Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare was subjected to racist abuse on social media following their defeat to Crystal Palace.The Premier League side shared screenshots of the abuse to Instagram alongside a damning statement.AlamyWolves have issued a statement in response to the racist abuse received by Arokodare[/caption]Arokodare has also responded to the messages on his own social media channels.Wolves labelled the numerous instances of racist abuse ‘abhorrent’.Their social media post displayed messages towards Arokodare featuring multiple racial slurs and monkey emojis.The Nigerian forward, who joined the club in the summer, played the full 90 minutes at Selhurst Park on Sunday.Arokodare saw a first half penalty saved by Dean Henderson as he missed the chance to put Wolves in front.Following the match, he held his hands up to apologise for the miss as he applauded the travelling supporters.Rob Edwards’ side were beaten 1-0 after Evann Guessand’s last minute winner for the hosts.Wolves statementSharing pictures of the racist abuse aimed at Arokodare to Instagram, the club wrote: “We are disgusted by numerous instances of racist abuse, from multiple perpetrators, directed at Tolu Arokodare on social media following today’s fixture against Crystal Palace.“There is no place for racism – in football, online, or anywhere in society. We condemn this abhorrent and unlawful behaviour in the strongest possible terms.“Tolu has our full and unwavering support. No player should be subjected to such hatred simply for doing their job. “We stand firmly alongside him, and alongside all footballers who are forced to endure this abuse from anonymous accounts acting with apparent impunity.Arokodare had a penalty saved in the match and apologised to fans afterwardsGetty“The club has reported the posts to the relevant platforms and will work with the Premier League and the authorities to help identify those responsible and ensure appropriate action is taken. “We will continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of discrimination.”Arokodare also responded himself with a statement on his Instagram story.The 25-year-old wrote: “It’s still unbelievable to me that we’re playing in a time where people have so much freedom to communicate such racism without any consequences.“These individuals should have no place in our game and collectively we have to take action to punish everyone who taints the sport like this, no matter who they are.”GettyArokodare later posted a statement of his own in response to the messages[/caption]Arokodare joined Wolves from Belgian side Genk in the summer on a deal until 2029.He has since scored five goals in 28 appearances for the club across all competitions.