Teams to be updated after the toss.

Match Details:

FA Cup, England, 2020-21
Wolverhampton vs. Crystal Palace
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Date. January 09, 2021
Kick-off: 01:15 am IST

Preview:

Wolverhampton Wanderers are going to host the round 3 game of the FA Cup against Crystal Palace at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton in England. In the last Premier League encounter, Wolverhampton Wanderers played a 3-3 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. On the other hand, Crystal Palace secured an easy 2-0 win against Sheffield United in the last Premier League encounter.

After examining the recent forms and statistics of these two sides, host Wolverhampton are the slight favourite side to secure a win in the encounter.

Current Form (W-D-L):

Wolverhampton Wanderers: WLDLD

Crystal Palace: DLLDW

Head to Head record:

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 5
Crystal Palace: 4
Draw: 2

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Wolverhampton Wanderers :

Raul Jimenez (Injured), Jonny (Injured), Daniel Podence (Injured), Marcal (Injured), Leander Dendoncker (Doubtful), Willy Boly (Doubtful)

Crystal Palace :

Gary Cahill (Injured), Connor Wickham (Injured), Jeffrey Schlupp (Injured), Martin Kelly (Injured), Wayne Hennessey (Injured), Nathan Ferguson (Injured), Christian Benteke (Doubtful)

Probable starting line-up:

Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-1-2):

Ruddy, Saiss, Coady, Kilman, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Semedo, Vitinha, Traore, Silva

Crystal Palace (4-4-2):

Butland, Clyne, Tomkins, Sakho, Mitchell, Townsend, Riedewald, McCarthy, Eze, Zaha, Batshuayi

Top picks:

Romain Saiss: Wolverhampton Wanderers central defender has scored 3 goals in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.3 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 82.5. He is a clear choice for captaincy in Dream11 fantasy teams.

Wilfried Zaha: Crystal Palaces attacking forward has scored 8 goals and claimed 2 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.4 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 77.3. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Fabio Silva: Wolverhampton Wanderers attacking forward has scored 1 goal in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.3 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 71.9. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Eberechi Eze: Crystal Palaces attacking midfielder has scored 2 goals along with 2 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.1 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 84.7. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Romain Saiss, Wilfried Zaha, Fabio Silva, Eberechi Eze, Rayan Ait-Nouri

Grand League score prediction:

Home 1-2 Away
Home 2-1 Away
Home 1-0 Away
Home 0-1 Away
Home 1-1 Away
Home 0-0 Away

Score prediction for the Small League:

Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-0) Crystal Palace

Dream11 Team:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.