Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Crystal Palace FC

Mon 20 Jul 2020 · 19:15 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Y 35' Joel Ward

Y 64' James McCarthy

Conor Coady 65' Y

Adama Traore 78' Y

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Peter Bankes
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Lee Betts
Referee Andre Marriner
Referee Anthony Taylor

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-09-22 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2019-01-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC 2018-10-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jul	Crystal Palace FC	H	2–0	W
15 Jul	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D
12 Jul	Everton FC	H	3–0	W
08 Jul	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
04 Jul	Arsenal FC	H	0–2	L
27 Jun	Aston Villa FC	A	1–0	W

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jul	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
16 Jul	Manchester United FC	H	0–2	L
12 Jul	Aston Villa FC	A	0–2	L
07 Jul	Chelsea FC	H	2–3	L
04 Jul	Leicester City FC	A	0–3	L
29 Jun	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		Crystal Palace FC
#3	Position	#22
20	Points	0
38	Played	0
3 / 11 / 24	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
27	Scored	0
68	Conceded	0
-41	GD	+0
0.53	PPG	–
8%	Win %	–

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Crystal Palace FC has kicked off!
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Mamadou Sakho is replaced by Cheikhou Kouyate on 23 minute.
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crystal Palace FC that had 322 games and scored 376 goals.
33' Wilfried Zaha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
35' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Joel Ward gets a Yellow card.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
41' Daniel Podence makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are in front.
46' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Joao Moutinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
61' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James McCarthy.
65' A moment of madness from Conor Coady on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
68' GOAL! Jonny Castro scores on 68.
72' Time for substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Daniel Podence is replaced by Diogo Jota.
73' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Jeffrey Schlupp trudges off to be replaced by Jairo Riedewald on 73 minutes.
78' It’s a booking for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player. Adama Traore gets a Yellow card.
81' A tactical swap from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Pedro Neto on, Adama Traore off on 81 minutes.
86' Matt Doherty, a Ireland , has 15 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
2-0 the final result. Crystal Palace FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Vicente Guaita
9
Jordan Ayew
2
Joel Ward
6
Scott Dann C
15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↓ Jairo Riedewald 73'
12
Mamadou Sakho ↓ Cheikhou Kouyate 23'
18
James McArthur
10
Andros Townsend
11
Wilfried Zaha
22
James McCarthy
39
Tyrick Mitchell

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Eberechi Eze	5
Wilfried Zaha	4
Jorgen Strand Larsen	2
Jean-Philippe Mateta	2
Eddie Nketiah	2
Odsonne Edouard	2
Daniel Podence	2
Matheus Cunha	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2020-07-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-07-15 Burnley FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2020-07-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Everton FC W 2020-07-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2020-07-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Arsenal FC L 2020-06-27 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-07-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-07-16 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2020-07-12 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-07-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–3 Chelsea FC L 2020-07-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-06-29 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Burnley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.85 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.3 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC51% Draw37% Crystal Palace FC12%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 1.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	33%	67%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

49%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Crystal Palace FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC26% Draw68% Crystal Palace FC6%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.2%

1 – 0

25.5%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

0 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3 – 1

1.2%

1 – 2

1.2%

0 – 2

1.1%

2 – 2

0.7%

4 – 0

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	12%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	30%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	9%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.