Victory over Wolves would catapult Chelsea above Manchester City and Newcastle into fourth, establishing a two-point cushion over both, but they may have to do it without some integral players after Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Enzo Fernandez missed training on Friday morning with minor injuries.

Chelsea ended their woeful five-match winless run in the Premier League on Monday by cruising to a 3-1 win against Wolves at Stamford Bridge. Tosin Adarabioyo fired the hosts ahead in the first half before Matt Doherty profited from a Robert Sanchez howler to draw Wolves level shortly before the interval.

Chelsea returned to winning ways in the Premier League as six games without a win were ended with a convincing performance at Stamford Bridge

Enzo Maresca says Chelsea do not need to sign a “killer” striker, insisting Nicolas Jackson will soon hit form in front of goal. While Chelsea are the joint-second top scorers in the Premier League this season,