Tolu Arokodare missed from the penalty spot in the first half as 10-man Wolves suffered a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in Sunday’s Premier League clash at Selhurst Park.
The Super Eagles forward had the chance to give his side the lead, but his effort was saved by Dean Henderson after Adam Wharton had fouled Mateus Mane inside the box.
The Nigerian forward had a bad day in front of goal as he missed several other chances to find the back of the net with Wolves also reduced to 10 men in the second half.
Evan Guessand scored a late winner on the stroke of fulltime for Crystal Palace, who eased pressure on manager Oliver Glasner with the win.
Arokodare misses pen, Uche on bench as Crystal Palace seal hard-fought win over Wolves
Wolves headed into the clash on the back of a 2-2 draw against league leaders Arsenal in midweek, overturning a two-goal deficit in that encounter.
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Crystal Palace meanwhile were held to a 1-1 draw at Zrinjski Mostar in the Conference League playoff last Thursday, a game in which they were booed off by their own supporters.
Both sides had chances to go ahead inside the opening quarter of the game, but were wasteful in front of goal.
Arokodare then headed wide and had another chance minutes later, but his weak effort was aved by Henderson.
Wolves were awarded a penalty kick as Wharton fouled the impressive Mane inside the penalty area, giving them a chance to take the lead.
However, Arokodare was denied by Henderson, who dived to his left to make the save as the first half ended goalless.
Crystal Palace upped the tempo in the second half and had an attempt on goal saved by Jose Sa in the Wolves goal, before the visitors were reduced to 10 when Krejci was sent off for a second booking three minutes after his first, for kicking the ball away.
The game looked destined to be heading for a goalless draw until Guessand opened his account for the club with a superb finish in the 90th minute.
Crystal Palace, who left Christantus Uche on the bench throughout, sealed the hard-fought win to ease pressure and move up to 13th on the standings, while Wolves looked destined for the drop as they remain on 10 points after 28 matches.
What next?
Crystal Palace return to action on Thursday in the second leg of their Conference League playoff against Zrinjski, hoping for a win to qualify for the Round of 16.
Wolves, meanwhile, will play Aston Villa in the Premier League on Friday in their next outing.
