Odsonne Edouard netted twice and Eberechi Eze saw his persistence pay off to score the other as Crystal Palace beat Wolves 3-2 with all the goals coming in the second half at Selhurst Park.
Both sides had only scored four Premier League goals between them coming into the match which looked like it was heading for a stalemate until the game burst into life.
Edouard broke the deadlock 11 minutes after the break when he turned in Tyrick Mitchell’s perfect low cross from close range although Wolves substitute Hee-Chan Hwang, on the pitch for only five minutes, glanced in Pedro Neto’s free-kick for the equaliser.
However, Eze, who had taken 16 shots in the first three games and not found the net, poked home to put Palace back in front before Edouard wrapped up the points late on with a clinical finish, proving crucial as Matheus Cunha scored in the final minute of injury time.
Wolves had nothing to show for a bright start before Palace’s Eze went down in the area under a challenge from Joao Gomes with a VAR check confirming referee Robert Jones’ decision not to award a penalty.
Palace, though, should have led moments later when Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa played Gomes into trouble on the edge of their box. Jefferson Lerma nipped in to steal the ball and squared for Jordan Ayew, whose effort was superbly cleared off the line by Max Kilman and Edouard blazed the follow-up over.
Source: Sky sports
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