FA Cup winners Crystal Palace looking for new motivation - Soccer News

[ad_1] Oliver Glasner would forgive his Crystal Palace gamers for being distracted following their FA Cup victory, however he believes they won't discover motivation a problem versus Wolves on Tuesday.

Palace lifted the primary main trophy of their 120-year historical past on Saturday, as Eberechi Eze’s aim handed them a historic 1-0 FA Cup remaining win over Manchester Metropolis.

The Eagles turned the primary English membership to win their first main title since Wigan Athletic within the 2012-13 FA Cup, who additionally beat Man Metropolis within the remaining that 12 months.

Palace are nestled safely in twelfth place within the Premier League and are unlikely to climb any larger – or drop any decrease – earlier than the season concludes on Sunday.

Requested about group information for Tuesday’s sport, Glasner confirmed Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton will miss out, then added: “I don’t know, in the intervening time, to be sincere! We cancelled Sunday’s coaching and we’ll prepare now after the press convention.

“We’re trying ahead to assembly all of the gamers once more, however after all I don’t understand how they are going to current immediately. It’s now about discovering the fitting motivation.

“We have now to assume how we wish to enter this week, and particularly how we wish to finish this week, with two video games to play.”

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Wolves are two locations beneath Palace and trying to get again to successful methods following defeats to Man Metropolis and Brighton, which adopted a six-game successful streak.

Vitor Pereira expects his group to face a extremely motivated opponent, telling reporters: “I consider that the motivation of the supporters and the group will probably be at a excessive stage.”

Pereira is one among 5 nominees for the Premier League’s Supervisor of the Season award after main Wolves away from a relegation battle with ease, and he has feels that honour belongs to everybody on the membership.

“I’m a bit stunned as a result of I got here into the league in the midst of the season, however happy with my gamers, my employees, the membership and the supporters as a result of that is teamwork,” he mentioned.

“It’s not simply me who has achieved this. It's one thing particular, for certain, and I'm very proud.”

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

Crystal Palace – Daniel Munoz

Munoz has been straight concerned in 9 targets for Palace within the Premier League this season (4 targets, 5 assists), helping their opener towards Tottenham on their final outing within the competitors, whereas he additionally teed up Eze’s winner within the FA Cup remaining.

No Eagles defender has ever reached double figures for aim involvements in a single marketing campaign within the Premier League.

Wolves – Jorgen Strand Larsen

Strand Larsen has made extra focused off-the-ball runs into the field than some other participant within the Premier League this season (109).

The Norwegian has 13 targets within the Premier League this season – the third-best tally by a Wolves participant in a single marketing campaign within the competitors after Raul Jimenez in 2019-20 (17) and Matheus Cunha this time period (15).

MATCH PREDICTION – DRAW

Palace’s minds could also be elsewhere following their historic Wembley win, however they nonetheless have landmarks to play for.

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The Eagles are on 49 factors within the Premier League this season, and by avoiding defeat on this match they are going to attain 50 in a top-flight season for the primary time since 1991-92 (57).

Certainly, a victory would take them to 52 factors, which might be essentially the most ever by a Premier League aspect who did not win any of their first eight video games in that marketing campaign.

Wolves have misplaced their final 4 Premier League away video games towards Palace, as many as that they had of their earlier 18 league visits prior (D7 L7).

Nevertheless, Vitor Pereira’s aspect have had 10 days to arrange for this sport and will probably be assured of benefiting from any rustiness within the Palace ranks.

Palace have solely misplaced their remaining house league sport in one of many final 12 seasons (W8 D3), taking place 3-1 towards Arsenal in 2020-21, so a draw could possibly be on the playing cards.