Wolves vs Crystal Palace Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2024-25 English Premier League | How much longer can Gary O'Neil last?
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Wolves and Crystal Palace have both struggled this season, but the visitors are coming off wins against Tottenham and Aston Villa over the course of the last week.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Saturday 2nd November, 2024: UK – 5:30pm / US ET – 1:30pm / US PT – 10:30am
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WOLVES PREVIEW: TURNING POINT?
Gary O'Neil will be desperately hoping that last weekend's late comeback against Brighton - Rayan Ait Nouri and Matheus Cunha earning just their second point of the Premier League campaign with two late goals - can kick-start a sustained run of form.
There is no doubting the fact that their fixture run eases somewhat now, and they have to make the most of the next few games if O'Neil is going to remain in charge of the club.
CRYSTAL PALACE PREVIEW: TWO WINS ON THE BOUNCE
Speaking of turning a corner, Crystal Palace claimed their first league victory last weekend with a 1-0 victory over an under-par Tottenham outfit, Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring the only goal of the game just after the half-hour mark.
The Eagles then followed that with an away win at Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, and they will now take on Arsenal in the quarter-finals in December.
WOLVES TEAM NEWS: JOHNSTONE IN FOR SA
Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is fit again and could be thrust back into the starting line-up at Jose Sa's expense, while O'Neil was confident that Mario Lemina would overcome a knock to take his place in midfield.
There were no developments reported elsewhere, meaning as many as six players may have to sit this one out.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Johnstone; S. Bueno, Dawson, Toti; Semedo, Doyle, Lemina, Ait-Nouri; Joao Gomes, Cunha; Strand Larsen
UNAVAILABLE: Mosquera (Injured), Traore (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Hwang (injured), Kalajdzic (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Meupiyou (Injured), Lemina (Injured)
CRYSTAL PALACE TEAM NEWS: EZE BLOW
Oliver Glasner will be digging deep into his squad as Eberechi Eze suffered a hamstring injury early on against Aston Villa on Wednesday and will be out until after the next international break at the very least.
Jefferson Lerma and Adam Wharton are also absent, but Cheick Doucoure will be in the squad despite the fact Glasner said he was not 100% fit at this point.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-1-2): Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Kamada, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr; Nketiah, Mateta
UNAVAILABLE: Richards (Injured), Riad (Injured), Ward (Injured), Wharton (Injured), Lerma (Injured), Franca (Injured), Eze (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Holding (Out of favour)
WOLVES VS CRYSTAL PALACE PREDICTION
It's typical of Wolves' luck this season that, as soon as the difficulty of their fixture run starts to ease, they face a Crystal Palace side who will be in confident mood after wins against Tottenham and Aston Villa over the past week.
Having said that, Palace will have some key players missing here, and with the hosts keen to build on their late draw last week, it may be worth siding cautiously with O'Neil's men.
WOLVES VS CRYSTAL PALACE TIP: WOLVES DRAW NO BET
