, 25 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Advertisement 11:59 Lavia misses out Have we rewound to last season? Romeo Lavia is not in the Chelsea squad to face Wolves today and we are still awaiting an explanation. The Belgian midfielder missed the majority of last season due to injury but impressed hugely during pre-season. He got his chance to shine against Manchester City and certainly took it, he was their best player on the day.
So when the teamsheet came out and Lavia was not on it, it's fair to say many people are shocked. If he is injured again that's a massive blow for Chelsea. 11:53 Maresca: 'It's not brutal' Enzo Maresca on the size of Chelsea's squad, on Wednesday: They (Sterling and Chilwell) are training apart.
We have a big squad and it is impossible to give them all minutes. If they are looking for minutes, then it is better if they leave. If they do not leave, then they have a contract here and they are Chelsea players.
Brutal? I don't think so. I try to be honest. I can repeat again if it's not clear: I spoke with Raheem before the (Manchester) City game.
I said he is going to struggle to get minutes with us. With Chilly, I said he is a lovely guy, but he is going to struggle because of his position. If you define this as “brutal”, it is up to you to decide.
For me, it's not brutal, it's just honest. I'm not saying Raheem is not a good player but I prefer different kinds of wingers. This is the reason why.
If it's six-year contract, or a 20-year contract, I don't care. I'm just here to make the right decisions for the team. About the contract situation, it's not my job.
You like to say we have 42 or 43 players. Today's session is with 20 players. Yesterday's session was with 21.
But the other 15 or 20, they are training apart. Chelsea players, yes, 42 or 43, sure, but they are not working with me every day. I don't see them so it's not a mess like it looks from outside.
Absolutely not. 11:50 Chaos at Chelsea It's been a chaotic week at Cobham, and that's putting it lightly. It's common knowledge that Chelsea have been happy-clappy with transfers ever since Todd Boehly acquired the club in 2022.
They have already made nine this summer with Joao Felix the latest of those, coming in this week. I'll be blunt, they have a huge squad. Like, I mean it's massive.
The amount of players that walk into the training ground every week is pretty ridiculous. It means that Enzo Maresca has become pretty brutal with who he allows to train with the first team, although, he doesn't seem to think so. The likes of Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, and Trevoh Chalobah, have all been frozen out and now train on their own.
The news of this rightfully hit the headlines this week. How can so many top players just be pushed out like that? It will be interesting to see if the noise around the club will affect their performance on the pitch today. 11:47 Newcastle Team News 11:46 Bournemouth Team News - Evanilson STARTS Club record Evanilson will start in a Bournemouth shit for the first time this afternoon.
He takes his place up front with Antoine Semenyo moving onto the wing. Marcos Senesi also returns after missing last week's draw with Nottingham Forest due to illness. Happy, Cherries? 11:46 Chelsea Team News - NO Lavia Wow, Romeo Lavia is not in the Chelsea squad.
.. The Belgian midfielder was a real positive point for the Blues in their loss to Manchester City last week, but he misses out today.
He is replaced by Noni Madueke, who I'm sure is delighted to be in involved in a place he adores so much. Mykhailo Mudryk is also in as he replaces Christopher Nkunku, while new signing Joao Felix takes a spot on the bench. Pedro Neto doesn't start on his return to Molineux.
11:45 Wolves Team News - Cunha STARTS Methus Cunha returns for Wolves! The forward who netted a hat-trick against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is the only change to Wolves' side that lost to Arsenal last week. Jorgen Strand Larsenonce again leads the line for the hosts while Hwang Hee-Chan joins him in attack. Gary O'Neil is going for it today.
11:42 North vs South It's a tale as old as time in England, North vs South. People who have grown up in the north of the country will always say that it's better than the south, and vice versa. You won't suck me into this debate, you all get the gist.
I'm sure it's an argument you have been involved in. Well, we will see that battle play out on the football pitch today as the Premier League's most northern side, Newcastle, travels down to the most southern team, Bournemouth. Usually, it's the team that hails from the north that pull the win out of the bag, they have only lost one of their last nine league matches against Bournemouth.
However, that defeat did come last season at the Vitality Stadium. So, who will win the bragging rights? 11:39 Have Wolves lost their bite? What's that saying again, all bark no bite? Well, Wolves haven't even mustered a whimper for a while. Including the end of last season, Gary O'Neil's side have lost four Premier League matches on the bounce.
Think that's bad? This stat is even worse. They have only won one of their last 12 competitive matches. Yep, they've been pretty poor in 2024.
O'Neil needs that to change today. Yes, it's only the second game of the season, but after being ransacked in the summer of his best talent, he needs his side to show they are still not to be messed with. It's the perfect time to play this Chelsea side while they have not gelled under new management, they will need to take advantage.
11:36 Can Chelsea break Molineux hoodoo? Noni Madueke is certainly not the only Chelsea player to not be a fan of Wolverhampton. The Blues record at Molineux in the last few years has been fairly poor, they haven't tasted victory there since 2019. Yes, that may only be five years ago, but since that day they have had five permanent managers and signed a gazillion players.
Fikayo Tomori scored that day...
that's how much has changed since then. In their four visits since they have lost three and drawn one, it isn't a happy hunting ground for the Blues. Enzo Maresca will want to change that today, though, especially after the week he has had.
Will Chelsea break their Molineux curse? 11:32 Saturday Recap Before we get into the good stuff today, let's just cast our minds back one day. With no Friday or Monday games this week, Saturday was absolutely stacked with Premier League fixtures. It's fair to say, they delivered.
Here are all of yesterday's results: Brighton 2-1 Manchester United Crystal Palace 0-2 West Ham Fulham 2-1 Leicester City Manchester City 4-1 Ipswich Town Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest Tottenham 4-0 Everton Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal 11:30 Sunday Funday Today is going to be a cracker, and that's a Harry guarantee! I love Premier League Sunday's and the best thing about today is that there is a bank holiday tomorrow. We have three belters for you to stick your teeth into this afternoon, culminating in Liverpool hosting Brentford. But before we head to Merseyside we have a tasty double header as Chelsea travel to Wolves and Bournemouth host Newcastle.
Rather than me bumbling on in this introduction, I reckon we should just get the ball rolling, don't you? Let's get cracking. Join the conversation Key Updates Newcastle Team News View post Bournemouth Team News - Evanilson STARTS View post Chelsea Team News - NO Lavia View post Wolves Team News - Cunha STARTS View post Saturday Recap View post Sunday Funday View post TOP STORIES Premier League star love rat dumped by wife after she catches him sneaking mistress into family home on Ring doorbell camera Erik ten Hag is under 'an awful lot of pressure' after defeat at Brighton, claims Gary Neville..
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