Wolves have nothing but pride to play for this season as they sit 14th in the table and Vitor Pereira showed he had one eye on 2025-26 as he made five changes for this game. To their credit, they did not play like a team whose mind might be on their summer holidays and instead pushed Palace hard for their win as Jorgen Strand Larsen's second-half header gave them something to fight for,

But the Wolves head coach said the games against Brighton, Crystal Palace and Brentford would tell him a lot more about the level the club is currently at. Subsequent 2-0 and 4-2 defeats have shown there is plenty of work to be done in the off season - they have been found wanting.