Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers continue their preparations for the 2024/25 Premier League campaign when they meet in the early hours of Thursday in a pre-season friendly.
This game will be in the United States where the Wolves have tasted victory in their first game in North America. The Old Gold beat fellow Premier League rivals West Ham United 3-1, with summer signing Rodrigo Gomes impressing with a quick-fire brace. Gary O’Neil’s side have now won all three friendlies and will be aiming to continue their perfect record against Palace.
That won’t be clear given the way the Eagles have played under Oliver Glasner since he was appointed in February. They have only played two pre-season games, both in the United Kingdom. A 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic was followed by a 6-3 win over Crawley Town which saw new manager Daichi Kamada score his first goal for the club.
Here it is 90 min Crystal Palace vs Wolves guide.
Crystal Palace vs Wolves H2H Record (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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The Crystal Palace |
Wolves |
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Crawley 3-6 Crystal Palace – 27/07/24 |
West Ham 1-3 Wolves – 27/07/24 |
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Crystal Palace 1-1 Charlton – 19/07/24 |
Wolves 3-0 Bristol City – 20/07/24 |
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Crystal Palace 5-0 Aston Villa – 19/05/24 |
Como 0-1 Wolves – 15/07/24 |
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Wolves 1-3 Crystal Palace – 11/05/24 |
Liverpool 2-0 Wolves – 19/05/24 |
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Crystal Palace 4-0 Man Utd – 06/05/24 |
Wolves 1-3 Crystal Palace – 11/05/24 |
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The country |
TV channel/live streaming |
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United Kingdom |
Palace TV, Wolves TV, Premier Sports 2, Premier Sports Player |
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United States |
Fanatiz, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN SPORTS XTRA en Espanol, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Espanol |
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Canada |
DAZN, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, fuboTV, Fanatiz, beIN SPORTS en Espanol, beIN Sports |
Crystal Palace are still without many first team players due to international competitions this summer. Jean-Philippe Mateta has gone with France to the Summer Olympics, while the likes of Eberechi Eze, Adam Wharton, Marc Guehi and Dean Henderson are all recovering for Euro 2024.
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is being tipped for a summer exit but has impressed with three goals in pre-season. He could start against Wolves, as could new signings Kamada and Chadi Riad. Cheick Doucoure also returned after a long injury layoff, against Crawley last week.
Crystal Palace predicted to face Wolves (5-2-3): Johnstone; Clyne, Andersen, Holding, Riad, Mitchell; Hughes, Doucoure; Rak-Sakyi, Edouard, Kamada.
Wolves have blown away their pre-season performances so far, including a stunning 3-1 win over former Gold Old boss Julen Lopetegui and his West Ham side last week.
Having recently signed from Braga, Rodrigo Gomes made a fine impression against the Irons, scoring twice within 15 minutes of his introduction. Matheus Cunha also got a goal but had to be replaced by Hwang Hee-chan after 30 minutes due to injury.
Summer coach Jorgen Strand Larsen played more than an hour against the Hammers, with a number of young players also given minutes by O’Neil.
Wolves predicted to face Crystal Palace (4-3-3): Bentley; Doherty, Dawson, Toti, Ait-Nouri; Doyle, Lemina, Cundle; R. Gomes, Larsen, Hwang.
Friendlies often produce surprising and surprising results, as shown by Palace’s recent 6-3 win over Crawley. Maryland could see another high-scoring affair, ending Thursday, with both sides boasting plenty of offensive talent.
Wolves and Palace have been in fine goal-scoring form throughout pre-season but the former boasted a solid defence, conceding just once in three outings. That could give them a boost as Old Gold’s new signings up front have looked impressive at the other end.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 2-3 Wolves
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