How many more chances will Gary O’Neil get to earn that elusive first league win of the season? Wolves, who deservedly trailed to Trevoh Chalobah’s opener, contrived to squander a second-half lead after two goals in five minutes from Jørgen Strand Larsen and João Gomes had turned the tables on Crystal Palace. Perhaps Wolves were guilty of thinking the hard work was done.
For long spells Wolves played like a team down on their luck and given they sacked their set-piece coach last month, it was not a great look for O’Neil that both Palace goals came from dead balls, Marc Guéhi eluding his marker, the substitute Gonçalo Guedes, at a corner to earn a point. Wolves have conceded a league-high nine goals from set pieces. Wolves are too easy to score against full stop; they also top the charts for goals conceded this season. The numbers make bleak reading. Wolves last beat a current top-flight team in March, when they overcame Fulham, and last kept a league clean sheet in February.
