Match Thread: Wolves vs Crystal Palace

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2020:11:26:17:51:00 by Cheshire wolf.

Should be a good match and the result will be decided by which of our teams turns up tonight.
I don’t think Palace will come to sit back so we will have to be defensively sound but am hoping that we try to get at their defence with a little more intent.
Three points hopefully.
Cmon lads.

One very interesting change for tonight's game with new signing Ait-Nouri in at left wing back, and Marcal not in the squad. Kilman keeps his place too. Line-up:

What’s happened to Marcal, injured? Thought he was a strong contender to start tonight.

So we’ll get to see Ait-Nouri. Good luck to him.

For the record, we win tonight by 8 and we go top 👍🐺⚽️

UTW!

Well.... Ivy and were each going to use the PPV option tonight but as we have BT through Sky rather than directly we can’t do so!! So we are probably with the rest of you hoping for a good continuous stream. OK so far, and English commentary too!!

Last home game before Remembrance Sunday, so we are having the last post, whilst also acknowledging the passing of Nobby Stiles today

First attack by Palace feeds Zaha but he shoots over the bar

Supper cross from Somedo but soft foul given against Raul

Wolves are very much on the front foot tonight

Very positive start from us. Only 7 minutes gone but encouraging. Some good passing including trademark stuff from Neves and Coady. 0-0

Good cross by DP on to Donk’s head but just wide. Build up involved the whole team except Rui!

Excellent shot by Dptipped over by Guita. Somedo is really attacking well so far down right wing. Tempo of the game much better so far

Wily Boly has missed a free header . Need to score whilst we are so on top

Air Nouri earns us two consecutive corners two short corners by DP then the third doesn’t beat the first man!

Batshewai converts a good cross but fortunately he is offside

Ait-Nouri scores!! Very, very good goal. Brilliant moment for the lad, and us!

And Rayan Ait Nouri goes up the other end and converts and this one stands,
Wolves 1 Palace 0

Told you he was a decent player didnt I cheshire

Superb play from Somedo on the right ends with a snap left footed shot just wide

Ait-Nouri - doesn’t look back in Angers

It’s raining shots on the Palace keeper. Donk so unlucky, hits the bar. Easily our best 1st half of the season thus far

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Told you he was a decent player didnt I cheshire

Of course you did Angry,,
Donk hits the corner of post & bar - a really exciting game so far

Wow!!

Another great goal. Podence volley from a lovely move and Neto cross. We are on fire. Could easily be 4 by now. As it it only another 6 for top spot!!

A few corners there where Palace applied a bit of pressure, good Donk defending. Danger over for the moment

Good intervention by Donk to divert a Dann header for a corner, which goes straight to Rui

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an angry wolf
Told you he was a decent player didnt I cheshire

Of course you did Angry,,
Donk hits the corner of post & bar - a really exciting game so far

If that's supposed to be sarcasm, you clearly didnt read my post on the other thread

Penalty to Palace. Seems a really soft one to me. Against Boly who didn’t tackle the lad who went down like a sack of spuds.

Wait .......... Van Arnold looks offside!! VAR says he is, no penalty 😂😂😂😂

Penalty given against Boly which is unlikely to be overruled by VAR, but Van Arnholt may have been offside anyway, which is the verdict!, didn’t look much of a penalty either to be fair to Willy

It was never a penalty anyway, sick to death of these pathetic taps or players collapsing to the ground looking for pens, the palace player fell over bolys leg

Incidentally

"an angry wolf 03 October, 2020 19:55
AIt Nouri is a fast left back with decent dribbling ability - one of the best left backs in France and a definite upgrade

Is anybody else having problems post on the site tonight?? Keeps throwing me off

Ref seems to be feeling sorry for Palace at the moment & giving a foul every time they fall over!!

Cynical foul on Neto earns Van Aarnholt the first yellow card

yes Ivy, I thought it was cheshire doing it in revenge for the Alt Nouri comment

Excellent first half, as I said after the Newcastle game that level of performance will turn domination into goals and we are seeing that tonight

Neto very nearly catches out Guita in the top corner. Somedo smashes the corner over the bar at the end of 2 added minutes.
A great entertaining first half from both teams, but particularly our team, adventurous forward play especially down the wings from Neto, DP, Ait Nouri and DP. Lovely to see our newest player get a well taken goal on his Debut, and for DP to get his second league goal, once again against Palace. Place unlucky to have a goal and a penalty chalked off by VAR for offside.
We need to keep this up and for once put a team to the sword
Wolves 2 Palace 0

HT 2-0

Palace came into a little in the last 10 minutes, however that was a great first half from our team! Started so well, many chances, two excellent goals, the cherry being a very good first half from our new lad Ait-N. So many players playing well, good possession, good passing, great team work. Coady just brilliant at the back again.

