Crystal Palace 0 Wolves 1: Eagles struggle at Selhurst Park again

History-making Wolves continued their fine start to the Premier League season with a deserved 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

They became the first team in the competition's existence to name an unchanged starting XI throughout their first eight fixtures, and their manager Nuno Espirito Santo was rewarded when Matt Doherty's goal secured the three points that took them up to seventh place.

Wolves have already been spoken of as the best team to have been promoted from the Championship, and while such a description may yet prove premature, they are strongly placed to finish the highest of those outside of the established top six and widely considered out of reach.

Victory also came despite them having wasted multiple chances to take the lead during the first half. First Raul Jimenez was guilty of squandering a counter-attack when he dragged a low shot, from the edge of the area, harmlessly wide of the far left post.

The forward next fed Diogo Jota clean through on Wayne Hennessey when, amid the hosts' calls for offside - replays showed he had remained narrowly on - and with time and space to pick his spot Jota could only watch as the goalkeeper spread himself to brilliantly save.

Palace have been struggling in the absence of the injured Christian Benteke and they again offered minimal attacking threat, remaining reliant on half-chances such as that when Jeffrey Schlupp shot over when Rui Patricio spilt a corner into his path.