Pereira has lost his only previous meeting with Chelsea, but Wolves have a relatively strong recent record against the Blues. While they conceded nine across two defeats last season, they have won three of their last five clashes with the west London giants. They desperately need another positive result on Wednesday night.

A look at some of the latest headlines surrounding Chelsea as Enzo Mareca provides updates ahead of facing Wolves in the Carabao Cup and a club iccon reacts to the Sunderland defeat

The Wolves vs Chelsea fixture is set for Wednesday, 29 October 2025, with kick-off at 19:45 GMT at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton: Johnstone, Doherty, S. Bueno, Krejci, H. Bueno, Munetsi, Andre, Joao Gomes, Arias, Larsen, Gomes.

As for Chelsea, Mykhaylo Mudryk (suspended), Levi Colwill (knee), Dario Essugo (thigh), Liam Delap (thigh), Cole Palmer (groin) and Benoit Badiashile (muscle) remain unavailable for selection.

Maresca won both games against Wolves in his debut 2024/25 campaign in charge with an aggregate score of 9-3. Maresca will make wholesale changes, based on Chelsea's narrow win at Lincoln City in the previous round, and a packed schedule this month.

Against Ajax, Romeo Lavia was the only starter to keep his spot from the win over Nottingham Forest, and, similarly, against Sunderland, it was Moises Caicedo who was the only player to start twice last week. It was practically two different starting 11s, and according to Maresca, it was out of necessity.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca gave straightforward, honest appraisals in his pre-match press conference looking ahead to Wednesday's Carabao Cup fourth-round tie at Wolves. When asked by BBC Sport, he said he does not think star forward Joao Pedro - without a goal in seven games - is a 20-goal-a-season striker.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that he plans to rotate his squad once again as the Blues prepare for their League Cup fourth-round trip to Wolves on Wednesday.