Crystal Palace v Wolves: Pick of the stats

August 2024 · 2 minute read
  • Since their return to the Premier League in 2018, Wolves have only lost more league games against Liverpool (nine), Man City (seven) and Man Utd (six) than they have against Crystal Palace (five).

  • Having lost 1-0 to Arsenal in their first home Premier League match this season, Palace are looking to avoid losing their opening two home games in a season for the first time since 2018-19. Palace have done so five times previously (1994-95, 1997-98, 2004-05, 2017-18 and 2018-19), with only West Ham doing so more often in Premier League history (six).

  • Both of Wolves’ Premier League goals this season have been scored by subs - Hwang Hee-chan v Brighton and Sasa Kalajdzic v Everton. Starting players have had 35 shots (seven on target) accumulating an xG of 4.5 without scoring, while substitutes have only had one fewer shot on target (six) in their appearances than players in the starting XI.

  • No player has had more shots in the Premier League this season than Palace's Eberechi Eze (16), although he has failed to score with all 16 shots. It is the most shots a player has had without scoring in the first three games of a season since Harry Kane in 2017-18 (24), who went on to score 30 goals that campaign.

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