Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

1 – 3

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Crystal Palace FC

Sat 11 May 2024 · 14:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 26' Michael Olise

0–2 28' Jean-Philippe Mateta

Matheus Cunha 66' 1–2

1–3 73' Eberechi Eze

Y 40' Daniel Munoz

Boubacar Traore 40' Y

Pablo Sarabia 71' Y

Matheus Cunha 77' Y

Y 82' Naouirou Ahamada

Y 83' Dean Henderson

YR 85' Naouirou Ahamada

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 Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Wade Smith
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

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

2024-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC 2023-09-03 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2023-04-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-10-18 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-03-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–3	L
04 May	Manchester City FC	A	1–5	L
27 Apr	Luton Town FC	H	2–1	W
24 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–1	L
20 Apr	Arsenal FC	H	0–2	L
13 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–2	D

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
06 May	Manchester United FC	H	4–0	W
27 Apr	Fulham FC	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Newcastle United FC	H	2–0	W
21 Apr	West Ham United FC	H	5–2	W
14 Apr	Liverpool FC	A	1–0	W

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' What a night it is going to be! Wolverhampton Wanderers FC welcome Crystal Palace FC for this crunch clash at Molineux Stadium.
5' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a 3-5-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
15' Will Hughes makes way for Naouirou Ahamada at the 15 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Michael Olise makes it 0-1.
28' GOAL! Jean-Philippe Mateta fires home to make it 0-2!
33' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
38' England international Max Kilman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' Daniel Munoz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 40.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The supporters are chanting for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde. He replaces Boubacar Traore on 46 minute.
51' A quiet spell here at Molineux Stadium. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' The whistle greets Rayan Ait Nouri as he departs to be replaced by Pablo Sarabia.
66' GOAL! Matheus Cunha fires home to make it 1-2!
69' Odsonne Edouard is replacing Jean-Philippe Mateta for the Crystal Palace FC side.
71' Pablo Sarabia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 71.
73' Eberechi Eze does the damage! The net is bulging and Crystal Palace FC surge ahead!
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matheus Cunha on 77.
79' Another substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to replace Matt Doherty by Tommy Doyle on 79 minute.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Naouirou Ahamada.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dean Henderson on 83.
85' Controversy at the stadium! Naouirou Ahamada argues furiously but the card stands.
88' The whistle greets Michael Olise as he departs to be replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp.
90' Time for substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Toti Gomes is replaced by Enso Gonzalez.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Crystal Palace FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

5
Mario Lemina
25
Daniel Bentley
2
Matt Doherty ↓ Tommy Doyle 79'
3
Rayan Ait Nouri ↓ Pablo Sarabia 61'
11
Hwang Heechan
12
Matheus Cunha
22
Nelson Semedo
23
Max Kilman
6
Boubacar Traore ↓ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 46'
8
Joao Gomes
24
Toti Gomes ↓ Enso Gonzalez 90'

Bench

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

19
Will Hughes ↓ Naouirou Ahamada 15'
17
Nathaniel Clyne
10
Eberechi Eze ↓ Joel Ward 88'
30
Dean Henderson
14
Jean-Philippe Mateta ↓ Odsonne Edouard 69'
16
Joachim Andersen
7
Michael Olise ↓ Jeffrey Schlupp 88'
3
Tyrick Mitchell ↓ Marc Guehi 69'
26
Chris Richards
12
Daniel Munoz
20
Adam Wharton

Bench

9
Jordan Ayew
2
Joel Ward ↑ 88'
15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↑ 88'
31
Remi Matthews
22
Odsonne Edouard ↑ 69'
6
Marc Guehi ↑ 69'
29
Naouirou Ahamada ↑ 15'
49
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
52
David Ozoh

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2024-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2024-05-04 Manchester City FC 5–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2024-04-27 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-04-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-04-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Arsenal FC L 2024-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D

Crystal Palace FC Form

2024-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-05-06 Crystal Palace FC 4–0 Manchester United FC W 2024-04-27 Fulham FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2024-04-24 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2024-04-21 Crystal Palace FC 5–2 West Ham United FC W 2024-04-14 Liverpool FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.5 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC19% Draw34% Crystal Palace FC47%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes27% 0% No73%

Avg goals/match: 1.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	75%	25%
± 1.5	45%	55%
± 2.5	20%	80%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

81%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Crystal Palace FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC11% Draw62% Crystal Palace FC27%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

24.8%

0 – 1

20.9%

1 – 1

12.1%

0 – 2

10.5%

1 – 0

9.6%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 3

3.5%

2 – 1

2.8%

2 – 0

2.5%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

1.6%

0 – 4

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	13%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	27%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	13%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✗

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