Crystal Palace v Wolves Prediction: Old Gold seeking to build on Arsenal draw

Wolves’ stay in the Premier League looks to be coming to an end, but Rob Edwards’ side appear intent on leaving their mark on the top flight, as evidenced by their midweek draw with title-chasing Arsenal. The Molineux men are a whopping 17 points from safety, with only 11 games to play, but the spirit doesn’t appear to have left Wolves just yet.

Crystal Palace suffered another disappointing result in Europe on Thursday night and it may not be long before the Eagles have to start looking over their wings at the relegation zone. Below are my Crystal Palace vs Wolves predictions, ahead of Sunday's 14:00 kick-off, live on Sky Sports+.

Team News

Defenders Chadi Riad and Maxence Lacroix picked up knocks in the Conference League on Thursday night and are doubts for Sunday’s match. Palace will certainly be without Eddie Nketiah, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jefferson Lerma and Cheick Doucoure, who are all sidelined with injuries.

Hwang Hee-chan will miss the trip to south London for Wolves and Toti Gomes faces a late fitness test.

Angel Gomes has shrugged off a back injury which forced him off against Arsenal in midweek and could return to the starting line-up.

Football Odds

Crystal Palace vs Wolves Odds

Crystal Palace are 4/6 shots on home turf, with Wolves available a 4/1 and the draw an 3/1 chance. Over 2.5 goals can be backed at 10/11, while both teams is the same price.

Wolves or draw double chance @ 6/5

Crystal Palace won the FA Cup last season and appeared to be a club ready to soar this term. However, a whole load of upheaval has derailed the south Londoners and they have won only one of their last 15 matches.

Sales of key players hasn’t helped matters, but manager Oliver Glasner has to take the bulk of the blame. Open criticism of the club hierarchy has created a toxic atmosphere in south London and it has already been confirmed that the Austrian will be leaving at the end of the season.

Wolves are heading for the Championship, but they produced a display full of spirit, fight and flashes of quality in their 2-2 draw with Premier League leaders Arsenal on Wednesday night and anything like a repeat of that performance can see Edwards’ men at least take a point from Selhurst Park.

Under 2.5 Goals @ 1/1

Palace were wide open defensively against Zrinjski Mostar on Thursday night, while they threw away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 to Burnley in their last Premier League fixture.

Glasner has concerns over the fitness of defenders Riad and Lacroix, which will further weaken their defensive resolve.

Wolves certainly weren’t shy to attack in their 2-2 draw with Arsenal in midweek and Edwards’ men have found the net in games against the Gunners, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham this term.

You can read all our latest Football Betting Tips at our dedicated Betfred Insights content hub.