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      Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace

      Wolves 1 Palace 3

      Wolves1
      Matheus Cunha66'
      Palace3
      Olise26'
      Mateta28'
      Eze73'
      Sat 11 May 14:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

      Premier LeagueMolineux Stadium

      Full-Time

      Match Summary

      SUMMARY:

      • Palace unchanged from team which thumped Man Utd
      • Hughes withdrawn after 10 minutes following nasty collision
      • Eze drags wide after Wolves concede
      • Olise screws half-volley wide from good position
      • Winger curls in stunning opener on 26 minutes
      • Mateta smashes home Palace’s second two minutes later
      • Mitchell has close-range effort blocked and Richards heads over
      • Doherty heads against the crossbar for Wolves
      • HT: Wolves 0-2 Palace
      • Henderson denies Cunha at the near post as Wolves come out fighting
      • Muñoz comes close to turning in Palace’s third
      • Cunha effort survives VAR review to put Wolves back in it midway through half
      • Magnificent Clyne challenge denies Hwang an immediate leveller
      • Olise plays through Eze to round ‘keeper and slot home moments later
      • Henderson makes fine stops from Sarabia and Lemina in closing stages
      • Ahamada receives second yellow card amidst late Wolves siege
      • FT: Wolves 1-3 Palace

      The two teams went into the match in contrasting form, with Palace five games unbeaten – four of those wins – and the hosts with just one win in their previous eight.

      What’s more, recent history favoured the Eagles – who were unchanged following a 4-0 win over Manchester United earlier in the week – as they had won five of the last six Premier League meetings between the two sides, and enjoyed a better win rate against them than any other current team in the competition (6 wins from 11 games).

      They got off to an unfortunate start on this occasion, however, when an early collision between Will Hughes and Matheus Cunha in midfield forced the Palace midfielder – the day after it was announced his contract had been extended until 2025 – to withdraw.

      True to recent form, the first clear chance of the game went Palace’s way – although it was largely of Wolves’ making. A slack square ball allowed Jean-Philippe Mateta to nick the ball off Mario Lemina and prod it to Ebere Eze who, advancing into the area, could have passed back to the forward – but instead dragged wide.

      It was a similar circumstances which led to Palace’s next chance – an even bigger one for Michael Olise. The Eagles’ high press paid dividends as Daniel Muñoz won it high and slid in Mateta down the right, and after his bouncing cross evaded Eze in the middle, Olise – a brace goalscorer earlier in the midweek – had time to bring the ball down, but screwed an outside-of-the-boot half-volley wide when all in Molineux expected him to hit the target.

      Four minutes later, the winger more than made up for it. Another tackle high up the pitch, this time from the advancing Chris Richards, paved the way for a spell of sustained quick passing and possession around the Wolves box – and it culminated in some style when Muñoz laid off for Olise, who cut inside and bent into the top corner from 25 yards.

      Within seconds, it was two. Muñoz and Olise again instigated it down the right, chipping the ball into the box for the advancing Nathaniel Clyne, whose fierce half-volley deflected onto the post, presenting newly-crowned Player of the Season Mateta with an open goal for his 10th goal in 11 games under Oliver Glasner.

      Although the game then settled, the offensive threat continued to only flow in one direction in the first-half, and after Joachim Andersen met an Eze corner with a header back across goal, Tyrick Mitchell’s attempt to turn goalwards at close range was blocked by a golden shirt, before Richards’ looping header turned the rebound over.

      That did inspire Wolves to finish the period with their only real sustained attacks of the half, and they came close to reducing the deficit when Rayan Aït-Nouri’s hanging cross was planted goalwards by Matt Doherty; his header smashed against the crossbar and bounced clear.

      In stoppage time, there was one further moment of concern when Aït-Nouri snuck in behind the Palace backline to meet Boubacar Traore’s floated ball – but not only did he half-volley straight at Dean Henderson, but it was also likely from an offside position.

      It wasn’t until the opening moments of the second-half that Wolves truly tested the Palace ‘keeper, as half-time substitute Jean-Ricner Bellegarde did well to turn past Richards and tee up Cunha from a tight angle. Henderson did well to block the shot with his legs.

