Palace Preview: How Eagles can continue strong record v Wolves

Match previews

24 Jul 2022

Palace are aiming for a fourth straight victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Selhurst Park on Tuesday, 18th October (20:15 BST).

Past meetings

Palace have won their last three meetings against Wolves, including two in south London.

The Eagles welcomed then-Bruno Lage’s side to Selhurst Park last November where goals from Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher secured all three points, before travelling to Molineux in March and winning by the same scoreline; this time Zaha and Jean-Philippe Mateta were the scorers.

Palace's winning record extends back to January 2021, when Ebere Eze’s powerful strike was the difference behind closed doors at Selhurst Park.

Preview

After victory over Leeds United at Selhurst Park, Palace kept a second consecutive away clean sheet at the King Power as they played out a goalless stalemate against Leicester City.

Despite their defensive performance in the East Midlands, Patrick Vieira was disappointed with a particular aspect of his side’s attacking output.

“There was an opportunity to play four against two,” he said after the game. “Their two worked hard, yes, but we weren’t brave enough to break that line and find our holding midfielder [from defence].

“When we did find our holding midfielder, we didn’t have the pass going forwards. We didn’t break lines today. We didn’t take risks, and this is why we didn’t create much in the second-half.”

Palace will hope to be more coherent going forwards in front of their home fans, something demonstrated in the sumptuous move that led to Ebere Eze’s winner against Leeds.

The visitors have had a difficult start to the season, and one win in their first nine games saw them part ways with manager Bruno Lage.

They took an important three points at the weekend against a beleaguered Nottingham Forest side, with Ruben Neves scoring from the spot.

Wolves have scored just one in their last five games, and find themselves just outside the relegation zone as the World Cup break approaches.

It is the visitors’ third trip to London already this season, having been beaten by both Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea earlier in the campaign.

Tactical overview

Jeffrey Schlupp returned to his more natural midfield role against Leicester, and will compete with Michael Olise for a starting berth for the visit of Wolves. Schlupp had filled in at left-back in place of Tyrick Mitchell, with Jairo Riedewald also playing there in the second-half at the King Power.

Odsonne Edouard has started the last three games, with Jean-Philippe Mateta deputising from the bench, but Vieira is spoilt for attacking options going forward.

There were also spots in the matchday squad for prolific Academy forward John-Kymani Gordon and Northern Irish defender Kofi Balmer against Leicester – could we see more opportunities for young players at Selhurst Park?

Wolves set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in their first game of the post-Bruno Lage era, with Diego Costa leading the line ahead of Adama Traoré, Daniel Podence and Matheus Nunes.

Much of their success comes through the strength of their midfield duo, with Portuguese pair Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho combining to some effect this season.

Match details

Tuesday, 18th October
20:15 BST
Selhurst Park
Amazon Prime

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On Palace TV+

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Social media

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The official app

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