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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
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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Wolves move up one place to 13th, but they're now nine points clear of the relegation zone, the same as Palace. They travel to Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend. Palace stay in 12th and they'll be looking to get back to winning ways against West Ham on Saturday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
Wolves end Hodgson's unbeaten return to Palace with a 2-0 win. They made a dream start to the game when Neves' corner was inadvertently turned in by Andersen off the bottom of the bar. They found themselves under a lot of pressure in the second half as Palace searched for an equaliser, with Sa making a couple of brilliant saves to keep out Lokonga and Eze. In the end, a lapse of concentration from Johnstone meant he gave away a penalty in stoppage time, and Neves fired it home to seal the points.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace
FULL-TIME: WOLVES 2-0 CRYSTAL PALACE.
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