Crystal Palace 2-1 Wolves: Wilfried Zaha strikes as Eagles fight back to secure Premier League win

Wilfried Zaha’s second half strike capped a superb second half from Crystal Palace as his goal completed a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Wolves. Patrick Vieira’s side netted twice after the break to earn a vital win that lifts them into the top half of the table.

Both teams fired warning shots in the opening minutes as Cheick Doucoure rattled the woodwork with a thumping 25-yard effort for the hosts, while Diego Costa should have done better after breaking into the box before seeing a close range poke saved by Vicente Guaita. Ad Palace were the better of the two teams, with Wilfried Zaha and Eberechi Eze proving a handful, but Wolves defended their box well, restricting the Eagles to shots from distance.

That all paid off for the visitors as Adama Traore fired them in front on 31 minutes, heading into the bottom corner after being picked out by Hugo Bueno, who delivered a terrific cross from the left wing. Premier LeagueLeicester frustrated in Palace draw but climb off bottom15/10/2022 AT 10:36 The visitors almost grabbed a second on the stroke of half-time, with Ruben Neves hitting the woodwork with a whipped 25-yard free-kick that left Guaita motionless on his line.

They were left regretting that as the hosts equalised through Eze little more than a minute into the second period, heading home at the back-post from Michael Olise’s perfect cross. From then on, the Eagles dominated.

Odsonne Edouard was unlucky when an overhead kick went just the wrong side of the post, but the former Celtic striker then turned provider as Zaha completed the comeback, coolly slotting into the bottom corner after being superbly found in acres of space in the box. Premier League table Premier League fixtures / results Premier League top