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HISTORY OF WOLVES V CRYSTAL PALACE
KARL WHITEHOUSE LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF WOLVES V CRYSTAL PALACE
Division 2 – The first meeting of the two clubs in Division 2 was on the 19th November 1921 and the game finished 1-0 to Crystal Palace.
Division 1 – The first meeting of the two clubs in Division 1 was on the 22nd November 1969 and the game finished 2-1 to Crystal Palace.
FA Cup – The first meeting of the two clubs in the FA Cup was in the 1st Round on the 16th January 1909 and the game finished 2-2 and it went to replay.
Premier League – The first meeting of the two clubs in the Premier league was on the 6th October 2018 and this was the first meeting in the top division since January 1981, the game finished in a 1-0 win for Wolves.
Championship – The first meeting of the two clubs in the Championship was on the 9th August 2005 and the game finished in a 2-1 win for Wolves.
match of the day
There was a games on the date of the upcoming meeting in the Premier League 23rd February 2008 the game finished 2-0 to Wolves.
OTHER MEETINGS
The two teams met in a preseason friendly tournament called The Stateside Cup the game finished 3-1 to Crystal Palace the scores in the game for Crystal Palace were Schlupp, Ayew and Agbinone, Wolves scorer was S Bueno, this game played on the 31st July 2024 at the Naval Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Pre Season Friendlies
10th August 1977 Wolves won game 2-1 played at Selhurst Park.
There were another two meetings between the two clubs as they faced each other in the Division 1 playoff semi-finals which was a 2-legged game. The 1st Leg which played at Selhurst Park on the 10th May 1997, the game finished 3-1 to Crystal Palace and the 2nd Leg played at Molineux on the 14th May 1997, the game finished 2-1 to Wolves but Wolves lost to Crystal Palace 4-3 on aggregate.
Premier League – The most recent game was on the 22nd November 2025 the game finished 2-0 to Crystal Palace the scorers for Crystal Palace were Daniel Munoz & Yeremy Pino in front of 29,976 fans.
FA Cup – The most recent game was in the 3rd Round on the 8th January 2021. this was played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions, the game finished in a 1-0 win for Wolves.
25th April 2023 Wolves 2 Crystal Palace 0 at Molineux
3rd September 2023 Crystal Palace 3 Wolves 2 at Selhurst Park
11th May 2024 Wolves 1 Crystal Palace 3 at Molineux
2nd November 2024 Crystal Palace 2 Wolves 2 at Molineux
20th May 2025 Crystal Palace 4 Wolves 2 at Selhurst Park
22nd November 2025 Wolves 0 Crystal Palace 2 at Molineux
Division 1 – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 1st March 2003 and the game finished 4-0 win to Wolves.
Premier League – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 20th July 2020, 30th October 2020, 25th April 2023 and the games finished 2-0 win for Wolves.
Championship – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 23rd February 2008 and the game finished 2-0 win for Wolves.
FA Cup – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 8th January 2021 and the game finished in a 1-0 win for Wolves.
Do you remember this game in the championship?
Crystal Palace 0 Wolves 2 23rd February 2008
Setting the scene
Wolves are looking to boosting their playoff chances to extend their season and Crystal Palace looking to end their winless run at home.
First Half
The game starts with both teams being very cautiously with not much happening in terms of chances or shots on goal.
Crystal Palace dominate the first half with possession but there finishing in the final third was lacking the creativity to trouble the Wolves goalkeeper.
There were more bookings than action in the half of football for fouls and dissent but neither side with the crucial opening goal of the game.
Half Time: Crystal Palace 0 Wolves 0
Second Half
Both teams made no immediate changes to sides where Crystal Palace were struggling to break down the Wolves defence which was holding firm.
Crystal Palace brought on fresh legs to try something new in their gameplay to see if it can unlock a way to goal.
Both sides still struggling to find a way to goal, but Wolves are now starting to up the tempo of the game.
With 14 minutes to go to the end of the game Wolves managed to get the breakthrough in the game when Gray curls a shot from 18 yards out to the top corner of the net with the goalkeeper beaten.
Not happy with the scoreline Wolves sent on players to try and get another goal in the game and it also had to do another one due to the injury of the goalkeeper.
Near the end of the 90 minutes of the game plus injury time Wolves did get the second goal they were after when Kyle scored after coming on as a substitute from 25 yards out silenced the home side to complete the win.
Palace had a shot extremely late on in the game deep into injury time when Fletcher had a shot from distance which missed to the left of the goal.
Conclusion
Crystal Palace extended their losing streak at home with another mediocre performance from the side and Wolves move into playoff contention.
Full Time: Crystal Palace 0 Wolves 2
Crystal Palace Team: Speroni, Butterfield, Lawrence, Hudson, Hill, Soares, Fletcher, Watson, Derry, Hills, Kuqi.
Substitutes: Fonte, Scannell, Ifill, Morrison, Scowcroft.
Manager: Neil Warnock
Wolves Team: Hennessey, N Collins, Elokobi, Breen, Craddock, Henry, Potter, D Edwards, Elliott, Gray, Ebanks-Blake.
