Find out what you missed from Palace’s Wolves victory

March 7, 2022 9:13 am

Crystal Palace put in a convincing display to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 on Saturday afternoon, taking a thoroughly deserved win back to south London from Molinuex.

The visitors took the lead through Jean-Philippe Mateta before Wilfried Zaha doubled his side’s advantage by converting a penalty won by Jeffrey Schlupp.

It was a busy, positive afternoon from kick-off onwards, so catch everything you might have missed below!

DID YOU NOTICE?

Wilfried Zaha seemed to predict the day’s score pre-match, holding aloft two fingers.

Malcolm Allison-esque.

Palace came incredibly close to scoring twice at the end of the first-half, forcing José Sá into two athletic saves.

The ‘keeper produced a pair of diving blocks that, on reflection, made the first-half what it was, ensuring Wolves remained in sight of pulling back.

Finally, England manager and Palace Academy graduate Gareth Southgate was in the stands at Molineux.

Patrick Vieira said post-match he should have an eye on every English player in red and blue given the performance.

BEST SOCIAL REACTIONS

In a satisfying moment post-match, the club’s Twitter led supporters in a chorus.

POST-MATCH REACTION

The lads were delighted with the performance, with Wilfried Zaha saying he thought the second-half was such a challenge he felt he hadn’t touched the ball. Read what he said here.

Patrick Vieira was also satisfied with the performance, saying he “loved every part” of “the perfect game in possession.”

He also told Palace TV: “It was fantastic. I think they were brilliant today. Away from home they’ve always been fantastic, but today they were really special. I think the way we played and the performance, it’s important for them to understand the part they had to play in that. We feel the support and today they were incredible.”