Oliver Glasner would forgive his Crystal Palace gamers for being distracted following their FA Cup victory, however he believes they won’t discover motivation a difficulty versus Wolves on Tuesday.
Palace lifted the primary main trophy of their 120-year historical past on Saturday, as Eberechi Eze’s purpose handed them a historic 1-0 FA Cup last win over Manchester Metropolis.
The Eagles grew to become the primary English membership to win their first main title since Wigan Athletic within the 2012-13 FA Cup, who additionally beat Man Metropolis within the last that yr.
Palace are nestled safely in twelfth place within the Premier League and are unlikely to climb any larger – or drop any decrease – earlier than the season concludes on Sunday.
Requested about workforce information for Tuesday’s sport, Glasner confirmed Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton will miss out, then added: “I don’t know, for the time being, to be trustworthy! We cancelled Sunday’s coaching and we’ll practice now after the press convention.
“We’re trying ahead to assembly all of the gamers once more, however after all I don’t know the way they’ll current immediately. It’s now about discovering the appropriate motivation.
“Now we have to assume how we need to enter this week, and particularly how we need to finish this week, with two video games to play.”
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Wolves are two locations under Palace and seeking to get again to profitable methods following defeats to Man Metropolis and Brighton, which adopted a six-game profitable streak.
Vitor Pereira expects his workforce to face a extremely motivated opponent, telling reporters: “I consider that the motivation of the supporters and the workforce will probably be at a excessive stage.”
Pereira is one in every of 5 nominees for the Premier League’s Supervisor of the Season award after main Wolves away from a relegation battle with ease, and he has feels that honour belongs to everybody on the membership.
“I’m a bit stunned as a result of I got here into the league in the midst of the season, however pleased with my gamers, my workers, the membership and the supporters as a result of that is teamwork,” he mentioned.
“It’s not simply me who has achieved this. It’s one thing particular, for positive, and I’m very proud.”
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
Crystal Palace – Daniel Munoz
Munoz has been instantly concerned in 9 objectives for Palace within the Premier League this season (4 objectives, 5 assists), helping their opener in opposition to Tottenham on their final outing within the competitors, whereas he additionally teed up Eze’s winner within the FA Cup last.
No Eagles defender has ever reached double figures for purpose involvements in a single marketing campaign within the Premier League.
Wolves – Jorgen Strand Larsen
Strand Larsen has made extra focused off-the-ball runs into the field than some other participant within the Premier League this season (109).
The Norwegian has 13 objectives within the Premier League this season – the third-best tally by a Wolves participant in a single marketing campaign within the competitors after Raul Jimenez in 2019-20 (17) and Matheus Cunha this time period (15).
MATCH PREDICTION – DRAW
Palace’s minds could also be elsewhere following their historic Wembley win, however they nonetheless have landmarks to play for.
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The Eagles are on 49 factors within the Premier League this season, and by avoiding defeat on this match they’ll attain 50 in a top-flight season for the primary time since 1991-92 (57).
Certainly, a victory would take them to 52 factors, which might be essentially the most ever by a Premier League facet who did not win any of their first eight video games in that marketing campaign.
Wolves have misplaced their final 4 Premier League away video games in opposition to Palace, as many as they’d of their earlier 18 league visits prior (D7 L7).
Nonetheless, Vitor Pereira’s facet have had 10 days to arrange for this sport and will probably be assured of benefiting from any rustiness within the Palace ranks.
Palace have solely misplaced their last house league sport in one of many final 12 seasons (W8 D3), happening 3-1 in opposition to Arsenal in 2020-21, so a draw might be on the playing cards.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Crystal Palace – 38.2%
Wolves – 34.7%
Draw – 27.1%