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
Palace are without a win in their last six Premier League games when one goal down at half-time (D1 L5), last winning when a goal behind at the break against Wolves in October (2-1).
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Nunes squares it to Costa on the edge of the box and he rides two challenges from Palace defenders before helping it onto Cunha. He can't get it out of his feet quickly enough though, and Neves' long-range strike is straight at Johnstone.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
It's a great run from Olise down the right again as he surges past Nunes and Bueno before seeing his cross blocked by Kilman. He takes the resulting corner which is cleared as far as Eze, but he fires wide of the near post.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Palace have started the second half on the front foot, and it's spread out to Olise on the right. He pulls it back to Lokonga instead of cutting inside, but his first-time shot sails over the bar.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Wolves get us back underway for the second half!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Substitution Joachim Christian Andersen Joel Edward Philip Ward
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Lopetegui will be fairly pleased with what he's seen so far - their early pressure paid off, and they dominated the majority of the half, but without creating too many clear-cut chances. Palace took a while to grow into the game but improved as the half went on, and Hodgson will be looking for much more as they look to get back into it after the break.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Wolves lead Palace 1-0 at the break thanks to an early own goal. It was a dream start for the hosts, who went ahead just under three minutes into the game as Neves' corner was inadvertently turned in by Andersen off the underside of the bar. Johnstone had already been forced into a good save by that point, though wasn't troubled too much after that. Sa also made a brilliant stop at the other end, reacting to tip Ayew's half-volley wide.
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