Peter Crouch has delivered his score prediction for Wolves vs Crystal Palace, as Rob Edwards takes his first game as new manager.
Fans don’t have much longer to wait now to see Rob Edwards prowling the touchline for the first time, after he was named as Vitor Pereira’s successor.
It was an appointment that brought a lot of controversy. Many people have expressed their annoyance with Edwards for walking away from Middlesbrough.
But Edwards has admitted Wolves were the only team he’d have left Middlesbrough for, and this job is a dream for him, despite the challenges it undoubtedly will bring.
It will be a tall order for him, but Wolves do think Edwards can unite the club, and clearly he feels ready for the challenge.
On Saturday, Edwards will take the team for the first time – and pundit Peter Crouch has now shared his score prediction.
Peter Crouch predicts Wolves vs Crystal Palace as Rob Edwards era gets underway
Edwards has a tricky first set of fixtures, and fans have expressed their concern that he won’t get off to a flying start.
Palace have given Wolves a lot of trouble in recent years, with the Old Gold winning just once in the last nine meetings.
Oliver Glasner is doing a superb job with the Eagles and they will certainly see this game as an opportunity to push higher up the table – at the moment, they’re only two points off the top four.
Wolves fans, how do you see Rob Edwards getting on in his first game against Crystal Palace?
As always when a club sacks their head coach, there is then the notion of the new manager bounce theory.
But for Peter Crouch, that will not be enough to stop Palace from winning on Saturday.
Speaking on The Peter Crouch Podcast and predicting a 2-1 loss for Edwards in his first game, he said: “Yeah, they have a good record against Wolves, Palace. I will go first this time, I’m going to go with a Palace 2-1 win.”
Season starts now for Wolves
The Wolves players would do well to forget everything that has happened up to now. What’s happened has happened, and it’s time to look ahead.
Edwards is in now, and there’s a clean slate for everyone.
Matt Doherty has urged his teammates to back Edwards to the hilt and get on board with the new manager’s ideas and approaches, and that will be vital.
Head to head: Wolves and Crystal Palace
Everyone needs to be fully ready to attack the remainder of the season as one pack.
Yes, the situation is bad right now. But Wolves can’t give up – a couple of wins could put the club right back in the survival hunt, and doing that will bring about confidence.