Crystal Palace vs Wolves predictions: Tight game likely at Selhurst
- Ten of the last 11 meetings have featured fewer than three goals
- Wolves have won only four of their last 28 league away games
- Recommended bet: Draw
Crystal Palace and Wolves were both among the goals in the EFL Cup in midweek, but historically their meetings have not been high-scoring.
As far as their league form is concerned, Palace will be looking to build on a creditable 1-1 draw at Brentford last week, while the visitors should be spurred on by the late winner from Sasa Kalajdzic that secured them the three points at Everton.
Team news
Crystal Palace had a busy final week of the transfer window, bringing Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson to Selhurst Park, although Sam Johnstone is expected to continue between the posts in Sunday’s clash.
Defender Rob Holding was signed from Arsenal and could feature on the bench, while striker Jean-Philippe Mateta will be hoping to start after his hat-trick in the 4-2 win over Plymouth on Tuesday.
Michael Olise and Matheus Franca are injured so will sit out.
Wolves are waiting on a late fitness test for South Korean forward Hwang Hee-Chan, while Tommy Doyle could feature after joining the Molineux outfit on loan from Manchester City.
The stats
Ten of the last 11 meetings between the two have featured fewer than three goals.
Wolves have scored more than once in just two of their last 22 games on the road.
Wolves were the lowest goalscorers in the Premier League last season with just 31.
Crystal Palace have lost three of their 14 Premier League games since Roy Hodgson returned as manager.
Eberechi Eze has had a total of 16 efforts on goal in three Premier League matches this season.
Wolves have won four of their last 28 away league matches and three of those were at Everton.
Prediction
Both of these teams would probably not be too upset about the way the season has started, but a lack of goals has been a feature for them both, and they could be difficult to separate on Sunday.
Sasa Kalajdzic’s late winner for Wolves at Everton last week could prove crucial as the season wears on, but the Midlands outfit have had problems getting over the line on their travels.
They played well in a 1-0 defeat at Manchester United in their opening game of the campaign but could not get anything from the match, and they would probably be content with a point from their trip to Selhurst Park.
Palace no longer have talisman Wilfried Zaha to call upon but their confidence should have been boosted by a strong performance in drawing at Brentford, who are strong at their west London base.
There have been just four goals in Palace's three league games of the new campaign, so this might not be an action-packed encounter, which makes the draw good value for a match between two teams who look evenly matched on paper.
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