Both Crystal Palace and Wolves suffered with both sides at the start of this season, spending much of the campaign battling near the relegation zone. Crystal Palace goes into the game with fresh confidence after an excellent week ended with a first league win of the season- a narrow 1-0 victory over Tottenham at Selhurst. Continuing their momentum, the Eagles reached the EFL Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 12 years as they edged Aston Villa 2-1. Eze opened the scoring, while Kamada sealed the win with a superb shot from the edge of the box. These timely victories have come because pressure was starting to build on manager Oliver Glasner, so he'll hope his side can now build on this form and pull away from the bottom three. On the other hand, Wolverhampton Wanderers remain firmly in the bottom three and, indeed, have yet to win this season. However, last weekend's thrilling comeback against Brighton certainly boosted team morale. Down by two goals until just minutes were left, Ait-Nouri gave some hope, and in injury time, a Doyle interception created a swift counter that saw Matheus Cunha's deflected shot beat the goalkeeper to salvage a point and end the run of five straight defeats for Wolves. The draw has brought some relief to Gary O'Neil's side, which picked up only two points so far. Wolves now have a rather more agreeable run of fixtures, with Southampton, Fulham, Bournemouth, Everton, West Ham, Ipswich, and Leicester all to come before Boxing Day, but they face significant pressure to take maximum advantage in each of these games, starting with the visit of Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew admitted injuries remain his key concern ahead of their clash against Wolves at Molineux following their mid-week win. The only non-regular in a strong lineup was debut goalkeeper Matt Turner, but the win came at a cost as Eberechi Eze and Adam Wharton both picked up injuries, while Jefferson Lerma will be out for several weeks with a hamstring problem. Defenders Chris Richards and Chadi Riad also stay out to limit the options across the back. Glasner has opted for Mateta and Eddie Nketiah together in the EFL Cup. However, he's shied away from this combination in the league. I really don't believe that Crystal Palace can hurt Wolves in an away game with so many questionable players.

水晶宫和狼队在本赛季开始时都遭受了损失，大部分时间都在降级区附近挣扎。水晶宫将带着全新的信心进入比赛，他们在塞尔赫斯特以1-0险胜热刺，收获了本赛季联赛的首胜。延续他们的势头，老鹰队12年来第一次进入联赛杯四分之一决赛，他们2-1击败了阿斯顿维拉。Eze率先得分，而Kamada在禁区边缘的一记精彩射门锁定了胜利。这些及时的胜利是因为主教练奥利弗·格拉斯纳的压力开始增加，所以他希望他的球队现在可以继续保持这种状态，从倒数三名中脱颖而出。另一方面，狼队仍然稳稳地排在倒数三名，事实上，本赛季还没有赢球。然而，上周末对阵布莱顿的惊心动魄的逆转无疑鼓舞了球队的士气。比赛还剩几分钟时，艾特-努里落后两球，给了狼队一些希望。在伤停补时阶段，多伊尔的一次拦截创造了一次快速反击，马修斯·库尼亚的射门偏出，击败了门将，狼队挽回了一分，结束了五连败的局面。这场平局让加里·奥尼尔的球队松了一口气，他们目前只拿到了两分。狼队现在有一系列的赛程，南安普顿、富勒姆、伯恩茅斯、埃弗顿、西汉姆、伊普斯维奇和莱斯特城都将在节礼日前到来，但他们面临着巨大的压力，要在每一场比赛中发挥最大的优势，首先是做客水晶宫。水晶宫主帅帕杜承认，在周中战胜狼队之后，伤病仍然是他最担心的问题。唯一的非主力阵容是首发门将马特·特纳，但这场胜利是有代价的，埃比莱奇·埃泽和亚当·沃顿都受伤了，而杰弗森·莱尔玛将因腿筋问题缺阵数周。后卫克里斯·理查兹和查迪·里亚德也留在外面限制后腰的选择。格拉斯纳选择马塔和恩凯提亚一起参加联赛杯。然而，他在联盟中回避了这种组合。我真的不相信水晶宫能在有这么多问题球员的客场比赛中伤害狼队。