A couple of danger signs, the penalty and disallowed goal but we have been the dominant side. Great stuff Wolves!

A joy to watch.
Angrys assessment correct so far, long may it last, looks a player.

Rui does well to collect a deflected Townsend shot from a free kick

Great run down right wing by Semedo but shame about the cross. He is gaining confidence every game so far. Ait Nouri having a good time on the left too

Blimey - VAR review there, Ait-N clipped Zaha, thought that was going to be a penalty. VAR dismisses the review. A bit lucky maybe

Blimey - VAR review there, Ait-N clipped Zaha, thought that was going to be a penalty. VAR dismisses the review. A bit lucky maybe

I thought that should have been a palace pen tbh

57 gone. The last 12 minutes has generally have been about them attacking and us defending. At the moment we are doing well in that particular discipline. Would like to see the ball up the other end a bit more

Palace putting us under much more pressure this half defence holding up OK so far!,

Great break, great cross, Donk busts a gut to get up the pitch but doesn’t connect with volley properly

What a chance for Donk after a great break by DP down left wing, but smashed wide.
Zaha being a total prLck as usual picking on Ait Nouri & threatening time butt him. Yellow card shown. Should have been red really

Free kick given against Raul ten yd’s outside our area which Milivojevic puts over the bar. Eze replaces Schlupp for Palace

Raul sets up DP but his shot is just wide. Expect Adama to appear before too long

Raul obviously feeling left out goes on a mazy run and shoots straight at Guita!!

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I thought that should have been a palace pen tbh

Probably so Angry, but perhaps not an obvious miss by the ref?

Eze any good?

Moutinho and Traore about to come on

Neto and Podence coming off.

We have been well on top the last 5+ minutes again

CC has put some glorious passes out to the wings this evening. DP puts a superb ball across the area which eludes Kilman & Raul
Ayew replaces Townsend. Joao on for DP & Adama replaces Neto. Both have played a fine part in tonight’s game

Accidental collision between Raul & Milivoyevic leads to free kick in a good position but blasted over the bar

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I thought that should have been a palace pen tbh

Probably so Angry, but perhaps not an obvious miss by the ref?

I think either its a pen or it isnt. As you say maybe not fitting the criteria of "obvious" but the rules are daft

Adama hasn’t smelled the bell yet. Ten minutes plus AT to go

Great chance for Traore, straight at the keeper. This is a great Wolves effort tonight but if anything the criticism is we likely should have been at least 3 or 4 up.

Bad tackle on Joao by Milivojevic seemingly not being reviewed by VAR, after which Raul set up Adama but his shot stopped by Guita. Now they are checking it

VAR sending off review against Palace. This will be a very harsh sending off if given. He’s off, that’s wrong in my book.

Atkinson checking it on the monitor and red card is shown

Disgusting challenge , took their time finding the red card

Palace captain red carded for tackle on Moutinho.

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VAR sending off review against Palace. This will be a very harsh sending off if given. He’s off, that’s wrong in my book.

Very harsh lol? Im sure youre on the windup here at times IVy. He nearly broke Moutinhos lower leg in half

Joao back on OK. It was an accidental foul but could have been nasty and probably warranted a red card.

Terrible challenge 100% red

Fabio Silva replaces Raul for last minute plus AT

My man of the Match Connor Coady

It looks like I’m on my own with the red. Well, me and my cousin.

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Fabio Silva replaces Raul for last minute plus AT
My man of the Match Connor Coady

Agree Coady has been fantastic .... again

Fantastic ball in from the left by Ait Nouri

Excellent win. Bar a few periods, totally dominated tonight, refreshing and really enjoyable!

UTW

All over and finishes 2 - 0 to Wolves. Such a shame we couldn’t build on the first half performance after the break, but a good defensive performance needed second half as Palace threatened more. A very good team display from our team, and we rode our luck when VAR rightly helped us out. That takes us to the dizzy heights of joint top place with E’ton & L’pool - who would have thought!!
Wolves 2 Palace 0

That was a red card all day Ivy.