Substitutes: Stack, Foley, Kyle, Olofinjana, Eastwood.
Goals: Gray (76), Kyle (89).
Manager: Mick McCarthy
Attendance: 15,679
Division 2 – The biggest defeats between the two clubs was on the 28th April 1923 and the game finished 5-0 win for Crystal Palace.
Division 1 – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 14th September 2002 and the game finished 4-2 win for Crystal Palace.
Premier League – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 20th May 2025 and the game finished 4-2 win for Crystal Palace.
Championship – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 12th January 2008 and the game finished 3-0 to Crystal Palace.
FA Cup – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 22 March 1995 in a FA Cup Quarter Final Replay after the original game finished 1-1 and this game finished 4-1 to Crystal Palace.
Do you remember this classic game against Crystal Palace?
Crystal Palace 0 Wolves 2 7th February 2002
Setting the scene
Wolves looking for their 9th away victory of the season on the road and Crystal Palace looking for a win to climb further up the table keeping them in playoff contention.
First Half
Wolves start the game brightly out of the two sides with Kennedy narrowly shooting wide of the goal from 10 yards out.
From a throw in by Muscat after creating space Sturridge unleashed a 25-yard shot into the top corner of the net for his 12th goal of the season from 15 games to put Wolves into a well-deserved lead of the game after a positive start.
Crystal Palace responds after going behind in the game with some pressure of their own with Hopkin & Freedman taking aim at the Wolves goal, but Oakes keeps them out with fine saves in the midway part of the first half.
With Crystal Palace getting close to the Wolves goal Rodger’s gets an effort close blocked and Hopkin shot saved by Oakes with a reflex shot.
Akinbiyi the ex-Wolves player who was making his debut for the club almost equalised for the home side after a deflected shot by Freedman.
Morrison misses another chance before the half time whistle after a goalmouth scramble.
Half Time: Crystal Palace 0 Wolves 1
Second Half
Second half starts with Wolves in control of the game with Kennedys pace causing issues to the Crystal Palace side on the left.
Then Crystal Palace have another attempt by Akinbiyi who finds space on the right-hand side under hits a cross shot making it easy for Oakes to save.
Then Akinbiyi does it again from an unmarked position from a Morrison cross on the right-hand side heads narrowly wide of the goal.
But then Wolves against the run of play grab the second goal they deserved when Newton smashes in from close range after a cross from Blake to double the lead.
After this second goal by Wolves the challenge by Crystal Palace fades away with no further chances from the home side and Wolves hold on for the win.
Conclusion
Wolves victory puts them level on points with Manchester City at the top of the table and leaves Crystal Palace still in 6th place holding the last place of the playoffs.
Full Time: Crystal Palace 0 Wolves 2
Crystal Palace Team: Kolinko, Fleming, Mullins, Murphy, Granville, Hopkin, Riihilahti, Rodger, Freedman, Akinbiyi, Morrison.
Substitutes: Austin, Berhalter, Carasso, Gray, Kirovski.
Manager: Trevor Francis
Wolves Team: Oakes, Muscat, Butler, Lescott, Camara, Newton, Rae, Cameron, Kennedy, Sturridge, Blake.
Substitutes: Andrews, Ndah, Pollet, Miller, Murray.
Goals: Sturridge (13), Newton (65).
Manager: Dave Jones
Attendance: 18,475
PLAYING FOR BOTH TEAMS
Jamie Smith Played for Wolves 1994-1997 made 87 appearances and scored 1 goal and Played for Crystal Palace 1997-2004 made 149 appearances and scored 4 goals and is currently Assistant Manager at Port Vale.
Kevin Muscat Played for Crystal Palace 1996-1997 made 53 appearances and scored 2 goals and Played for Wolves 1997-2002 made 180 appearances and scored 14 goals.
Dougie Freedman Played for Crystal Palace in two spells 1995-1997 and 2000-2008 made 327 appearances and scored 95 goals and is currently the sporting director of Crystal Palace.
Bakary Sako Played for Wolves 2012-2015 made 118 appearances and scored 36 goals and played for Crystal Palace in two spells 2015-2018 and 2019 made 47 appearances and scored 5 goals.
Rob Edwards Played for Crystal Palace 2003 in a loan spell from Aston Villa made 7 appearances and scored 1 goal and played for Wolves 2004-2008 made 100 appearances and scored 1 goal and had a spell of Interim manager in 2016 for Wolves and 2018-2019 Manager of U23 Wolves side and now current Wolves manager November 2025.
Jermaine Easter Started his career 1999-2001 as trainee at Wolves and played for Crystal Palace 2011-2013 made 55 appearances and scored 8 goals.
Neil Emblen Played for Wolves in two spells 1994-1997 and 1998-2001 made 203 appearances and scored 16 goals and played for Crystal Palace 1997-1998 made 13 appearances.
Marc Edworthy Played for Crystal Palace 1995-1998 made 126 appearances and played for Wolves 2002-2003 made 22 appearances.
