Debutant Ait-Nouri scores in Wolves win

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Rayan Ait Nouri is the youngest Frenchman to score on his Premier League debut

Teenager Rayan Ait-Nouri scored on his Wolves debut as Nuno Espirito Santo’s side moved joint top of the Premier League with a deserved victory over Crystal Palace at Molineux.

The France Under-21 left-back, 19, joined the club on a season-long loan – with an option to buy – from Ligue 1 Angers this month and took just 18 minutes to announce himself with a first-time strike from Cheikhou Kouyate’s headed clearance.

Portuguese winger Daniel Podence doubled the hosts’ advantage nine minutes later, carefully guiding in Pedro Neto’s cross at the back post.

Wolves went close to more first-half joy as Nelson Semedo and Leander Dendoncker went close with efforts from outside the box, while the video assistant referee denied Palace a lifeline from the penalty spot when Patrick van Aanholt was found to be offside, prior to being felled by Willy Boly.

Palace were much improved after the break but a frustrated Wilfried Zaha had a penalty appeal dismissed and a disappointing night for Roy Hodgson’s side was compounded when Luka Milivojevic was shown a red card for a tackle on Joao Moutinho in the closing stages.

A fourth victory from seven games moved Wolves up to third in the standings, level on 13 points with Everton and Liverpool who both have a game in hand.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

  1. Squad number11Player nameRui Patrício

  2. Squad number15Player nameBoly

  3. Squad number16Player nameCoady

  4. Squad number49Player nameKilman

  5. Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo

  6. Squad number32Player nameDendoncker

  7. Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves

  8. Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri

  9. Squad number7Player namePedro Neto

  10. Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence

  11. Squad number9Player nameJiménez

  1. Squad number17Player nameFábio Silva

  2. Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho

  3. Squad number37Player nameTraoré

Crystal Palace

  1. Squad number31Player nameGuaita

  2. Squad number17Player nameClyne

  3. Squad number8Player nameKouyaté

  4. Squad number6Player nameDann

  5. Squad number3Player namevan Aanholt

  6. Squad number10Player nameTownsend

  7. Squad number44Player nameRiedewald

  8. Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic

  9. Squad number15Player nameSchlupp

  10. Squad number23Player nameBatshuayi

  11. Squad number11Player nameZaha

  1. Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew

  2. Squad number20Player nameBenteke

  3. Squad number25Player nameEze

Line-ups

Wolves

  • 11Rui Patrício
  • 15Boly
  • 16Coady
  • 49Kilman
  • 22Nélson Semedo
  • 32Dendoncker
  • 8Neves
  • 3Aït-Nouri
  • 7Neto Substituted forJoão Moutinhoat 76′minutes
  • 10Castelo Podence Substituted forTraoréat 76′minutes
  • 9Jiménez Substituted forSoares Silvaat 90+1′minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Hoever
  • 17Soares Silva
  • 21Ruddy
  • 27Saïss
  • 28João Moutinho
  • 37Traoré
  • 54Otasowie

Crystal Palace

  • 31Guaita
  • 17Clyne
  • 8Kouyaté
  • 6Dann
  • 3van AanholtBooked at 45mins
  • 10Townsend Substituted forJ Ayewat 72′minutes
  • 44Riedewald
  • 4MilivojevicBooked at 86mins
  • 15Schlupp Substituted forEzeat 65′minutes
  • 23Batshuayi Substituted forBentekeat 84′minutes
  • 11ZahaBooked at 62mins

Substitutes

  • 9J Ayew
  • 12Sakho
  • 18McArthur
  • 19Henderson
  • 20Benteke
  • 25Eze
  • 34Kelly

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Crystal Palace 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Crystal Palace 0.

  3. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Raúl Jiménez.

  4. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  6. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the red card.

  7. VAR Decision: Card upgraded Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).

  8. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Michy Batshuayi.

  9. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  11. Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.

  12. Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

  13. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  15. Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt with a cross.

  16. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Daniel Podence.

  17. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Moutinho replaces Pedro Neto.

  18. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Michy Batshuayi.

  19. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Dann.

  20. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Andros Townsend.

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