Crystal Palace conquers Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Crystal Palace defeats Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1.

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David Brown
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Crystal Palace conquers Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Crystal Palace beats Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1. Crystal Palace got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Michael Olise (26′) and Jean-Philippe Mateta (28′). Wolverhampton Wanderers tried to recover with a goal from Matheus Cunha (66′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (73′) scored by Eberechi Eze for Crystal Palace. Wolverhampton Wanderers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,424 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Bramall with the support of Wade Smith and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.42 degrees Celsius or 66.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 - 3

Team 1

Crystal Palace

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 13 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 129 Attack 95
  • 47 Dangerous attack 31
  • 74 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wolverhampton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 61% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Crystal Palace found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Matheus Cunha, Pablo Sarabia and Boubacar Traoré). Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace received 4 yellow cards (Oliver Glasner, Naouirou Ahamada, Dean Henderson and Daniel Muñoz).

Match Timeline

15'
Naouirou Ahamada- sub ->Will Hughes
26'
Michael Olise(goal)Adam Wharton
28'
Jean-Philippe Mateta(goal)
40'
Daniel Muñoz- Yellow
Boubacar Traoré- Yellow
40'
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde- sub ->Boubacar Traoré
46'
Pablo Sarabia- sub ->Rayan Aït-Nouri
61'
Matheus Cunha(goal)
66'
Matheus Cunha(VAR)
67'
69'
Odsonne Edouard- sub ->Jean-Philippe Mateta
70'
Marc Guéhi - sub ->T. Mitchell
Pablo Sarabia- Yellow
71'
73'
Eberechi Eze(goal)Michael Olise
Matheus Cunha- Yellow
77'
Thomas Doyle- sub ->Matt Doherty
79'
82'
Naouirou Ahamada- Yellow
83'
Dean Henderson- Yellow
85'
Naouirou Ahamada(yellowredcard)
Matheus Cunha(VAR)
85'
88'
Jeffrey Schlupp- sub ->Michael Olise
88'
Joel Ward - sub ->Eberechi Eze
E. González- sub ->Toti
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this contest, Wolverhampton Wanderers stays with 46 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace will has 46 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Liverpool on the 19th of May with a 15-4 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).

Crystal Palace will host Aston Villa on the 19th of May with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
Daniel Bentley 25.England
5.3
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.6
D
Max Kilman 23.England
6.3
D
Toti 24.Portugal
6.6
90'
M
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
6.5
61'
M
Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali
M
J. Pied 8.France
M
Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil
7.6
77' Goals66'
M
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
6.6
79'
M
Mario Lemina 5.Gabon
6.9
M
Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali
6.1
46' 40'
M
João Gomes 8.Brazil
7.2
F
Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea
5.9
Substitutes
G
Tom King 40.Wales
D
Hugo Bueno 17.Spain
D
Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay
M
Thomas Doyle 20.England
6.2
79'
M
Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain
6.5
61' 71'
M
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 27.France
6.3
46'
M
T. Chirewa 62.England
F
E. González 30.Paraguay
6.1
90'
F
N. Fraser 63.England

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Boubacar Traoré, Jérémy Pied, José Sá, Daniel Bentley (5.3), Nélson Semedo (6.6), Max Kilman (6.3), Toti (6.6), Matt Doherty (6.6), João Gomes (7.2), Mario Lemina (6.9), Boubacar Traoré (6.1), Rayan Aït-Nouri (6.5), Matheus Cunha (7.6) and Hee-chan Hwang (5.9).

The home team had on the bench: Hugo Bueno, Thomas Doyle (6.2), Santiago Bueno, Pablo Sarabia (6.5), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (6.3), E. González (6.1), T. Chirewa, N. Fraser and Tom King.

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of E. González (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: Boubacar Traoré for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (46′), Matt Doherty for Thomas Doyle (79′), Rayan Aït-Nouri for Pablo Sarabia (61′) and Toti for E. González (90′).

Player of the match: Matheus Cunha​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Matheus Cunha.

His rating is 7.6 with 1 goal, 25 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace
G
Dean Henderson 30.England
7.2
83'
D
Joachim Andersen 16.Denmark
7.5
D
Nathaniel Clyne 17.England
6.6
D
Chris Richards 26.United States
6.7
M
T. Mitchell 3.England
7.2
70'
M
Michael Olise 7.France
8.5
88' Goals26'
M
Eberechi Eze 10.England
8.2
88' Goals73'
M
Daniel Muñoz 12.Colombia
7.4
40'
M
Adam Wharton 20.England
7.4
M
Will Hughes 19.England
6.3
15'
F
Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France
8.0
69' Goals28'
Substitutes
G
Remi Matthews 31.England
D
Joel Ward  2.England
6.3
88'
D
Marc Guéhi  6.England
6.4
70'
M
Jeffrey Schlupp 15.Ghana
6.1
88'
M
Naouirou Ahamada 29.France
5.5
15' 82'
M
Jesuran Rak-Sakyi 49.England
F
Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana
F
Odsonne Edouard 22.France
6.3
69'

Crystal Palace started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Oliver Glasner played with: Dean Henderson (7.2), Nathaniel Clyne (6.6), Joachim Andersen (7.5), Chris Richards (6.7), Daniel Muñoz (7.4), Adam Wharton (7.4), Will Hughes (6.3), T. Mitchell (7.2), Michael Olise (8.5), Eberechi Eze (8.2), Jean-Philippe Mateta (8.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jeffrey Schlupp (6.1), Joel Ward  (6.3), Marc Guéhi  (6.4), Jordan Ayew, Odsonne Edouard (6.3), Naouirou Ahamada (5.5), Remi Matthews, Jesuran Rak-Sakyi and D. Ozoh.

Crystal Palace could not rely on the presence of Naouirou Ahamada (injured).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 5 changes: Will Hughes for Naouirou Ahamada (15′), Jean-Philippe Mateta for Odsonne Edouard (69′), T. Mitchell for Marc Guéhi  (70′), Michael Olise for Jeffrey Schlupp (88′) and Eberechi Eze for Joel Ward  (88′).

Player of the match: Michael Olise​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Michael Olise.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 31 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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