Chelsea will trip to Molineux Stadium on this February 19 to face struggling Wolverhampton in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Both teams are eager to score more goals and to win this round.
Wolverhampton are bounced back into this game with 3 consecutive defeats. They played a 0-1 defeat against Wigan Atheletic FC in the last Championship game. On this Sunday, they prepared well to face the top table leaders Chelsea.
Wolverhampton are currently at 18th place in the Championship table standings with 35 points, just six points ahead the drop zone. However, they played well at Stoke City and Liverpool to succeed the last 16.
Wolvershampton manager Paul Lambert has no reason not to change his formation. He hoped to deploy a right strategy when his men to face the top table clubs Chelsea this season on this Sunday. Failure to win this game could see Wolves out of the campaign.
Chelsea on the other side, they are clear favorites for the title with 13 games remaining. The Blues manager Antonio Conte has been the mastermind behind the transformation in the Blues’ fortunes this season.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last five games in all competitions. They are currently still on the top table standings with 60 points from 25 games this season. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 3 goals in the last five games of Premier League. They also have scored four goals in both of their FA Cup games currently.
Antonio Conte’s side will feel they have a chance to beat the bottom team on this Sunday. No doubt, the Blues have more star quality than the hosts. Diego Costa is one of their superb stars in this season. A win this game could see Chelsea to reach next round.
Chelsea are strongest favorites to win this round against Wolverhampton. (Source:www.thetelegraph.co.uk)
Head to Head Wolverhampton vs Chelsea
02/01/12: Premier League Wolverhampton 1-2 Chelsea
26/11/11: Premier League Chelsea 3-0 Wolverhampton
05/01/11: Premier League Wolverhampton 1-0 Chelsea
23/10/10: Premier League Chelsea 2-0 Wolverhampton
Match Prediction: We are confident that Wolverhampton will play again, tough. And we expect Chelsea to win this game with a 0-2 score in the whole 90 minutes.
