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
Hodgson makes four changes to the side that drew with Everton on Saturday. Richards, Lokonga, Milivojevic and Hughes come in, which will allow Eze to play in a more advanced role. Ward, Doucoure, Schlupp and Edouard start on the bench.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Julen Lopetegui makes just three changes from the defeat to Leicester last time out. Bueno, Neves and Hwang are all brought in, and Lemina has recovered from a hamstring problem he picked up in that game to retain his place. Toti, Sarabia and Gomes all drop to the bench.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Vicente Guaita, Jairo Riedewald, Odsonne Edouard, James McArthur, James Tomkins, Cheick Doucoure, Jeffrey Schlupp, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Joel Ward.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
CRYSTAL PALACE STARTING XI (4-3-3): Sam Johnstone; Chris Richards, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell; Albert Sambi Lokonga, Luka Milivojevic, Will Hughes; Michael Olise, Jordan Ayew, Eberechi Eze.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
WOLVES SUBS: Joao Moutinho, Nathan Collins, Toti, Daniel Podence, Pablo Sarabia, Pedro Neto, Joao Gomes, Adama Traore, Daniel Bentley.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
WOLVES STARTING XI (4-4-2): Jose Sa; Nelson Semedo, Craig Dawson, Maximilian Kilman, Hugo Bueno; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Neves, Mario Lemina, Hwang Hee-Chan; Metheus Cunha, Diego Costa.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Both sides have edged away from the relegation zone due to their results in recent weeks but will want a win here to move them even closer to safety. Palace are still unbeaten since Roy Hodgson's return to the club at the end of March (W3 D1), though they did drop their first points under him in a goalless draw with Everton last time out. As for Wolves, their own three-match unbeaten run (W2 D1) came to an end last time out as they squandered a lead to lose 2-1 to Leicester City on Saturday.
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