Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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An early own goal and a late penalty gave Wolverhampton Wanderers a vital three points in their bid to keep clear of the Premier League relegation zone as they ended Crystal Palace’s unbeaten run under stand-in manager Roy Hodgson with a 2-0 home win on Tuesday.
Wolves had a dream start after a third-minute own goal from Joachim Andersen and made sure of the win after another horrific mistake, this time by Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone who gave away a stoppage-time penalty, converted by captain Ruben Neves.
Victory put Wolves nine points clear of the bottom three places, joining Palace on 37 points.
The result ended Hodgson’s run of three wins and a draw since returning to Palace in the wake of Patrick Vieira’s sacking last month.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Another free-kick for Palace, this time on the left and Eze swings in another good delivery. He's looking for Edouard in the middle, but it's just out of his reach.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
OVER! Neves swings a deep free-kick in from the right, but Ward gets there just ahead of Costa to put it out for a corner. Bueno swings that into the near post, but Dawson's header is thumped over.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Hughes' dink doesn't come off, but he picks out Ayew with the second attempt. His cross is blocked by Kilman, and Hwang just gets to the loose ball ahead of Olise to clear it.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
It's another good break from Palace, as Ward gets away from Costa to spread it out to Eze in space on the left. He has space to run into but tries to curl an early cross into Ayew instead. It's blocked by Dawson.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Eze just caught Hwang on the shin as he tried to turn away from him. He stays down in need of treatment but will be able to carry on.
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