Crystal Palace FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Steve Martin
- Referee Andy Madley
- Referee Derek Eaton
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee Scott Ledger
3 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 10.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Jan | West Ham United FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 17 Jan | Manchester City FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 14 Jan | Arsenal FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Jan | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Jan | Sheffield United FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan | Crystal Palace FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Jan | Chelsea FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Jan | Chorley FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Jan | West Bromwich Albion FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 12 Jan | Everton FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 08 Jan | Crystal Palace FC | H | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
35%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
Crystal Palace FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
| Tyrick Mitchell | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Selhurst Park will turn into a battlefield for Crystal Palace FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wolverhampton Wanderers FC backline.
- 15' A quiet spell here at Selhurst Park. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 20' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Crystal Palace FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Willian Jose has been relatively quiet despite scoring 69 goals in his last 353 appearances.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wolverhampton Wanderers FC that had 348 games and scored 411 goals.
- 45' Spain international Vicente Guaita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 46' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. James McCarthy departs to be replaced by Jairo Riedewald.
- 51' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' Eberechi Eze does the damage! The net is bulging and Crystal Palace FC surge ahead!
- 63' A tactical swap from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Adama Traore on, Ki-Jana Hoever off on 63 minutes.
- 68' Vitor Ferreira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Podence at the 68 minute mark.
- 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 78' Fabio Silva is replacing Joao Moutinho for the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side.
- 79' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Michy Batshuayi is withdrawn and Andros Townsend gets his opportunity.
- 84' Poor challenge from Max Kilman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 85' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Nathaniel Clyne is replaced by Joel Ward on 85 minute.
- 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Conor Coady.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Crystal Palace FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
17
Nathaniel Clyne ↓ Joel Ward 85'
- 31
- 4
- 8
- 9
- 6
- 3
- 11
- 22
- 25
- 23
Bench
-
2
Joel Ward ↑ 85'
- 34
-
44
Jairo Riedewald ↑ 46'
-
10
Andros Townsend ↑ 79'
- 20
- 24
- 1
- 14
- 27
Coach
Roy Hodgson
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
-
28
Joao Moutinho ↓ Fabio Silva 78'
- 32
- 16
- 15
- 12
- 22
- 7
-
10
Daniel Podence ↓ Vitor Ferreira 68'
- 49
-
2
Ki-Jana Hoever ↓ Adama Traore 63'
Bench
- 8
- 21
- 18
-
37
Adama Traore ↑ 63'
-
17
Fabio Silva ↑ 78'
-
20
Vitor Ferreira ↑ 68'
- 54
- 57
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Eberechi Eze | 5 |
| Wilfried Zaha | 4 |
| Adama Traore | 2 |
| Jorgen Strand Larsen | 2 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 2 |
| Eddie Nketiah | 2 |
| Odsonne Edouard | 2 |
| Daniel Podence | 2 |
Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
2021-01-30
Crystal Palace FC
1–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
W
2021-01-26
Crystal Palace FC
2–3
West Ham United FC
L
2021-01-17
Manchester City FC
4–0
Crystal Palace FC
L
2021-01-14
Arsenal FC
0–0
Crystal Palace FC
D
2021-01-08
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1–0
Crystal Palace FC
L
2021-01-02
Crystal Palace FC
2–0
Sheffield United FC
W
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form
2021-01-30
Crystal Palace FC
1–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
L
2021-01-27
Chelsea FC
0–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
D
2021-01-22
Chorley FC
0–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
W
2021-01-16
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
2–3
West Bromwich Albion FC
L
2021-01-12
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1–2
Everton FC
L
2021-01-08
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1–0
Crystal Palace FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.04
Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for:
Crystal Palace FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Crystal Palace FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 2.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
62%
Crystal Palace FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%
1 – 3
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC
| Handicap | Crystal Palace FC covers | Push | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 10% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 21% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 20% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 9% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

