Chelsea line-ups vs Wolves as Liam Delap starts, Joao Pedro decision and Estevao Willian mission

Chelsea's home record this season has been far from great, but the Blues simply must win when Wolves come to Stamford Bridge on Saturday night.

Wanderers sit rock bottom of the Premier League table after 10 matches, with just two points along the way. Such a torrid run saw Vitor Pereira sacked from his role last weekend, with Under-21 coach James Collins and Under-18 boss Richard Walker set to take charge in SW6 on Saturday.

Enzo Maresca's side are hoping for just their third home win of the season in the league, with two defeats and one draw along the way. Defeats to Brighton and Sunderland, where Chelsea have taken the lead in both matches, has added more pressure on the Blues this weekend.

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Maresca is once again expected to make wholesale changes to the side that were held in Azerbaijan in midweek. And, with that being said, football.london writers Bobby Vincent and Sam Truelove discuss and debate the XIs they would field if they were in the head coach's shoes.

Bobby Vincent

We could well see the same back five as last weekend's win over Tottenham. Robert Sanchez in goal, of course, with Malo Gusto and Marc Cucurella the full-backs, and Wesley Fofana and Trevoh Chalobah. Equally, it would be nice to see Josh Acheampong again, so whatever he does at centre-back regarding those three is fine.

Reece James could be used in midfield. Romeo Lavia is set to miss this one with a quad injury that he suffered on Wednesday, with Moises Caicedo the first name on the team sheet for most games. Enzo Fernandez could be used in the No.10 role, with Joao Pedro perhaps an option from the bench given he played over 70 minutes in Baku.

Estevao Willian has to start. He can really cement a spot in this side if he continues to do what he is doing. Pedro Neto will only have trained in one session by the time the game comes around, so he should not be risked, while Alejandro Garnacho could come in on the left.

Liam Delap should lead the line. It would be the 22-year-old striker's third start of the season and the first since he returned from his hamstring injury. Marc Guiu can be an option from the bench.

Vincent's XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; James, Caicedo; Estevao, Fernandez, Garnacho; Delap

Sam Truelove

Chelsea should be comfortably beating Wolves on Saturday and I think Maresca may use this opportunity to not risk some of his players who have already played lots of minutes this season.

One of those players is James, who has been called up to the England squad for the two remaining World Cup qualifiers. Malo Gusto can start in the right-back's place as James has already played 180 minutes over the last seven days.

Andrey Santos could come in to partner Caicedo in the heart of midfield, with the Blues somewhat a little light due to injuries at present. I believe Neto will start despite his injury worry and Garnacho will fancy his chances against a shaky Wolves backline.

This could be an ideal opportunity to give Joao Pedro a rest and hand Delap his first start in more than two months. The Englishman deserves the chance to show exactly why Chelsea paid £30million for his services in the summer.

Truelove's XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Santos; Neto, Fernandez, Garnacho; Delap