      But it didn’t take too long for the Eagles’ first opportunities of the second-half to arrive, with Muñoz close to getting onto the end of a fizzed cross from Eze after a delightful give-and-go with Adam Wharton.

      Just as it seemed that clear chances were continuing to dry up – although Ahamada did see one effort fly over the bar after a promising run, and Olise in particular offered no shortage of menace – Wolves mounted something of a siege.

      A driving run forwards from Nelson Semedo saw him play in Hwang on the overlap. His low ball deflected back to Cunha, who swept home from six yards – and after the offside flag was initially raised for the player who assisted the effort, VAR confirmed that Hwang was onside, and the goal stood.

      Seconds later, Wolves ought to have been level. Cunha’s ball across the face of goal looked set to be tapped home by Hwang – but Clyne, sliding at full-stretch, got the faintest of touches on it to upset the striker’s footwork and prevent him from scoring.

      No sooner had Palace’s lead fallen into peril, it was once again extended. A delightful quick first-time ball forwards by Ahamada was killed instantly by Olise, who in turn played Eze through on goal. The playmaker took a touch past goalkeeper Dan Bentley and duly slotted into the unguarded net – 3-1.

      The attacks kept coming and only a good charging stop from Bentley denied Muñoz his first Palace goal after a loose ball broke to the Colombian inside the area.

      The game was open heading into its final knockings, and Wolves forced Henderson into a pair of good stops after 80 minutes: the first was a more routine save low down from Pablo Sarabia, but the latter was an excellent instinctive leap, having initially been unsighted, to turn Lemina’s acrobatic volley over the bar.

      Next to go close for Wolves was Joao Gomes, who collected a header clear from Richards and cleverly juggled past two Palace defenders; his smashed effort hit the stanchion behind the goal.

      The hosts continued to attack and a driving run from Cunha out wide committed Ahamada, whose diving tackle initially saw him concede not only a second yellow card, but a penalty kick. The spot-kick was ruled out by VAR after falling outside the box, but the midfielder still received his marching orders.

      Glasner responded with further defensive substitutions but, despite seven additional minutes, some commanding goalkeeping from Henderson and defensive diligence all-round restricted the hosts’ opportunities.

      With five wins in six games, and a first win in our final away game of a campaign since 2018/19, this Crystal Palace team simply won’t want the summer break to arrive.

      Wolves: Bentley (GK), Semedo, Kilman, Toti (González, 90), Doherty (Doyle, 79), Gomes, Lemina, Traoré (Bellegarde, 45), Aït-Nouri (Sarabia, 61), Hee-Chan, Cunha.

      Subs: King (GK), H. Bueno, S. Bueno, Chirewa, Fraser.

      Palace: Henderson (GK), Clyne, Andersen, Richards, Muñoz, Wharton, Hughes (Ahamada, 15), Mitchell (Guéhi, 69), Olise (Schlupp, 88), Eze (Ward, 88), Mateta (Edouard, 69).

      Subs: Matthews (GK), Ozoh, Ayew, Rak-Sakyi.

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Crystal Palace 3.
      90'+7'

      corner

      Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Chris Richards.
      90'+7'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      90'+7'

      free kick won

      Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      90'+5'

      free kick won

      João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      90'+4'

      free kick won

      Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+4'

      free kick won

      Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+3'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Gomes.
      90'+3'

      corner

      Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
      90'+1'

      free kick won

      Enso González (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      90'

      Substitution

      Wolverhampton Wanderers
      Toti Gomes(24)
      off
      Enso
      González(30)
      on
      88'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Eberechi Eze
      Eberechi
      Eze(10)
      off
      Joel
      Ward(2)
      on
      88'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Michael Olise
      Michael
      Olise(7)
      off
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      on
      86'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toti Gomes.
      85'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: No Penalty Wolverhampton Wanderers.
      85'

      secondyellow card

      Second yellow card to Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) for a bad foul.
      84'

      free kick won

      Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      83'

      Yellow Card

      Henderson(30)
      Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
      83'

      miss

      Attempt missed. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
      82'

