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Eddie Nketiah scores twice as Crystal Palace beat Wolves 4-2 and send off Joel Ward in style 1v3h1u

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, | Updated: May 21, 2025
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  • Crystal Palace beat Wolves 4-2 just three days after winning the FA Cup
  • Eddie Nketiah scored twice as Eze and Chilwell also found the net
  • Joel Ward bid farewell after 12 years at the Crystal Palace

FA Cup winners Crystal Palace delighted their fans with another victory, this time 4-2 over Wolverhampton, just three days after their triumph at Wembley. Oliver Glasner rested many of the heroes from the final, but their replacements stepped up, with Eddie Nketiah netting twice. 6m332j

Emmanuel Agbadou opened the scoring for Wolves in the 24th minute, after a deflected ball from Strand Larsen following a corner. Soon after, Nketiah equalised with an excellent strike into the far corner. In the 32nd minute, the former Arsenal striker scored again, converting at the far post from an Ismaila Sarr assist. It was his 50th professional goal.

Ben Chilwell made it 3-1 after the break, scoring with the help of a deflection, ing his first goal in over two years. Strand Larsen brought Wolves back into the game with a goal from a corner about half an hour from time.

Joel Ward received an emotional farewell from the fans after 12 years at the club, being substituted shortly before the final whistle. FA Cup final hero Eberechi Eze came off the bench and scored again to make it 4-2.

With this win, the Eagles set a new club record of 52 points in a Premier League season and have a chance to finish in the top 10, with Bournemouth and Fulham currently on 53 and 54 points respectively before the final round.

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