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Daniel Munoz has scored three goals for Crystal Palace this season At a glance Daniel Munoz scores Palace opener Yeremy Pino nets a fine second for the visitors Palace climb into the Premier League's top four Bottom club Wolves' winless run extends to 12 games PLAYER RATINGS Crystal Palace powered into the Premier League's top four as they condemned new Wolves boss Rob Edwards to defeat in his first game in charge. Daniel Munoz and Yeremy Pino struck in the second half to move the Eagles up to fourth with a deserved victory at Molineux. Oliver Glasner's side were a class above the hosts with bottom club Wolves' survival chances looking bleaker by the game, despite Edwards' arrival from Middlesbrough this month. Their former player replaced Vitor Pereira, but his side remain winless in the top flight after a poor start, with their last league victory back in April. In failing to win any of the first 12 games - their first time since the 1983-84 campaign - Wolves also edged closer to Sheffield United's record of 17 for the longest winless start to a Premier League season. Jean-Philippe Mateta missed Palace's best first-half chance, rolling a finish wide when clean through, while the hosts survived a penalty shout after Ismaila Sarr was tripped on the edge of the box by David Moller Wolfe. The visitors always had a degree of control and took charge with two strikes in six second-half minutes when Munoz fired in from close range, before Pino curled in from the edge of the box for his first league goal. Jhon Arias missed a golden chance to pull a goal back, prodding wide from two yards as Wolves' struggles continue, sitting at the foot of the table on just two points and nine adrift of safety. This video can not be played 'No one to blame but ourselves' - Edwards on defeat in first match How does Edwards keep Wolves up? The new head coach has clear confidence in his methods but a 12th game without a victory and nine points behind fourth-bottom West Ham, his side's survival prospects remain bleak. Edwards spoke with conviction at his first press conference on Friday and his side clearly worked for him - but came up very short of quality. Substitute Arias' late miss, as the hosts chased a way back into the game, summed up Wolves perfectly, all huff and puff but little class or end product. There seemed to be some rare optimism from the Molineux terraces at the start, an improvement on the angry and frustrated atmosphere of the previous few weeks. But the game ended in subdued fashion, with the scale of the task clear to Edwards - as if it was not already. Midlands derbies against Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are next and there is little evidence to suggest where or when their desperately-needed first league win will come. This video can not be played Glasner credits 'set-play adjustment' to win over Wolves Under Glasner, Palace have already made history. They won their first major trophy with last season's FA Cup and a subsequent first European campaign has etched the manager's name into Eagles folklore. But after moving into the top four, after a third of the season, it is hardly fanciful to believe Palace can maintain their upward trajectory under the Austrian. His side were quietly classy, the excellent Munoz deserving his goal, and were comfortably better than their struggling hosts. Only Arsenal have lost fewer games (1) than the Eagles' (2) this season and in a tight Premier League, with just four points separating Palace and 12th-placed Brentford, Glaser's side are showing they have the quality to remain among the leading sides. There will be harder tests to follow, but they navigated a tricky game at Molineux - especially in the hope of a lift for the hosts in Edwards' opening game - with a calmness that should serve them well as they look to potentially challenge for a Champions League place. Rob Edwards will take Wolves to Aston Villa on Sunday, 30 November (14: 05 GMT), before a home game with Nottingham Forest on Wednesday, 3 December (19: 30 GMT). Palace visit Strasbourg in the Conference League on Thursday, 27 November ((20: 00 GMT), before hosting Manchester United on Sunday, 30 November (12: 00 GMT). What did you make of Wolves' display? Have your say on Crystal Palace's performance After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 22nd November 2025 at 18: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Rob Edwards Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Manager: Oliver Glasner Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Rob Edwards Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Manager: Oliver Glasner Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Having won three of their first five Premier League games against Crystal Palace (D1 L1), Wolves have now won just one of their last nine against the Eagles (D1 L7). Crystal Palace have won 57% of their Premier League games against Wolves (8/14), their highest win rate against any side they’ve faced more than 10 times. Wolves have failed to win any of their 11 Premier League games this season (D2 L9), only failing to win any of their first 12 in a league campaign in 1983-84 (14). Only seven teams have been winless in their first 12 Premier League games of a season, though three of those ultimately survived relegation (Everton 1994-95, Derby County 2000-01 and Newcastle United 2021-22). Crystal Palace have lost their last two Premier League away games, as many as they had in their previous 18 (W9 D7). They last lost three in a row in February 2024. Wolves have conceded exactly three goals in each of their last three Premier League games, losing 3-2 against Burnley and 3-0 against both Fulham and Chelsea. They last conceded 3+ goals in four consecutive league games back in September 1985 in the third tier. Wolves are the lowest scorers in the Premier League this season (7), while only the top two sides Arsenal (5) and Manchester City (8) have conceded fewer than Crystal Palace (9). Six of Wolves’ seven goals have been Opta defined big chances, the joint-highest ratio this term (86%, level with Chelsea). Only Burnley (39%) have a lower average possession than Crystal Palace in the Premier League this season (42%), with the Eagles failing to win either match in which they had more than their opponents (draws with Sunderland and Bournemouth). This will be Rob Edwards’ first Premier League game in charge of Wolves. His first home win as Luton manager in the competition came against Crystal Palace in 2023-24, in the first match after the November international break. No Crystal Palace player has scored more goals in all competitions this season than Ismaïla Sarr (8). However, more than half of his goals (5) have come outside of the Premier League (1x Community Shield, 2x League Cup, 2x UEFA Conference League). Only Arsenal striker Viktor Gyökeres (57) has made more off-ball runs into the opponent’s penalty area in the Premier League this season than Crystal Palace full-back Daniel Muñoz (53). Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Crystal Palace 2. Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Crystal Palace 2. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace). Jhon Arias (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Wharton following a set piece situation. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces David Møller Wolfe. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace). Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jaydee Canvot replaces Chris Richards because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Chris Richards (Crystal Palace). Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Yéremy Pino. Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Daichi Kamada. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.