      Yellow Card

      Ahamada(29)
      Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
      82'

      free kick won

      Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      80'

      corner

      Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
      80'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
      80'

      corner

      Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
      80'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
      79'

      free kick won

      Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      79'

      Substitution

      Wolverhampton Wanderers
      Matt
      Doherty(2)
      off
      Tommy
      Doyle(20)
      on
      79'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
      77'

      Yellow Card

      Matheus Cunha(12)
      Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
      74'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
      73'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Eberechi
      Eze(10)
      Eberechi Eze
      Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Crystal Palace 3. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
      72'

      offside

      Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
      71'

      Yellow Card

      Sarabia(21)
      Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      71'

      free kick won

      Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      70'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Tyrick Mitchell
      Tyrick
      Mitchell(3)
      off
      Marc Guéhi
      Marc
      Guéhi(6)
      on
      69'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Jean-Philippe Mateta
      Jean-Philippe
      Mateta(14)
      off
      Odsonne Édouard
      Odsonne
      Édouard(22)
      on
      69'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
      67'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Goal Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Crystal Palace (Matheus Cunha).
      66'

      Wolverhampton Wanderers Goal

      Wolverhampton Wanderers
      Goal!
      Wolverhampton Wanderers
      Matheus Cunha(12)
      Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Crystal Palace 2. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
      65'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      65'

      corner

      Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Naouirou Ahamada.
      63'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      62'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      61'

      Substitution

      Wolverhampton Wanderers
      Rayan
      Aït-Nouri(3)
      off
      Pablo
      Sarabia(21)
      on
      60'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      58'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      58'

      free kick won

      Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      57'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Naouirou Ahamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz following a fast break.
      55'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      54'

      free kick won

      Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      52'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
      51'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
      50'

      offside

      Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
      49'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
      48'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
      46'

      free kick won

      Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      45'

      Substitution

      Wolverhampton Wanderers
      Boubacar
      Traoré(6)
      off
      Jean-Ricner
      Bellegarde(27)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Crystal Palace 2.
      45'+5'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Traoré with a cross.
      45'+4'

      corner

      Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
      45'+3'

      free kick won

      Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      45'+1'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
      44'

      corner

      Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
      42'

      free kick won

      Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      42'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross.
      41'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
      41'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a headed pass.
      41'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
      40'

      Yellow Card

      Muñoz(12)
      Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
      40'

      Yellow Card

      Traoré(6)
      Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      40'

      free kick won

      Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      36'

      free kick won

      Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      33'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
      33'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      31'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      30'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
      28'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Jean-Philippe
      Mateta(14)
      Jean-Philippe Mateta
      Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Crystal Palace 2. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
      28'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
      26'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Michael
      Olise(7)
      Michael Olise
      Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Crystal Palace 1. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
      24'

      free kick won

      Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      23'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
      22'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a cross.
      21'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      20'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
      19'

      free kick won

      Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      19'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
      17'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
      17'

      free kick won

      Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      14'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Will Hughes
      Will
      Hughes(19)
      off
      Naouirou Ahamada
      Naouirou
      Ahamada(29)
      on
      14'

      free kick won

      Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      12'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      10'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
      10'

      free kick won

      Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      9'

      offside

      Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri is caught offside.
      8'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Gomes with a cross following a corner.
      7'

      corner

      Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      25
      Daniel Bentley
      GK
      22
      Nélson Semedo
      DF
      23
      Maximilian Kilman
      DF
      24
      Toti Gomes
      DF
      substitution icon90'
      6
      Boubacar Traoré
      MF
      40'
      substitution icon45'
      3
      Rayan Aït-Nouri
      MF
      substitution icon61'
      8
      João Gomes
      MF
      2
      Matt Doherty
      MF
      substitution icon79'
      5
      Mario Lemina
      MF
      12
      Matheus Cunha
      S
      66'
      77'
      11
      Hwang Hee-Chan
      S

      Substitutes

      4
      Santiago Bueno
      17
      Hugo Bueno
      20
      Tommy Doyle
      substitution icon79'
      21
      Pablo Sarabia
      substitution icon61'
      71'
      27
      Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
      substitution icon45'
      30
      Enso González
      substitution icon90'
      40
      Tom King
      62
      Tawanda Chirewa
      63
      Nathan Fraser
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