Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Molineux Stadium
Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Crystal Palace today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Henderson is okay after receiving some treatment, and the game is back underway. What a huge chance that was for Wolves.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
WHAT A SAVE! Henderson denies Wolves a certain goal! Cunha plays Sarabia in behind the Palace defence, and he shoots the ball square into Henderson’s face. The goalkeeper didn’t know much about the save and stayed down afterwards.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Strand Larsen goes down inside the box under a challenge from Lacroix. The crowd thought it was a penalty, but Anthony Taylor waved away the claims, and the game continues.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
KICK-OFF! Wolves get the game going again, and we are under way for the second half.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Looking to the second half, Gary O’Neil will want his side to be more creative in attack and allow his finishers to get more shots away. Their xG suggests that they haven’t had quality shots in the first half. They need to continue riding the Palace chances, but they need to score a goal, more importantly. As for Palace, Glasner will want to see his side put away the chances that they will continue to make. Wolves’ defence looks shaky at times, and Palace have the personnel to exploit that.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
The first half has ended at Molineux, and we remain goalless. Most of the crowd will be wondering how there hasn’t been a goal yet, but the scoreline reads 0-0. The game started quickly for Wolves, and they had a couple of small chances right off the bat. Palace rode the chances and then created some of their own. The first big chance fell to Hughes and Kamada consecutively, after good work from Sarr as he cut a ball back. They failed to hit the target, and then in the 33rd minute, the biggest chance of the half fell to Mateta, as he hit his close-range shot straight into Chalobah, who was standing in front of the goal. Palace continued to create chances, and Munoz missed a header from a few yards out after Mateta’s shot was blocked. Wolves had a chance of their own near the end of the half, as Sarabia hesitated in front of goal, allowing Henderson to make the save. Opta’s live win probability shows a 32.8 per cent chance of a Wolves win, a 38.3 per cent for the draw, and a 28.9 per cent chance of a Palace win. This confirms that the game is wide open and could be won by either side. Wolves have created 0.12 xG in the first half, whereas Palace have made 1.14 xG.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
There will be no added minutes, and the referee blows for half-time!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Another cross comes flying into the Palace box after Wolves work it past their defence. Henderson does well to come and claim it once more.
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