Arokodare Condemns Racist Abuse After Wolves Loss to Crystal Palace
Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare has spoken out against racism after he was targeted with abusive messages on social media following Wolves’ 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday.
Arokodare missed a first-half penalty at Selhurst Park, with Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson saving his effort shortly before half-time. After the match, the forward revealed that he received racist messages online.
“It’s still unbelievable to me that we are playing in a time where people have so much freedom to communicate such racism without any consequences,” Arokodare said in a social media post.
“These individuals should have no place in our game and we all have to take action to punish anyone who behaves like this.”
The missed penalty was Wolves’ best chance to take control of the match. Henderson also saved a long-range effort from Arokodare as Wolves tried to respond to an early strong start from Palace. Yeremy Pino and Ismaïla Sarr both went close for the hosts in the opening minutes.
Wolves’ situation worsened just after the hour mark when Ladislav Krejčí was sent off for a second yellow card. Substitute Evann Guessand later scored from close range to secure the win for Palace and end their eight-match winless run at home.
The result moves Crystal Palace up to 13th in the Premier League table, while Wolves remain in the relegation zone and are still without an away win in 16 league matches.
