Chelsea

Chelsea

Delap was dismissed less than half an hour into his return from injury for the Blues and was fortunate to last as long as he did. After twice flooring Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera in an unnecessary altercation on the edge of the opposition penalty area, the 22-year-old was extremely lucky that referee Thomas Bramall opted for a second yellow in the aftermath of his elbow on Emmanuel Agbadou.

The way he leads by example, the way he dedicates himself, that shows what great form he's in,

"We struggled in the first half but, in the second, we were much, much better,"

Share Marco Silva's pre-match thoughts We are ready for a very, very tough game. We had a good performance last Sunday and we did the job with eight changes in midweek. We have our plan it's not for us to talk about that now, I'd prefer for us to express that on the field. We know what we want from the game.

Trevoh Chalobah is under contract until 2028, yet uncertainty clouds his role at Chelsea. A new centre-back acquisition may limit his first-team opportunities significantly.

West Ham United's approach for Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos has been complicated by a 42 million bid being rejected; Chelsea considers him a future cornerstone.

Richarlison scored a brace, with one of the goals being a brilliant overhead kick goal. Brennan Johnson was the other scorer for Thomas Frank's team who started the season impressively.