WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers conquers Crystal Palace with a 2-0 win with an own goal from J. Andersen (3′) and a penalty scored by R. Neves (90′). Crystal Palace lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Adrian Holmes and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 - 0

Crystal Palace

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 75 Attack 116
  • 37 Dangerous attack 53
  • 72 Ball safe 73
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 11
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Crystal Palace was in firm control of the ball 59% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crystal Palace was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Wolverhampton Wanderers found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 5 yellow cards (Diego Costa, José Sá, Toti, Rúben Neves and João Gomes). On the other side, Crystal Palace received 4 yellow cards (Luka Milivojevic, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Jeffrey Schlupp and Sam Johnstone).

Match Timeline

3'
Joachim Andersen(own-goal)
13'
36'
46'
Joel Ward - sub ->Joachim Andersen
65'
Jeffrey Schlupp- sub ->Luka Milivojevic
65'
Odsonne Edouard- sub ->Albert Sambi Lokonga
João Gomes- sub ->Matheus Cunha
68'
70'
Jeffrey Schlupp- Yellow
76'
José Sá- Yellow
76'
79'
Toti- sub ->Hugo Bueno
79'
Toti- Yellow
84'
89'
89'
Jean-Philippe Mateta- sub ->Will Hughes
Pedro Neto- sub ->Matheus Nunes
89'
90'
João Gomes- Yellow
90'
90'
Sam Johnstone- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 37 points like Crystal Palace to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace will stay with 37 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Manchester United on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Crystal Palace will host AFC Bournemouth on the 13th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
7.4
76'
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
7.1
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.8
D
Max Kilman 23.England
7.6
D
Hugo Bueno 64.Spain
7.3
79'
M
Mario Lemina 5.Gabon
6.8
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
8.5
90' 90'
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
6.8
89'
M
Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea
6.9
79'
F
Diego Costa 29.Spain
7.0
89' 76'
F
Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil
6.8
68'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bentley 25.England
D
Nathan Collins 4.Republic of Ireland
89'
D
Toti 24.Portugal
6.6
79' 84'
M
Daniel Podence 10.Portugal
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
M
Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain
M
João Gomes 35.Brazil
7.1
68' 90'
F
Adama Traoré 37.Spain
6.9
79'
F
Pedro Neto 7.Portugal
89'

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: José Sá (7.4), Nélson Semedo (6.8), Craig Dawson (7.1), Max Kilman (7.6), Hugo Bueno (7.3), Hee-Chan Hwang (6.9), Rúben Neves (8.5), Mario Lemina (6.8), Matheus Nunes (6.8), Matheus Cunha (6.8) and Diego Costa (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Podence, Nathan Collins, João Moutinho, Toti Gomes (6.6), Daniel Bentley, Pablo Sarabia, João Gomes (7.1), Adama Traoré (6.9) and Pedro Neto.

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of João Gomes (injured) and Pedro Neto (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Matheus Cunha for J. Gomes da Silva (68′), Hwang Hee-Chan for Adama Traoré (79′), Hugo Bueno for Tote Gomes (79′), Diego Costa for Nathan Collins (89′) and Matheus Nunes for Pedro Neto (89′).

Best player: Rúben Neves​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rúben Neves even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 44 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace
G
Sam Johnstone 21.England
7.0
90'
D
Joachim Andersen 16.Denmark
6.1
46' 3'
D
Marc Guéhi 6.England
6.5
D
T. Mitchell 3.England
6.9
D
Chris Richards 26.United States
7.0
M
L. Milivojević 4.Serbia
6.1
65' 13'
M
Will Hughes 19.England
6.9
89'
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 8.Belgium
6.5
65' 36'
F
Eberechi Eze 10.England
7.3
F
Michael Olise 7.France
7.0
F
Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana
7.1
Substitutes
G
Vicente Guaita 13.Spain
D
James Tomkins 5.England
D
Joel Ward 2.England
7.0
46'
M
Jaïro Riedewald 44.Netherlands
M
James McArthur 18.Scotland
M
Cheick Doucouré 28.Mali
M
Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana
6.7
65' 70'
F
Odsonne Edouard 22.France
6.4
65'
F
Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France
89'

Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Roy Hodgson played with: Sam Johnstone (7.0), Chris Richards (7.0), Joachim Andersen (6.1), Marc Guéhi (6.5), Tyrick Mitchell (6.9), Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.5), Luka Milivojević (6.1), Will Hughes (6.9), Michael Olise (7.0), Jordan Ayew (7.1) and Eberechi Eze (7.3).

They had on the bench: Odsonne Édouard (6.4), Jaïro Riedewald, James McArthur, James Tomkins, Cheick Doucouré, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Joel Ward (7.0), Vicente Guaita and Jeffrey Schlupp (6.7).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 4 changes: Joachim Andersen for Joel Ward (46′), Luka Milivojevic for Jeffrey Schlupp (65′), Albert Sambi Lokonga for Odsonne Édouard (65′) and Will Hughes for Jean-Philippe Mateta (89′).

Best player: Eberechi Eze​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Eberechi Eze.

His rating is (7.3) with 33 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​