Crystal Palace Vs Wolves: Guessand's late strike secures 1-0 win
In the Premier League tie crystal palace vs wolves on 22. 02. 2026, Crystal Palace beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0. The match produced a late winner, a first-half penalty save and visible unrest among supporters.
Crystal Palace Vs Wolves match
The fixture was listed as Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on 22. 02. 2026. A live commentary blog for the match displayed the message: "Sorry, this blog is currently unavailable. Please try again later. " The final on-field score was 1-0 to Crystal Palace, sealed in the final minute of normal time.
Evann Guessand’s late winning goal
Evann Guessand's winner went in during the final minute of normal time, prompting an explosion of joy among Palace fans. The goal ended a tense afternoon in which Palace had largely huffed and puffed against a Wolves side reduced to 10 men for half an hour following a sending-off.
Red card and penalty moments
Ladislav Krejci was shown a second yellow card for stupidly kicking the ball away, leaving Wolves with 10 men for roughly 30 minutes. Five minutes before the break referee Tom Kirk awarded Wolves a penalty when Adam Wharton chopped down Mateus Mané; Tolu Arokodare took the spot-kick and Dean Henderson saved the penalty in the first half, denying Wolves the leveller.
Oliver Glasner reaction and commitment
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said he was relieved with his side's 1-0 win over Wolves and confirmed his commitment to the club until the end of the season. Glasner described the win as a "big relief" for Palace and also accused some players of "looking at where they will play next year rather than where they are playing right now. " He told supporters to "stay humble. " Glasner was all smiles before kick-off and received a polite reception from supporters in the main stand, but uncertainty about whether he can remain in his post much longer was noted given the friction in south London.
Fans, banners and FA fine
Behind Dean Henderson's goal Palace supporters unfurled a banner after barely 30 seconds reading: "Opportunities missed. Board inept. Fans disrespected. Glasner finished, ". That display came amid wider unrest: the Holmesdale Fanatics were identified as responsible for a derogatory banner aimed towards Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis that led to Crystal Palace being fined £50, 000 by the FA this week. The manager had won the club's first major trophy less than 300 days ago.
Wolves chances and key players
Wolves arrived in confident mood after a stirring midweek comeback against Arsenal and after finally recording a first away victory of the campaign in the FA Cup against Grimsby. Yerson Mosquera almost handed Palace an early lead when he misjudged a header back to José Sá; Yeremy Pino's attempted lob sailed well over. Jørgen Strand Larsen was targeted by taunts from the away section almost immediately after his £48m move in the transfer window. His replacement up front for Wolves, Tolu Arokodare, caused problems for a Palace defence missing the injured Maxence Lacroix. Mosquera should have done better at the far post after Arokodare won an initial header from a corner; later Mosquera headed over from another set-piece after Dean Henderson had saved a free-kick from Jean-Ricner Bellegarde. Yeremy Pino scuffed his shot onto the post after a clever short corner routine with Will Hughes. Hughes had picked up an early booking and could easily have been shown a second yellow for a late challenge on Mosquera. For Rob Edwards there was pride in his side's performance despite failing to secure the point needed to match Derby's 2008 record low tally; that unwanted record was judged likely to be avoided given improvements since Edwards's appointment. The match was a second win in Palace's last 16 in all competitions and eased relegation fears for Palace.
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Closing summary: crystal palace vs wolves ended 1-0 with Evann Guessand's late goal, Dean Henderson's first-half penalty save, a red card for Ladislav Krejci, visible fan unrest including a banner and a recent £50, 000 FA fine, and Oliver Glasner saying he is relieved and committed to remain until season's end.
