Crystal Palace vs Wolves Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Crystal Palace have lost their last three matches against Wolves in all competitions, failing to score in each defeat – the Eagles have never lost four in a row against Wolves.
Wolves are looking to complete their first league double over Crystal Palace since 2008/09 in the Championship, while in the top-flight they last did so in 1971/72 under Bill McGarry.
Wolves have already beaten Crystal Palace twice this season, once in the Premier League and once in the FA Cup; they haven’t beaten the same team three times in a season since winning three games against Reading in 2002/03.
Crystal Palace are looking to avoid losing three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since a run of seven in June/July 2020. The Eagles have lost 0-4 and 2-3 in their last two games, last losing three in a row while conceding at least three goals each time in November 2016.
Only West Bromwich Albion (48) have conceded more Premier League goals this season than Crystal Palace (36). The Eagles’ ratio of 1.8 goals conceded per game is their second highest in a single Premier League campaign, after 1997-98 (1.9).
Wolves are winless in their last seven Premier League games (D3 L4), last having a longer run without victory in the competition between February 2012-August 2018 (17 games).
Only Tottenham have scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games than Crystal Palace this season, with a league-high 29% of the Eagles’ goals coming in this timeframe (7/24). Last season, Palace only scored once in the opening 15 minutes.
In their 0-0 draw with Chelsea last time out, Wolves failed to have a single shot on target in a Premier League game for the first time since a 0-1 loss to Huddersfield in February 2019.
Crystal Palace have played more games in the traditional Saturday 3pm slot than any other Premier League side this season (6). The Eagles have won four of their six such games this term (L2), accounting for 67% of their total league victories.
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has scored nine goals in 17 Premier League appearances this season – only in 2018-19 (10) has he scored more in a single campaign in the competition.
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