An early purpose set the tone for Palace to chase the sport and it was a really tight contest however the guests simply couldn’t discover an equaliser earlier than the hosts sealed all three factors in damage time.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 7.30pm
- twenty fifth April 2023
- Molineux Stadium, Waterloo Highway, Wolverhampton WV1 4QR
RESULT
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Crystal Palace
PLAYER RATINGS
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21
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Sam JOHNSTONE
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5.6
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26
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Chris RICHARDS
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6.4
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16
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Joachim ANDERSEN (2 Joel WARD 46 minutes)
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5.5 (6.6)
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6
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Marc GUEHI
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6.4
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3
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Tyrick MITCHELL
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6.7
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4
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Luka MILIVOJEVIC (22 Odsonne EDOUARD 65 minutes)
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5.8 (5.8)
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8
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Albert Sambi LOKONGA (15 Jeffrey SCHLUPP 65 minutes)
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6.0 (6.1)
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19
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Will HUGHES (14 Jean-Philippe MATETA 89 minutes)
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6.7 (5.9)
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7
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Michael OLISE
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6.4
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10
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Eberechi EZE
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7.1
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9
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Jordan AYEW
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6.3
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 5 James TOMKINS, 13 Vicente GUAITA, 18 James McARTHUR, 28 Cheick DOUCOURE, 44 Jairo RIEDEWALD
OPPOSITION LINE-UP
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1
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Jose SA
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7.4
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22
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Nelson SEMEDO
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7.1
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15
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Craig DAWSON
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7.1
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23
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Max KILMAN
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7.4
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64
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Hugo BUENO (24 TOTI 79 minutes)
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7.3 (6.0)
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27
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Mathues NUNES (4 Nathan COLLINS 89 minutes)
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6.7 (6.1)
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8
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Ruben NEVES
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8.6
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5
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Mario LEMINA
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6.7
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11
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Hee-Chan HWANG (37 Adama TRAORE 79 minutes)
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6.8 (6.2)
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12
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Matheus CUNHA (35 Joao GOMES 68 minutes)
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6.4 (6.4)
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29
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Diego COSTA (7 Pedro NETO 89 minutes)
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6.8 (6.4)
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UNSED SUBSTITUTES – 25 Daniel BENTLEY, 10 Daniel PODENCE, 21 Pablo SARABIA, 28 Joao MOUTINHO
TEB VERDICT
A modified beginning line up for Palace took half in a scrappy but irritating recreation which actually might have gone both method however the Eagles had been on the again foot after an early personal purpose. There have been possibilities to get again into the sport however in the end, Palace misplaced their first recreation since Roy Hodgson returned to the membership.
As soon as once more, Eberechi Eze shone for Palace and went shut on a few events with glorious efforts from exterior the field however this ended up being a second clean up entrance in a row.
5 video games left to play and 9 factors above the underside three must be sufficient to see off any late season stresses however one other win to verify of that could be a should within the coming weeks towards beneficial opposition.
POST GAME QUOTES
ROY HODGSON
“The workforce must be greater than happy with the best way they went about their enterprise. We had been unlucky to concede so early. It gave Wolves one thing to carry onto. The way in which we got here again into the sport is worthy of a number of credit score. I’m happy with the best way the gamers labored within the second half.
I all the time believed the equalising purpose was there. Credit score to Wolves, they defended nicely. The second purpose was a type of chilly showers you must settle for infrequently. We made one or two tweaks at half-time to cease Neves getting as a lot of the ball. It was work-rate from the workforce, they by no means as soon as dropped their heads or felt sorry for themselves. The workforce believed all over.
We had loads of time to get ourselves again into the sport. I used to be satisfied we had been going to get an equaliser however we didn’t handle it. The penalty was the icing on the cake for them having held on for thus lengthy.
No one might recommend the gamers’ mindset is that we’re secure. I assumed it was a really energetic, intense efficiency. On a standard day they’d have gotten a consequence. Now we have 5 extra video games – I wish to see precisely what we did right now.”
JULEN LOPETEGUI
“They’re necessary factors for us however they don’t seem to be definitive. Now we have to get extra factors. It’s an necessary win for us. Possibly if you rating so rapidly generally you suppose quite a bit to defend this purpose and generally you neglect to do various things. We wanted to have extra of the ball. Palace are workforce. It’s a really troublesome victory for us. We needed to work laborious. We’re glad.
Possibly they dominated us within the second half however I don’t keep in mind them having clear possibilities. It’s not straightforward after a win or defeat you all the time have frustration however the subsequent day you must go to the coaching session with an enormous vitality. That’s what we’ll do tomorrow. We’ll should work each laborious.”
MATCH STATISTICS
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Star Man
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Ruben NEVES (8.6)
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Targets
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Joachim ANDERSEN (OG, 3), Ruben NEVES (PEN, 90+3)
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Assists
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None
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Most pictures
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Eberechi EZE (5)
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Most tackles
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Hee-Chan HWANG (5)
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Most dribbles
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Eberechi EZE (4)
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Staff score
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6.83 – 6.21
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Whole pictures
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9 – 14
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Photographs heading in the right direction
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3 – 4
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Yellow playing cards
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Luka Milivojevic (13), Albert Sambi LOKONGA (36), Jeffrey SCHLUPP (70), Diego COSTA (75), Jose SA (76), TOTI (84), Joao GOMES (90+1), Sam JOHNSTONE (90+1), Ruben NEVES (90+3)
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Pink playing cards
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None
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Possession
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41.3% – 58.7%
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Move success
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74% – 82%
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Passes
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313 – 434
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Dribbles
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7 – 10
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Aerials gained
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16 – 16
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Tackles
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20 – 11
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Fouls
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13 – 14
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Corners
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6 – 11
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Saves
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4 – 2
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Dispossessed
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6 – 13
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POSITION IN THE TABLE (on the remaining whistle)
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POS
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TEAM
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W
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D
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L
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GD
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PTS
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11
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Chelsea
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10
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9
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12
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-3
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39
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12
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Crystal Palace
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9
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10
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14
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-11
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37
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13
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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10
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7
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16
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-15
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37
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UPCOMING FIXTURES
29/04/23 West Ham United (h) – Premier League (12.30pm)
06/06/23 Tottenham Hotspur (a) – Premier League (3pm)
13/05/23 Bournemouth (h) – Premier League (3pm)
