Wolves v Chelsea preview

Wolves v Chelsea preview

Published Jan. 1, 2012 1:15 p.m. ET

Wolves' new signings Eggert Jonsson and Emmanuel Frimpong will both be available for the game. Midfielder Frimpong has joined the club on loan from Arsenal for the rest of the season while Jonsson, who can play in either midfield or defence, has signed on a permanent basis from Hearts. Striker Steven Fletcher will play despite taking a knock in Saturday's draw with Bolton while Dave Edwards (illness) could come in after playing 45 minutes at the Reebok Stadium but Ronald Zubar (knee) is a doubt and Nenad Milijas is suspended. Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed he will make changes for Chelsea's Barclays Premier League game at Wolves on Monday. Blues boss Villas-Boas was concerned about the risks of asking some of his players to start twice in 48 hours following Saturday's home defeat by Aston Villa. Branislav Ivanovic and John Obi Mikel (both hamstring) remain sidelined, along with Michael Essien (knee). Wolves (from): Hennessey, De Vries, Stearman, Zubar, Doherty, Craddock, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Elokobi, Hammill, Hunt, Henry, Edwards, Guedioura, Jarvis, Forde, Doyle, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher, Foley, Frimpong, Jonsson. Chelsea (from): Cech, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Terry, Luiz, Cole, Romeu, Lampard, Ramires, McEachran, Mata, Malouda, Meireles, Torres, Drogba, Kalou, Sturridge, Lukaku, Turnbull, Hutchinson.

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