One of the three Premier League matches to kick off at the traditional time of 3pm on Saturday afternoon is between Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The game will be played at Selhurst Park and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in 13th place on 12 points while the visitors are in 7th place on 16 points.
✨ When Wolves last came to Selhurst!We can't wait to see you all at the weekend... 🙌#CPFC— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) November 3, 2021
✨ When Wolves last came to Selhurst!We can't wait to see you all at the weekend... 🙌#CPFC
Crystal Palace come into the match on the back of a tremendous 2-0 victory at Manchester City last weekend. The Eagles opened the scoring just 6 minutes into the game.
Following a red card for Manchester City, Crystal Palace took advantage of playing against ten men to score their second goal and seal maximum points in the 88th minute.
That result means Crystal Palace are undefeated in their last 5 games, all of which have come in the Premier League. However, prior to the excellent win at Manchester City, Crystal Palace were struggling to pick up victories and they have drawn 4 of their last 5 Premier League fixtures.
Crystal Palace have drawn their last 3 home matches in the Premier League and both teams have scored in each of those 3 games. Despite goals being scored in all 5 of Crystal Palace’s home Premier League matches this season, they have seen under 2.5 goals in 3 of those 5 fixtures on home soil.
Wolves make the trip to London having recorded a 2-1 win over Everton in the Premier League on Monday night. They have been in good form of late and Wolves have picked up wins in 4 of their last 5 Premier League games. The only match they failed to win ended in a 1-1 draw at Leeds United.
In addition to the victory over Everton on Monday, Wolves have defeated Newcastle United at home plus Southampton and Aston Villa away, the latter of which was a great comeback win from 2-0 down.
Away form in the Premier League shows Wolves are undefeated in their last 4 matches, winning 3 and drawing one.
Trends show Wolves have been scoring goals on the road and they have netted in each of their last 4 away games. However, Wolves have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 2 away trips, conceding goals at Aston Villa and Leeds United.
Team news and Crystal Palace have doubts over the fitness of Eberechi Eze. Nathan Ferguson is still struggling with an Achilles tendon injury.
Wolves travel without the injured trio of Yerson Mosquera, Hugo Bueno, and Pedro Neto. Fernando Marcal should be available following a calf problem.
This has the makings of an extremely competitive game and although we are unlikely to see over 2.5 goals scored, it would not come as a surprise to see both teams find the back of the net. Therefore, a 1-1 final score is a decent prediction and Wolves would be the happier of the two sides with a point.