

In a game with few clear-cut opportunities, Wolves took the lead after three minutes when a corner from Ruben Neves rebounded off Palace center-back Joachim Andersen's leg and in off the crossbar. Before halftime, Albert Sambi Lokonga came the closest to giving Palace the equaliser, but Wolves custodian Jose Sa stopped his snap effort from eight yards out. Eberechi Eze's dipping left-footed shot from a distance that Sa turned over was the closest Palace came to scoring despite controlling play for the whole of the second half.
In the last 30 minutes, Wolves made virtually no forward progress, but they managed to hold on until Pedro Neto was taken down by Palace custodian Sam Johnstone as he attempted to make up for his own careless touch. Wolves are now tied for the most points with Palace in 12th place after Neves' flawless penalty kick goal.