Wolves, Crystal Palace and Premier League
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Crystal Palace shook off any FA Cup final hangovers to keep their top-half hopes alive as Eddie Nketiah netted a double in a 4-2 win over Wolves.
Wolves have lost their past three Premier League games. Vitor Pereira's side have conceded seven goals in that time, as many as in their previous nine matches. Half of Jorgen Strand Larsen's 14 Premier League goals for Wolves this season have come since the beginning of March,
Crystal Palace predicted lineup vs. Wolves (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Lerma; Muñoz, Hughes, Kamada, Mitchell; Esse, Sarr; Nketiah. Wolves are without a familiar set of names for Tuesday’s game, and Hwang Hee-Chan is set to remain out of action due to a knock.
Not a bad week for Crystal Palace, that. The first trophy in club history, the FA Cup, on Saturday, followed by a 4-2 victory over Wolves in the Eagles' Selhurst Park finale on Tuesday — that'll definitely do.
Wolves have nothing but pride to play for this season as they sit 14th in the table and Vitor Pereira showed he had one eye on 2025-26 as he made five changes for this game. To their credit, they did not play like a team whose mind might be on their summer holidays and instead pushed Palace hard for their win as Jorgen Strand Larsen's second-half header gave them something to fight for,