Wolves vs Chelsea: Blues chasing third straight win in Christmas Eve clash but have rotten Molineux record – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Chelsea will hope to build upon their most positive week of the season so far when they make the trip to Wolves on Christmas Eve.

The Blues returned to winning ways in the Premier League by beating Sheffield United last weekend before a morale-boosting penalty shootout victory over Newcastle in midweek.

Mauricio Pochettino had been under pressure to reverse the club's fortunes after just one win in five before beating the Blades.

After two quickfire victories, Chelsea now have cause to feel hopeful of receiving the gift of a top-half position this Christmas.

However, the west London outfit are winless in their last three away Premier League visits to Wolves, having drawn one and lost two.

The two teams are involved in the only Christmas Eve fixture as the Premier League discards an unwritten rule that has lasted 28 years.

This is the second-ever Premier League game to be staged on Christmas Eve, after Leeds beat Manchester United 3-1 in 1995.

Gary McAllister opened the scoring and has the unique accolade of being born on Christmas Day while also bagging goals in fixtures on both Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

Wolves and Chelsea last played on December 24 back in 1966 — Wolves won 5-3 against Derby while Chelsea lost 2-1 to Liverpool.

Premier League organisers have always opted against Christmas Eve games due to the burden put on both the clubs and fans.

However, having already chosen this game for TV coverage, Sky pushed back the original Saturday, December 23 date a day.

The hosts will hope to have star man Pedro Neto back involved but Jonny Otto will continue to be exiled from the first-team squad.

Chelsea could hand Christopher Nkunku his first competitive start following his debut against Newcastle.

Enzo Fernandez however added