Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior is looking to become just the second English manager in Premier League history to win his first four games in charge when his side visit bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
A win in the Black Country would edge him towards Craig Shakespeare’s record of five with Leicester City between February and April 2017.
Four successive league victories is something his predecessor Enzo Maresca only managed once across his 57 games, winning five on the bounce in November and December 2024.
Rosenior has won six of his first eight matches in all competitions, with both losses coming in the two-legged League Cup semi-final against Arsenal.
Cold snap for Palmer
How best to use Cole Palmer is something Rosenior has had to contend with during his whirlwind start to life in the Stamford Bridge hotseat.
In the England midfielder’s last 16 top-flight games of the 2024–25 season, he scored one goal – a penalty against Liverpool – while in 13 league games this campaign, he has scored just twice from open play.
After a blistering start to life in west London, when Palmer scored a seriously impressive 43 goals in his first two seasons, injuries have meant a stop-start campaign this time around.
The numbers show that the fifth-placed Blues have fared better from an attacking and defensive point of view when he has not been in the team this season.