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Teenage defender Rayan Ait-Nouri marked his Wolves debut with a purpose because the Midlands membership beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Molineux on Friday to maneuver up into third place within the Premier League.
Victory put Wolves stage on factors with the main Merseyside duo of Everton and reigning champions Liverpool forward of the majority of this weekend’s fixtures.
France Beneath-21 left-back Ait-Nouri joined Wolves on a season-long mortgage — with an possibility to purchase — from Ligue 1 Angers this month.
It took him simply 18 minutes to open the scoring with a first-time shot.
Portuguese winger Daniel Podence doubled Wolves’ lead 9 minutes later, when he turned in Pedro Neto’s cross from shut vary.
“For Rayan Ait-Nouri I’m actually happy as a result of it’s the first recreation and what a greater begin can he have?” Wolves supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo instructed the BBC.
“He’s 19 with loads of issues to enhance. He has to get so many issues on board and that is the work.”
Wolves virtually had a 3rd purpose earlier than half-time as Nelson Semedo and Leander Dendoncker went shut with long-range efforts.
“I feel we had been good however we should always play higher,” added Nuno.
“We began nicely. We had an excellent workforce in entrance of us. On the finish of the primary half we slowed down our stress and Palace had probabilities.”
In the meantime Nuno mentioned being disadvantaged of their passionate followers, with spectators barred from grounds due to British authorities Covid-19 protocols, made dwelling video games robust for Wolves.
“It is all concerning the efficiency, the desk just isn’t essential,” he insisted.
“The work is essential. Taking part in with out followers requires loads of focus, we’ve not the sting of Molineux.”
VAR denied Palace a penalty when Palace’s Patrick van Aanholt was discovered to be offside, earlier than being fouled by Willy Boly.
Palace’s defeat was made worse when when Luka Milivojevic was despatched off late on following a VAR evaluation of his problem on Wolves substitute Joao Moutinho.
Defeat left the south London facet ninth within the desk, with Palace supervisor Roy Hodgson unconvinced by Milivojevic’s dismissal.
“I am not disenchanted with how the gamers performed for many of the recreation,” mentioned Hodgson. “However I am disenchanted with that opening 20-minute spell.”
The previous England supervisor added: “I spoke to the referee concerning the pink card. I made my views clear. I do not assume it was a pink card. It was a good problem.”
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