Crystal Palace vs Wolves – Premier League as it happened

Wolves continued their fine form with a win at Selhurst Park

Jeffrey Schlupp reacts as Rui Patricio takes charge in the box (Reuters)

Matt Doherty scored the decisive goal as Watford continued their impressive early-season form with all three points at Crystal Palace.

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What time does it start?

Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers kicks off at 3:00pm (BST).

Where can I watch it?

The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.

Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.

Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.

It’s a big game for…

Jordan Ayew: The Ghanaian, who signed for Palace on loan from Swansea in the summer, is yet to score for the club in five appearances. In a team increasingly reliant on Wilfried Zaha up front, the 27-year-old forward needs to contribute more fruitfully, especially given the absence of alternative options Christian Benteke and Connor Wickham due to injury.

Jordan Ayew is yet to find his feet at Palace (Getty)

Weird /best stat…

1981: The last time Crystal Palace and Wolves met in the top-flight of English football was in January 1981. They have never faced each other in the Premier League.

Remember when…

In this 2010 FA Cup fourth-round replay, Danny Butterfield scored a six-minute perfect hat-trick as Palace beat Wolves 3-1. The Eagles, who were in administration at the time, lost to Aston Villa in the last 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrdoZPW7yvE

Player to watch…

Ruben Neves: The Portuguese international has stepped up seamlessly to life in the Premier League after his eye-catching season in the Championship. Neves, 21, has formed an impressive partnership with the highly experienced Joao Moutinho in centre midfield, and has been a massive part in Wolves’ form so far this season. Expect the duo to dominate possession in the centre of the park up against James McArthur and Luka Milivojevic.

Ruben Neves celebrates scoring against Everton (Getty)

Past three-meetings…

Crystal Palace 3 (Moritz 2, Bolasie) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Ebanks-Blake), Championship, January 2013

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Ebanks-Blake) Crystal Palace 2 (Zaha 2), Championship, October 2012

Crystal Palace 3 (Butterfield 3) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Henry), FA Cup, February 2010

Form guide…

Crystal Palace: WLWDWL

Wolves: WWWDDW

Odds…

Crystal Palace to win: 19/10

Wolverhampton Wanderers to win: 8/5

Draw: 11/5

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

[6 October 2018 14:52 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wolves have made an impressive start to the season but they remain a work in progress on the road and today face a challenge at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace. Kick-off coming right up, here are the teams: 

Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Townsend, Milivojevic, McArthur, Schlupp, Ayew, Zaha.

Subs: Ward, Meyer, Kouyate, Sorloth, Guaita, Kelly, Puncheon. 

Wolves: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Joao Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Helder Costa, Jimenez, Jota.

Subs: Ivan Cavaleiro, Gibbs-White, John Ruddy, Saiss, Hause, Leo Bonatini, Traore. 

[6 October 2018 15:08 · Lawrence Ostlere]

6 minutes

A quiet start to proceedings at Selhurst Park with the home side seeing the majority of possession so far.

[6 October 2018 15:11 · Lawrence Ostlere]

9 minutes

Andros Townsend swings in a corner for Palace. There's a brief moment of chaos in the Wolves penalty area before the ball is cleared to safety.

[6 October 2018 15:13 · Lawrence Ostlere]

12 minutes

Wolves have so far struggled to get hold of the ball at Selhurst Park. They have named the same starting eleven in all eight of their Premier League matches so far this season.

[6 October 2018 15:14 · Lawrence Ostlere]

13 minutes

Young right-back Aaron Wan Bissaka has been heavily involved in the early stages and gets a cheer from the home crowd after flying into a tackle straight after he lost possession. They like him here.

[6 October 2018 15:16 · Lawrence Ostlere]

14 minutes

I think it's fair to say summer is over. The conditions at Selhurst Park are absolutely wild this afternoon.

[6 October 2018 15:17 · Lawrence Ostlere]

15 minutes

Chance for Palace. Great work from Wilfried Zaha on the right-side of the Wolves penalty area. His cross evades everybody and Wolves breathe a huge sigh of relief.

[6 October 2018 15:21 · Lawrence Ostlere]

19 minutes

Roy Hodgson will be happy with his side's start here. They're taking the game to Wolves. This time it's Townsend causing trouble in the final third before the away side just about clear a cross from the right-hand side.

[6 October 2018 15:22 · Lawrence Ostlere]

20 minutes

Great work from Wan Bissaka again. The impressive full-back beats his man and swings in a deep cross. Conor Coady intercepts well and Wolves clear once more.

[6 October 2018 15:24 · Lawrence Ostlere]

22 minutes

Big chance for Wolves. The away side make a rare break and striker Raul Jimenez fires a shot wide of the post. A scare for Crystal Palace.