Chris Sutton sends Vitor Pereira Wolves warning ahead of Chelsea – it wouldn’t be the first time it’s happened recently

Wolves are preparing to travel to London to take on Chelsea in the Premier League on Monday night.

The Old Gold will go into the matchup in poor form after losing their last two league games.

Wolves’ lost 3-0 to Newcastle United last time out, but Nottingham Forest thumped them by the same scoreline the week before.

The Midlands-based club sit dangerously close to the relegation zone on just 16 points after 21 games, separated from Ipswich Town only by goals scored.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
16	EvertonEverton	20	3	8	9	15	26	-11	17
17	WolvesWolves	21	4	4	13	31	48	-17	16
18	IpswichIpswich	21	3	7	11	20	37	-17	16

And things aren’t getting any easier for Vitor Pereira and his Wolves first team.

The side must take on Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea and hope they can leave Stamford Bridge with at least one vital point.

Chris Sutton tips hat-trick of Wolves defeats

Even though Chelsea haven’t won in the Premier League since this time last month, the Londoners are expected to add to Wolves’ misery.

Giving his prediction for what fans can expect on Monday, BBC Sport’s Chris Sutton wrote: “Chelsea are not in great form but they are going to click again at some point and, if they do, they are going to wipe the floor with Wolves.

“Vitor Pereira had that initial bounce as Wolves manager but they have found it difficult in their past two league games, losing 3-0 to Forest and Newcastle, and I don’t see things getting much better for them at Stamford Bridge.

“Chelsea should win comfortably, while Wolves still have a lot of work to do to get out of relegation trouble. They are in the thick of that battle at the moment.”

The pundit’s final score prediction is for a 3-0 home win. If he’s proven right, Wolves would complete a hat-trick of 3-0 Premier League defeats.

Not how Pereira would’ve wanted to start the New Year, that is for sure.

Chelsea start of tough run

Although taking on Chelsea in London would not have been Pereira’s first choice of fixture following back-to-back defeats, playing the Blues actually looks like the easiest of Wolves’ next four games.

Wolves’ run of fixtures over the next four weeks includes hosting Arsenal and bitter rivals Aston Villa before travelling to Anfield to play leaders Liverpool.

A truly tough period for any side within touching distance of the relegation zone.

Wolves’ only advantage is that all of their next four opponents have European games also to contend with.

Nevertheless, given the side’s disappointing performances this term, very few fans will be expecting much in the way of points between now and mid-February.