Chelsea FC travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a midweek clash that sees the Blues likely catching Wolves at just the right time. Wolves are winless in their last six league games, having not achieved a victory since October 6 versus Crystal Palace.

That’s pretty astonishing when you consider Wolves also played Manchester City, a side that’s dropped just four points from a possible 42, to a draw in week three. The dreadful stretch of play has dropped Wolves, who looked like an early Europa League qualification candidate, down to 12th.

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Expect Chelsea FC manager Maurizio Sarri to field a team filled with subs when his squad takes on Greek side PAOK Salonika at Stamford Bridge tomorrow night. The Blues will enter the UEFA Europa League clash having already qualified for the knockout round, and needing just a single point in order to win Group L.

Thus you can be almost certain that Eden Hazard will be rested for this one. Centre back/defensive midfielder Ethan Ampadu is a doubt while Nigerian winger Victor Moses is out.

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It was a very good run while it lasted. The Blues suffered their first loss of the Maurizio Sarri era, in any competition, (unless you count the preseason Community Shield) 3-1 to Tottenham Hotspur today. It was the most anticipated match of the weekend, but the day completely belonged to Spurs.

The blowout victory for Tottenham at Wembley Stadium on Saturday resulted in their leap-frogging Chelsea in the standings. It also gave more credence to the theory put forth by Sarri heading into this contest- that a major gap exists between his side and league leaders Manchester City.

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Real Madrid have just suffered their fifth defeat in 13 La Liga games this season, and it came at the hands of the smallest club in all of Spain- Elbar. It marks the first time ever that Elbar has defeated Real, and it was achieved in thoroughly convincing fashion, 3-0. While you always win or lose as a team, the biggest scapegoat on social media right now for this disaster is Thibaut Courtois.

The Belgian conceded eight goals for club and country this week, and 19 in total for Madrid this season. His bitter hold out at the start of training camp, in order to force a move out of Chelsea, certainly won him no new fans.

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Today brought some huge Chelsea news ahead of the blockbuster clash in the Premier League weekend tomorrow. The Blues will head to Wembley Stadium to face Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday in what is the weekend’s headliner fixture.

Friday brought the announcement of midfielder and 2017 PFA Player of the Year N’Golo Kante tying down his long term future to the club. Kante signed a new five year deal worth £290,000-a-week until 2023. He is now the team’s best paid player. While this is extremely important for the west London side, it also naturally raises questions about Eden Hazard, the team’s best player.

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