Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 30 January 2021

Score1-0 to Crystal Palace
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Kick-off: 3.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 Crystal Palace won: 2 Drawn: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Crystal Palace scored: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers failed in their attempt to win four consecutive meetings in all competitions for the first time.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Eberechi Eze 60 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Scott Dann
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Ki-Jana Hoever Defender
Max Kilman Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Daniel Podence Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jaïro Riedewald for James McCarthy 46
Andros Townsend for Michy Batshuayi 79
Joel Ward for Nathaniel Clyne 85

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Ki-Jana Hoever 63
Vitinha for Daniel Podence 68
Fábio Silva for João Moutinho 78

Cards:

Wilfried Zaha 90 Y

Cards:

Max Kilman 84 Y
Conor Coady 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder Andros Townsend

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Nigel Lonwijk
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Defender/Midfielder Owen Otasowie
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now won two of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost four). Both teams had now scored in one of Palace's last six games in all competitions. 19 of the 26 points that the Eagles had taken so far during this Premier League season had come in games against the teams currently in the bottom half of the table.

Comments:

League position: 14th Wolverhampton Wanderers were now without a win in eight consecutive league games for the first time since November 2016 in the League Championship. Wolves had now scored the first goal in one of their last 14 games in the Premier League. They had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last 14 games in the Premier League.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Eberechi Eze 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Scott Dann
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Substitutions:

Jaïro Riedewald for James McCarthy 46
Andros Townsend for Michy Batshuayi 79
Joel Ward for Nathaniel Clyne 85

Cards:

Wilfried Zaha 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder Andros Townsend

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now won two of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost four). Both teams had now scored in one of Palace's last six games in all competitions. 19 of the 26 points that the Eagles had taken so far during this Premier League season had come in games against the teams currently in the bottom half of the table.

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Ki-Jana Hoever Defender
Max Kilman Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Daniel Podence Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Ki-Jana Hoever 63
Vitinha for Daniel Podence 68
Fábio Silva for João Moutinho 78

Cards:

Max Kilman 84 Y
Conor Coady 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Nigel Lonwijk
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Defender/Midfielder Owen Otasowie
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 14th Wolverhampton Wanderers were now without a win in eight consecutive league games for the first time since November 2016 in the League Championship. Wolves had now scored the first goal in one of their last 14 games in the Premier League. They had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last 14 games in the Premier League.