With an average of 1.14 shots per 90 across all competitions this season, Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton has been consistently managing at least one effort at goal. The England hopeful has tried his luck at least once in 10 of his last 14 starts, and when 76% of his shots have come from outside the box, he doesn’t need much of an opportunity to pull the trigger.

Wolves are as good as relegated and, as such, are not putting up much resistance defensively. The visitors are conceding 17.14 shots per game on the road under Rob Edwards and will also have fatigue to deal with from a difficult trip to Arsenal on Wednesday evening. Wharton landed this bet in the reverse fixture, and with him trying to impress Thomas Tuchel, he should need no encouragement to have a go again.

Despite their defensive frailties, Wolves are giving it a go going forwards and defender Yerson Mosquera has looked as likely as any of their players to trouble the opposition goalkeeper. The Colombian is averaging 1.27 shots per 90 under Rob Edwards and is in a great spell of 11 efforts in his last five games. He managed five shots at the Etihad and three against Chelsea, and so a trip to Selhurst Park should hold no fear.

Only two Premier League sides concede more shots from set pieces than Crystal Palace’s 4.23 per game, and with Wolves’ focus on such situations in recent weeks, Mosquera should get chances. Across the Eagles' last five matches, they’ve allowed opposition central defenders to take seven shots at goal, and so this price for Wolves’ biggest set play threat feels like a gift.

It’s tricky to understand how important the Conference League is to Crystal Palace, with this fixture sandwiched between the first and second leg of their last 32 tie, but looking at the players they have available, I do not think they have much choice but to go relatively full strength.

Ismaila Sarr is arguably now their most important player, with Mateta looking like he will be moving on at the next opportunity. Since coming back from the African Cup of Nations, Sarr has featured in five games and scored three times. In all competitions this season he has scored ten times, which is only two less than he managed in the whole of last season. 

Wolves have lost 9 of their 13 away games this season, with no wins. They conceded on average 1.5 goals per game away from home, so Palace should be able to have some joy.

After securing a 1-0 victory against rivals Brighton at the Amex, it finally seemed like Crystal Palace had turned a corner, as they broke out of a 12-game winless streak. However, the Eagles were pegged back once again, as they suffered a damning defeat against Burnley in their last Premier League match. It was further disappointment midweek for Oliver Glasner, as his side were only able to draw (1-1) against Bosnian side Zrinjski Mostar in the Conference League. 

Palace have at least shown improvements in the final third, as they have scored in each of their last seven matches across all competitions, but the main concern for them is how leaky they have been at the back - they have only kept two clean sheets since the start of January. 

Wolves haven’t been particularly impressive in the final third this season, but they will fancy their chances of causing problems against Palace, especially after their result against Arsenal last time out. Wolves also netted against Chelsea a few weeks back, and have scored in four of their last six away league matches (v Everton, Man United, Liverpool, and Arsenal).

After going 2-0 down in the 56th minute, it looked like Wolves were on track to suffer their 20th league defeat of the season, but Rob Edwards’ men showed character to fight back and level the scores in the 94th minute. Wolves are still rock bottom of the league, 17 points adrift of safety, but they are still battling. 

Wolves rank top of the charts for total fouls committed this campaign, averaging 13.44 infringements per game. That number rises to 14.38 when they play away, which has translated to an average of 2.62 yellow cards per game. 

Anthony Taylor dished out five yellow cards in the reverse fixture between the sides at Molineux, with Wolves accounting for two of those. This selection has landed in 11 out of 13 Wolves games on the road this season, while Palace have drawn at least two cards in six of their last seven league games at Selhurst Park.

Jorgen Strand Larsen will get the chance to face his former club this weekend, not too long after departing from the Midlands. The Norwegian international scored just one goal in 22 Premier League appearances for Wolves this season, but has already doubled that tally for his new club, despite only featuring twice. 

Strand Larsen bagged himself a brace against Burnley in his last Premier League game, registering a total of three shots. He also had plenty of service on his debut against Brighton, again registering three shots, with two hitting the target. He has hit the ground running for his new club, and will hope to keep his scoring form up. 

The 26-year-old will have plenty of experience against these Wolves defenders, and will know just how to find chances. With Jean-Philippe Mateta out injured, Strand Larsen has become a key player for Palace, and he will hope to establish himself as the first choice starter going forward.

The striker has looked eager to impress since moving to South London, and Strand Larsen has really been putting himself about. He accrued three fouls on his debut against Brighton, which saw him pick up a booking, before then committing two fouls against Burnley. Palace recorded 20 fouls as a team across those two matches, and Strand Larsen accounted for a quarter of those infringements. 

He should find duels against Yerson Mosquera here - the centre back has been adept at drawing soft fouls at the back for Wolves, and he will want to frustrate Strand Larsen. Mosquera is averaging 1.98 fouls drawn per 90 in the Premier League this season, with that figure rising to 2.26 when playing away. 

He has drawn multiple infringements in each of his last four league matches on the road, and he looks well poised to increase that streak this weekend with a solid matchup.