Crystal Palace moved into the top half of the Premier League table after an impressive 2-0 win over Wolves at the Molineux Stadium.
Jean-Philippe Mateta justified Patrick Vieira’s decision to stick him upfront by scoring the first goal, before talisman Wilfried Zaha scored the second from the penalty spot to hand the Eagles all three points.
The win crowns off a very strong week for the Eagles after they reached the last eight of the FA Cup in midweek with a 2-1 win over Championship side Stoke City at Selhurst.
In what has been a very strong first season for Patrick Vieira as head coach of the side, the South London club are now 12 points clear of the bottom three, and all attention will now be to try and finish as high as they can.
Eagle fans are dreaming of a trip to Wembley already after they were paired against struggling Everton at the quarter final stage of the FA Cup.
It was a very strong showing at the Molineux Stadium despite Palace going into the game as underdogs because Wolves have ambitions of their own.
Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa was the busiest of the two goalkeepers on the day and Palace left the game feeling they could have scored more.
Promising winger Michael Olise pulled off a great save from the Wolves goalkeeper while the energetic Conor Gallagher should have scored.
Not that it will matter with the Eagles walking away with all three points, and fans heading back home with smiles on their faces.
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira will also be delighted with the effort and application from his team who controlled the game, and players helping each other out when ever the opposition was on the ball.
Wilfried Zaha has looked like a different player since returning from the AFCON and the goal today was his ninth in the league. Below, LondonWorld.com brings you some of the best pictures from the entertaining game at the Molineux.
1. A fan of Crystal Palace holds up a board displaying the Ukraine flag.
2. Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace celebrates after scoring Palace’s first goal.
3. A Wolverhampton Wanderers fan displays a ‘Peace for Ukraine’ sign to indicate peace and sympathy with Ukraine.
4. Jose Sa of Wolverhampton Wanderers fails to save a penalty for the Crystal Palace second goal scored by Wilfried Zaha.