Molineux will be an interesting destination on Saturday at 5:30pm, as Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace look to build on recent positive results in the Premier League evening fixture.
Gary O'Neil's men came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend, while the Eagles' side knocked Aston Villa out of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.
Latest Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace team information
Wolves boss Gary O'Neil had to withdraw Mario Lemina at half-time in the draw with Brighton due to a calf concern, but he is confident his captain will recover in time to lead the team on Saturday night.
Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone (calf) could also return to the squad - he trained ahead of the trip to the Amex but was not included in the squad - and the 31-year-old will be desperate to start against his former club after Jose Sa's error for Welbeck's goal.
However, Sasa Kalajdzic (knee), Enso Gonzalez (knee), Yerson Mosquera (knee), Boubacar Traore (knee), Hwang Hee-chan (ankle) and Bastien Meupiyou (fitness) remain absent, although there is a slim chance that Hwang could return before the international break.
For Crystal Palace, the win over Aston Villa came at arguably the biggest cost, with both Eze and Adam Wharton having to leave the pitch injured in the first half; Eze was confirmed to have a hamstring problem and is likely to miss the game.
In a surprise development, manager Glasner said he was "very positive" that Wharton would not be out for long - the England international is still nursing a lingering groin injury - but his chances of playing in this game were slim.
Jefferson Lerma (thigh), Chadi Riad (knee), Matheus Franca (groin) and Chris Richards (thigh) are also in hospital, while Cheick Doucoure (toe) is a doubt, and Rob Holding has been dropped from the squad after an apparent clash with Glasner.
Latest predicted lineup Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
Sa; S. Bueno, Toti, Dawson; Semedo, Lemina, Doyle, Ait-Nouri; Gomes, Cunha; Larsen
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Kamada, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Nketiah
Latest football commentary Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace
When Evan Ferguson doubled Brighton's lead at the Amex with five minutes remaining - adding to Danny Welbeck's opener at the end of the first half - Wolves fans may have been prepared to accept another disastrous Premier League game.
However, Rayan Ait-Nouri's quick response gave the visitors hope, and after Brighton midfielder Mats Wieffer inexplicably missed a four-on-one, O'Neil's men pressed forward once more and completed a stunning comeback with a goal from Matheus Cunha's own goal.
The Amex away stand certainly hasn't seen such wild celebrations from Wolves for a long time, as the hosts ended a six-game losing streak in all competitions in incredible circumstances, but a first Premier League win in 2024-25 continues to elude them.
Only Southampton are worse off than Wolves, who are 19th after nine games this season, and the four-point gap to safety means O'Neil's side - who have conceded the most goals in the league with 25 - would still be below the safety line even if this was the tenth time they met this weekend.
Conceding two goals against Brighton meant Wolves had conceded more than two goals in seven consecutive games before Saturday's encounter, but the Old Golds had scored in 10 consecutive games in all competitions, making it easier to identify their problem.
As Wolves look for their first Premier League win of the season at the weekend, Palace deservedly picked up their ninth on October 27, when they dominated Tottenham Hotspur in the London derby and won 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Mateta's low shot was subtly assisted by Eberechi Eze, who along with Daichi Kamada helped Palace to a surprise double win at Aston Villa in midweek, setting up a quarter-final clash with Arsenal.
Oliver Glasner can now enjoy a run of back-to-back wins for the first time since the end of the 2023-24 season, his rejuvenated side starting the weekend just above the relegation zone in 17th place, two points above Ipswich Town and with a much better goal difference.
Wednesday's win at Villa Park must be a boost to improved away form if Palace are to stay out of danger, as they have picked up just one point from four Premier League away games this season and have kept just one clean sheet in their last 17 top-flight away games, although that clean sheet came at Jurgen Klopp's ground in April.
Palace have generally enjoyed a good record against Wolves in recent times, with the Eagles winning six of their last seven Premier League meetings, completing the 2023-24 double with a 3-2 win at Selhurst Park before a 3-1 defeat at Molineux in the latter stages of the campaign.
Score prediction Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace match as follows:
- Sportsmole: Wolverhampton 2-1Crystal Palace
- WhoScore: Wolverhampton 2-0 Crystal Palace
- Our prediction: Wolverhampton 2-1 Crystal Palace
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