Ten-man Wolves hit back to stun Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON : Ten-man Wolverhampton Wanderers came from a goal down to claim a valuable 2-1 victory at Premier League bottom club Southampton with debutant Joao Gomes scoring late on Saturday.

Wolves were trailing to Carlos Alcaraz's first-half opener and had Mario Lemina sent off in the 27th minute.

But they levelled through Jan Bednarek's 72nd minute own goal and Gomes struck in the 87th minute.

Southampton remain rooted to the foot of the table with 15 points while Wolves are on the rise and have 23, five points clear of the relegation zone.