Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
, KO: 01:00 Aug 1, 2024, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
CRYSTAL PALACE and Wolverhampton Wanderers will be aiming to continue their fine preseason showing when they meet in a friendly in the US. Neither side has lost so far and with both attacks looking sharp, they should serve up a competitive encounter with goals.
It has been a somewhat unremarkable summer for Crystal Palace, who have quietly gone about both their transfer dealings and preseason schedule. They began with a 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic before running out 6-3 winners over Crawley Town.
While there may be questions about the quality of opposition Crystal Palace have faced, the brand of attacking football is never in doubt. Manager Oliver Glasner already showed signs of that last season, especially during the final weeks, and will be pleased to see the team fully adopt his ideas, especially without the creativity of Eberechi Eze.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are enjoying a promising preseason as they have won all three of their matches so far. They began with a 1-0 victory over Como before triumphing 3-0 over Bristol City.
Beating two lower league sides will not cause much of a fuss but manager Gary O’Neil will be pleased with his team’s display in the 3-1 victory over West Ham. Wolves looked solid enough, particularly in attack, with summer signing Rodrigo Gomes netting a brace.
How the bookies view it
Crystal Palace have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 23/20 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Wolverhampton Wanderers is valued at 15/8 while Betfred is also offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Palace with the edge
Crystal Palace have a 20-19 advantage with 14 draws from 53 previous matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Palace did the double over Wolves last season, winning 3-2 at Selhurst Park before a 3-1 victory at Molineux.
Players to watch: Both attacks to shine
Summer signing Daichi Kamada impressed in the win over Crawley and looked well settled in with the likes of Odsonne Edouard and Jordan Ayew. All three men could help Crystal Palace score first on Thursday at 4/5 with Betfred.
Rodrigo Gomes is already showing some quality for Wolverhampton Wanderers and will be keen to strike an understanding with fellow summer signing Jorgen Strand Larson. Along with the likes of Pablo Sarabia and Hwang Hee-Chan, Wolves could be backed to score first at 11/10 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
The only injury concern for Crystal Palace is Cheick Doucoure, who was withdrawn in the win over Crawley Town. Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze are still not with the squad while Daichi Kamada and Odsonne Edouard should continue in attack.
Matheus Cunha went off injured against West Ham and is likely to miss Thursday’s clash. Following his brace last time out, Rodrigo Gomes could continue in attack alongside Jorgen Strand Larson.
Crystal Palace: Johnstone, Clyne, Richards, Anderson, Riad, Mitchell, Schlupp, Hughes, Ayew, Kamada, Edouard.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Bentley, Doherty, Mosquera, Bueno, Ait-Nouri, Doyle, Lemina, Gomes, Sarabia, Hee-Chan, Strand Larsen.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 4.5 goals in Crystal Palace’s last friendly and a similar outcome is priced at 100/30 by Betfred. Over 3.5 goals could also be considered at 6/4 with Betfred.
There were more goals after the break in the two meetings last season and a similar pattern is priced at evens with Betfred.
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