C Palace vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League
Crystal Palace into Premier League top half with win over Wolves
Crystal Palace claimed a second successive Premier League victory and extended their unbeaten run to six games with a win over Wolves.
Match Commentary
- 9': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 61': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McArthur with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Nélson Semedo.
- 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Trincão.
- 78': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces James McArthur.
- 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 81': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Christian Benteke.
- 89': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
Game Information
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,390
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | Liverpool | 23 | 56 | 1 |
| +27 | Arsenal | 24 | 50 | 2 |
| +13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 47 | 5 |
| +16 | Chelsea | 24 | 43 | 5 |
Statistics
 WOL |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 268 | Accurate Passes | 459 |
| 360 | Passes | 547 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 32 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 11 | Clearances | 12 |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi  |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 26 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 11 | Francisco Trincão |
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