Wolves defender Nelson Semedo says the players want to give the fans a Christmas present today against Chelsea.

Semedo is looking forward to Christmas tomorrow.

First, I would like to beat Chelsea, that's my present," he told the Wolves website.

"I just need my family around, have a good time with them. I like to play some party games on Christmas Day, that's enough for me. We have a lot of games, there's one you call Forbidden Word in England. Say the world is Wolves, you play as a pair, and you cannot say Wolves, you have to say other words to get your partner to get the word.

I feel good. It's going well. Of course, we can go to another level, but I think I'm doing well and the team this year is doing well. The last game was not the thing we want, but we had four points in the last three games, so it's not that bad. It's good thinking these three games were not that good, even with four points, because this is the mentality we have to have. This will take us to another level."

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