Zaha inspires Crystal Palace comeback to beat Wolves

Wilfried Zaha inspired Crystal Palace to yet another comeback victory in the Premier League, beating Wolves 2-1 at Selhurst Park.

It was a familiar story for Patrick Vieira’s men – all three of their Premier League wins this season have come when they have conceded first, also doing so against Leeds and Aston Villa.

Both of their goals came in the second half too, having being largely below par in the first period. Wolves took advantage of this with their opener, as 20-year-old Hugo Bueno – making his first Premier League start – fizzed in a lovely cross from the right. Adama Traore (31) was left unmarked at the back post, scoring his first ever headed goal.

Patrick Vieira made a tactical switch at half-time to shake up his side – Zaha taking a more central role just behind Odsonne Edouard, switching with Eberechi Eze – and it paid off instantly.

In a goal very similar to Wolves’ opener, Michael Olise (47) floated a cross in from the right flank with Eze breezing in unmarked at the back post to nod home.

After an audacious overhead kick from Edouard went wide, Zaha (70) won the game for Crystal Palace with a cool finish. Max Kilman was unable to take the ball from his feet, sending the forward one-on-one with Jose Sa before easily finding the back of the net.

Despite being second best for much of the second half, Wolves did threaten an equaliser late on, but were unable to capitalise on their 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

It leaves them a point above the relegation zone and still without a permanent manager. They could slip into the bottom three if results go against them in the remainder of the midweek fixtures. Crystal Palace move into the top ten ahead with 13 points.

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What’s next?

Crystal Palace visit Everton on Saturday at Goodison Park at 3pm in the Premier League while Wolves host Leicester at Molineux on Sunday; kick-off 2pm.