Excellent performance overall, first half was as good as I can remember with an expected lull in the second half but saw the game out relatively comfortably. Full backs are such an underestimated part of any team , they provide not just defensive assets but offensive ones with people underestimating how much they offer with runs down the flanks/ crosses etc. In Semedo and Ait Nouri we have two of the best in the prem and both particularly the latter created problems for palace all evening. Joint top of the table

Much better game tonight, Ait Nouri looks a natural, clever, fearless and more than adequate competition for Jonny.
Neto very consistent and Kilman gives the opposition no quarter.
Podence always effective and getting better with each match, all we need now is for Fabio to get up to speed and we will be a challenge for anyone.
Traore not the “go to” player of last season, he has some serious competition now and doesn’t have the same work ethic of Podence or Neto.
Great to watch.
Well done lads.

Fantastic first half and handled Palace really well when they, understandably attacked more.
Great debut from Ait-Nouri, Coady outstanding and the passing of both he and Neves top rank.
Two good goals and no-one had a poor match, highlighted by Ivy's one-liners (Eze any good?).

Well I give up, posted an excited and joyous response to our fantastic performance tonight including a reference to my apparent windup (pot, kettle, black one can only conclude eh Angry 😂) and this ffing site chucked me off 3 times more!!

Instead of all that, wonderful Wolves, so happy!! UTW

Excellent stuff .... most enjoyable performance....

. definite red ivy and no kettles here ( I put the mug of coffee straight in the microwave)

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. definite red ivy and no kettles here ( I put the mug of coffee straight in the microwave)

😂

Red card debates aside, what a lovely feeling this morning, grim weather yes, but my Wolves endorphins are still circulating in good concentration. Football and Wolves sometimes cannot be beaten, trouble is like any dose of good stuff, the next match cannot come quick enough and a week tomorrow v Leicester is too long to wait.

So many positives from last night, right across the whole team, multiple MOTMs. We ‘re-clicked’ and it was a tremendous watch both in style and substance. Exciting in attack, resilient in defence.

A word for our captain. This lad is class, on and off the pitch. Win, draw or defeat, he gives us his all for the cause and yesterday his leadership, marshalling, positioning, determination, distribution and quality exemplified the performance as a whole. We are lucky indeed to have Conor Coady at the club, a Wolves gem.

UTW!

It was a super night - in the main!!

First issue was that I was going to pay for the BT coverage but couldn't as I am essentially a Sky customer, and by the time Ivy told me how to I had already given the TV over to my wife. So at least Hesgoal came up trumps with a good stream and English commentary, but then this site started repeatedly telling me "only registered members can make a comment", which isn't easy to sort out when you are trying to watch a great game and make comments!! Anyway eventually sorted out.

What a great game to watch, especially as all the attacking play we have been craving in our previous games was there for all to see from kick off. Neto and Podence were superb down the wings, Neves and Donk excellent and solid in midfield, and our back three stood up so well to the threats that Palace posed under the masterful command of Captain Coady. Kilman is looking more and more comfortable with each game he plays. As for our wing backs, Nelson is showing more and more confidence as the season progresses, and is presenting as a real attacking threat linking up well with the wingers and midfield. Rayan Ait-Nouri. What a star!! Nobody new what to expect but he showed athleticism, creativity, mobility and good judgement, and what a delight to see him score on his debut. Marcal may well struggle to get his place back when he is fit!!

All credit to Nuno for sticking with DP and Neto - which has meant a place on the bench for Traore - and Kilman, plus bringing in Nelson and Rayan in wing back positions in short order. It takes a brave but knowledgable boss to put faith in his young players, particularly against a team with as much experience in its ranks as Palace.

I thought the red card was appropriate but absolutely accept there was no intention on the part of Milivojevic to hurt Joao. Zaha was his usual childish self, picking on our youngest newest player, who at least showed he wouldn't be intimidated by him. For such a talented player he certainly can be an ars=hole so often.

So... and excellent night's entertainment which I'm sure gives us all confidence as we head to Leicester next Sunday

Indeed Ivy, regardless of the red card debate happy days

With the Hesgoals Cheshire, best to click the grey long button at the bottom when lagging occurs rather than f5. I've noticed the second half always seems to be worse with interruptions than the first half but last night probably only around 3 requirements to click the grey button which is relatively decent. When I click on f5 a scantily clad slag appears on a screen asking for debit card details from a site called jasmin meaning it takes longer to return to the game. I suspect lockdown will be announced later so not sure what that will do to the fixture list

Yes I found that button a while ago Angry thanks. I also find that when enlarging the picture it always opens another too, but in fairness it was a good stream on Friday night. To be honest I didn't even know that F5 would refresh the page!!!