While the home side have gone five matches without recording maximum points, the Baggies last recorded success on November 28 when they edged out bottom-placed Sheffield United.
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Alex Iwobi finished off a lovely team move to put the visitors ahead after six minutes on Tuesday night.
Their hosts, meanwhile, have slumped to seven games without a win and are looking nervously at the clubs below them in the Premier League relegation dogfight.
Spurs have lost their last two in the league to Liverpool and Leicester City, which has seen them drop down into eighth position in the table, while Wolves currently occupy 11th position.
After a drab first 45 minutes where only a Kurt Zouma header that rocketed back off the crossbar threatened either goal, Olivier Giroud put Chelsea ahead when his effort squeezed through Rui Patricio and was awarded by goal-line technology.
The substitute struck from the spot in injury time after Nelson Semedo brought down John McGinn.
The Egyptian took advantage of an error from ex-Reds defender Conor Coady to steal in and fire home the opener on 24 minutes.
Jurgen Klopp’s side head into the weekend with only goal difference keeping them off the top of the table, but Wolves could move to within just one point of their opponents if they end the Reds’ long unbeaten run at home.
Currently sitting in second, the Foxes are just a point behind leaders Liverpool heading into the weekend, while Wolves are only two points further down the table in sixth.
The 20-year-old Portugal Under-21 international has scored six goals in 52 appearances for the club since joining from Lazio last summer.
It was all thanks to goals from on-loan teenage wingback Rayan Ait-Nouri and Daniel Podence
After a frustrating afternoon of trying to break down Newcastle’s defence, Raul Jimenez gave Wolves the lead in the 80th minute.
The Cottagers travel to the West Midlands having already suffered 3-0 defeats to Aston Villa and Brentford this week, piling the pressure on manager Scott Parker.
The Hammers have lost their opening two league games of the campaign, while Wolves have a mixed return of one win and one defeat so far.
Wolves winger Traore was due to undergo another test on Tuesday to ensure his result was not a false positive.
The Ukrainian champions will take on Inter Milan in Duesseldorf on Monday after Sunday’s semi-final in Cologne between 2017 Europa League winners Manchester United and Sevilla
The top Ikeme donned in a World Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles and Zambia – before he had to retire after a successful battle against leukaemia – is up for grabs
The result moves Wolves above Tottenham into sixth and to within three points of fourth-placed Chelsea, while Spurs have now lost three in a row in all competitions
The result leaves Leicester in third place on 50 points, a point behind Manchester City, while Wolves move up to seventh place on 36, five points off the Champions League places
The leaders wasted no time taking an early lead with Jordan Henderson redirecting Trent Alexander-Arnold’s corner past Wolves keeper Rui Patricio to make it 1-0 eighth minute