Gabby Agbonlahor has made his prediction ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers against Chelsea this weekend.
Chelsea travel to Wolves on Sunday afternoon for a Premier League match, the first game on Christmas Eve in this country for 28 years.
For Wolves, they’re 13th in the league table and having a decent debut year under Gary O’Neill. They’ll want to respond to a 3-0 loss in their previous fixture away to West Ham last weekend, though.
In contrast, the Blues are on a two-game winning streak that started by beating Sheffield United in the league last week. They followed that up with victory against Newcastle United on penalties during Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup quarter-final.
Prediction time
TalkSPORT pundit Gabby Agbonlahor has gone with a Wolves home win over Chelsea.
“This just sounds like a Wolves win. I’m sorry. Wolves have made Molineux a bit of a fortress and made it hard for teams to come,” Agbonlahor told talkSPORT.
“Pochettino doesn’t know what Chelsea are going to turn up. What Mudryk is going to turn it up? What Jackson is going to turn up?
“I think Wolves will make it horrible. It will be a cold winter’s day. I’m going to go with a 2-1 win to Wolves.”
Meanwhile, speaking via BBC Sport, Chris Sutton has predicted a draw between Wolves and Chelsea.
Wolves vs Chelsea
Chelsea’s away form has fallen off a cliff in the last few league games, so it’s a big chance for redemption at Wolves in a few days time.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have lost at Everton, Manchester United and Newcastle United in their last three away matches, so the pressure is on for them to improve on the road.
Our prediction is that the Blues will get a lot of possession again, but do they have the quality to breakthrough the Wolves defence?
The Chelsea Chronicle has urged Pochettino to give Christopher Nkunku his first start on Christmas Eve. The travelling fans would definitely love to see Christopher Nkunku in the forward line.
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