Mark Kennedy Played for Wolves 2001-2006 made 167 appearances and scored 12 goals and played for Crystal Palace 2006-2008 made 46 appearances and scored 1 goal.
Simon Osborn Played for Crystal Palace 1988-1994 made 55 appearances and scored 5 goals and played for Wolves 1995-2001 made 162 appearances and scored 11 goals.
Geoff Thomas Played for Crystal Palace 1987-1993 made 195 appearances and scored 26 goals and played for Wolves 1993-1997 made 46 appearances and scored 8 goals.
Eric Young Played for Crystal Palace 1990-1995 made 161 appearances and scored 15 goals and played for Wolves 1995-1997 made 31 appearances and scored 2 goals.
Paul Stewart Played for Crystal Palace in a loan spell from Liverpool 1994 and made 18 appearances and scored 3 goals and played for Wolves also in a loan spell from Liverpool 1994 made 8 appearances and scored 2 goals.
Andy Turner Played for Crystal Palace 1998-1999 made 2 appearances and played for Wolves 1999 and didn’t make a single appearance for the club.
Carlo Nash Played for Crystal Palace 1996-1998 made 21 appearances and played for Wolves 2000-2001 never made a appearance for the club.
Kevin Doyle Played for Wolves 2009-2015 made 164 appearances and scored 30 goals and played for Crystal Palace 2014-2015 in a loan spell made 3 appearances.
Marcus Bent Played for Crystal Palace 1998-1999 made 28 appearances and scored 5 goals and played for Wolves in a loan spell 2010-2011 made 3 appearances.
Steve Claridge Played for Crystal Palace 1988 didn’t make a single appearance for the club and played for Wolves 1998 made 5 appearances.
John Burridge Played for Crystal Palace 1978-1980 made 88 appearances and played for Wolves 1982-1984 made 74 appearances.
Wayne Hennessey Played for Wolves 2006-2014 made 152 appearances and played for Crystal Palace 2014-2021 made 110 appearances.
Stephen Hunt Played for Crystal Palace 1999-2001 made 3 appearances and played for Wolves 2010-2013 made 56 appearances and scored 7 goals.
George Ndah Played for Crystal Palace 1992-1997 made 101 appearances and scored 11 goals and played for Wolves 1999-2006 made 57 appearances and scored 15 goals.
Sam Johnstone Played for Crystal Palace 2022-2024 made 34 appearances and currently playing for Wolves 2024 made 25 appearances.
Adlene Guedioura Played for Wolves 2009-2012 made 39 appearances scored 3 goals and played for Crystal Palace 2013-2015 made 19 appearances.
Ade AkinbiyiPlayed for Wolves 1999-2000 made 40 appearances scored 16 goals and played for Crystal Palace 2002-2003 made 28 appearances scored 3 goals.
Jorgen Strand Larsen Played for Wolves 2024-2026 made 64 appearances scored 20 goals and signed for Crystal Palace 2026 made 2 appearances scored 2 goals.
Other players who played for both teams.
Billy Bassett, David Burnside, Charles Cross, Tony Evans, Adam Haywood, John Holsgrove, John Humphrey, Kenneth Hunt, Steffen Iversen, Davy Jordan, Tommy Langley, Mark Lazarus, Gavin Mahon, Alf Somerfield, Ted Thorpe, Alf Tootill, Bobby Woodruff, Terry Wharton, Darren Ward, George Walker, Tom King, Bobby Mimms, John Paskin, Kyel Reid, Stan Collymore, Steve Mautone, Tony Popovic, Stephen Hunt, Louie Moulden, Frank Manders.
Played and Managed or Coached Both Clubs
Ronnie Allen Played for Crystal Palace 1961-1966 made 100 appearances and scored 34 goals and managed Wolves 1966-1968.
Gary Goodchild Played for Crystal Palace 1979-1981 made 2 appearances and now is scout for Wolves 2017 to present day.
Bobby Mimms Played for Crystal Palace 1996 made 1 appearance and was goalkeeping coach at Wolves 2001-2008.
Shaun Derry
Played for Crystal Palace in three spells 2002-2005, 2007-2008 loan deal and 2008-2010 made in total of 226 appearances and scored 3 goals He joined Wolves August 2023 as first-team coach part of the new management setup there and sacked along with the manager Gary O’Neil in December 2024.
Kevin Keen Played for Wolves 1993-1994 made 54 appearances scored 9 goals and was a coach at Crystal Palace July 2016.
Keith Curle Played for Wolves 1996-2000 made 150 appearances scored 10 goals and was assistant manager at Crystal Palace 2007-2010.
I am a Wolves fan been for over 30 years where
I have supported them both home and away games in the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s and now like looking into wolves games the stats behind the games they play in the premier league and also look other stats if asked by someone else in the podcast. I have also done the 92 football league grounds and shortly be doing a ebook about peoples favourite match they went to along with a match report and if possible stats from game.
HISTORY OF WOLVES V CRYSTAL PALACE
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