Crystal Palace Vs Wolves: Guessand’s 90th-minute strike wins 1-0
crystal palace vs wolves finished 1-0 after substitute Evann Guessand turned in a 90th-minute winner as Crystal Palace beat 10-man Wolves to claim their first home win since early November. The late goal ended a poor run of form for Palace and came after a game that featured a missed first-half penalty, a sending-off and visible fan discontent.
Crystal Palace Vs Wolves match report
Evann Guessand, the Ivory Coast forward on loan from Aston Villa in the winter transfer window, came off the bench and turned in Tyrick Mitchell's low cross in the 90th minute for his first Palace goal. The strike gave Palace a fortunate victory at Selhurst Park and eased fears of being dragged into the relegation battle.
Missed penalty and chance
Bottom club Wolves spurned a gilt-edged opportunity in the first half when Tolu Arokodare had a tame penalty saved by Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson. Palace’s only other chances before the interval came from a Wolves error and a well-worked set-piece.
Red card and bookings decided match
Ladislav Krejci, the Czech Republic centre-back, was sent off just after the hour mark after being booked twice in four minutes. The second booking, on 61 minutes, handed the hosts the initiative and left Wolves with 10 men for the closing stages.
Strand Larsen and game statistics
Three weeks after making a £48m move from Wolves, Jorgen Strand Larsen made his third league appearance for Palace against his former club. The 26-year-old Norway striker has scored two goals in his first 180 minutes of league football for Palace, more than he managed in 1, 405 minutes for Wolves this season, when he scored one. Strand Larsen was starved of service and had just one shot, a first-half effort that was blocked on the edge of the box.
Turnover, chances and a near-miss
A Wolves error from Yerson Mosquera's underhit backpass put Yeremy Pino through on goal; Pino lobbed keeper Jose Sa but the effort bounced well wide. That sequence, and the saved penalty, were Wolves' main threats before Krejci's dismissal left them reduced for the second half.
Fan reaction and manager situation
Palace have been on a poor run of form since manager Oliver Glasner announced last month that he will leave the club when his contract expires in the summer. Some fans called for him to leave now during their Europa Conference League draw at Zrinjski Mostar in midweek, and some supporters were holding banners to complain about both the club's board and Glasner after this match. Despite saying after the game that he intends to stay, the manager presided over another poor performance at Selhurst Park before Guessand's late intervention.
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The full sequence of events — a first-half penalty saved by Dean Henderson, Yerson Mosquera's underhit backpass leading to Yeremy Pino's lob that bounced wide, Ladislav Krejci's two bookings in four minutes and sending-off on 61 minutes, and Evann Guessand's 90th-minute finish from Tyrick Mitchell's cross — produced a 1-0 scoreline that delivered Palace their first home win since early November and left Wolves defeated despite long spells of promise.
That victory eased immediate relegation fears for Palace and briefly calmed some discontent among fans, though dissatisfaction over progress since the club's first major honour last May and questions over the manager's future remain.
