Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Crystal Palace came from behind to seal a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Selhurst Park.
Adama Traore broke the deadlock on 31 minutes as the hosts struggled to create clear-cut chances in the first half.
But Eberechi Eze shifted the momentum two minutes after the restart when he nodded in Michael Olise’s cross.
Wilfried Zaha handed Palace the win, firing past Jose Sa to seal all three points and his side’s second consecutive home victory.
The hosts came close to opening the scoring on four minutes when Cheick Doucoure’s effort from 25 yards pinged off the right post.
Diego Costa drove into the area but could not beat Palace keeper Vicente Guaita, who dove to parry away any danger of the visitors taking an early lead.
Olise, who set up the first goal in Palace’s last victory at Selhurst Park, curled in a corner where Marc Guehi rose to meet it but nodded off target.
Palace saw more of the ball in the opening exchanges but struggled to find the finishing touch, turning it over in the final third and equalling their opponents on just one shot on target apiece by the 25-minute mark.
Palace vs Wolves confirmed line-ups
Confirmed teams for tonight:
Palace - Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Doucoure, Schlupp, Eze, Olise, Edouard, Zaha
Wolves - Sa, Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Bueno, Nunes, Neves, B Traore, A Traore, Costa, Podencevvv
Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Mitchell starts for Palace despite the left-back not basing able to complete a full match since recovering from illness. Despite Zaha coming off in the 77th minute against Leicester, he retains his starting position alongside Edouard and Olise up top.
Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
WOLVES (4-3-3): Josa Sa; Nelson Semedo, Max Kilman, Nathan Collins, Hugo Bueno; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Neves, Boubacar Traore; Adama Traore, Diego Costa, Daniel Podence.
Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3): Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell; Eberechi Eze, Cheick Doucoure, Jeffrey Schlupp; Michael Olise, Odsonne Edouard, Wilfried Zaha.
Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Neither of these teams have been spectacular in front of goal as of late, and with Palace failing to score in their 0-0 draw agaisnt Leicester City last week, they'll want to prove a point tonight. Wolves nabbed their first win since September in a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest and will hope that they can register back-to-back wins.
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