Crystal Palace 1 (Johnson 44)

Wolves 1 (Seol 19)

  Glenn Hoddle's men drew for a fourth consecutive game after Andy Johnson's goal, shortly before the interval, cancelled out Seol's opener for Wolves and pulled Crystal Palace back onto level terms.

  Injuries had ruled out George Ndah and Colin Cameron and their places were taken by Kenny Miller, who was playing his first football since the end of October, and Darren Anderton.

  After an evenly balanced opening the first action of note came in the eighth minute when Stefan Postma had to tip over after a 25-yard shot from Michael Hughes

  Johnson fired narrowly wide although Postma looked to have the striker's shot covered and then the keeper was forced into a low save to keep out an effort from Tom Soares.

  With 19 minutes gone, Wolves moved into the lead after Seol had pumped a low cross into the Palace box. Vio Ganea and Tony Popovic slid in together but both missed the ball which crept in at the far post with keeper Julian Speroni flatfooted.

  Miller, on the overlap, took a flick from Anderton and curled a dangerous centre through the heart of the Palace box and the ball was turned behind by a defender. Lee Naylor's corner was cleared.

  Naylor was hurt when he collided with Postma as he challenged with Johnson for Clinton Morrison's centre, and then Seol was booked for a challenge on Soares.

  Speroni just managed to get back and turn over a long-range effort from Miller. The keeper landed badly and he needed attention but when he had recovered he took Anderton's corner without any real problems.

  In the 44th minute Palace drew level when Johnson took a cross from Soares and squeezed a shot past Naylor and Joleon Lescott into the corner of the net.

  In first-half stoppage time, Mark Kennedy was booked for fouling Johnson wide on the Palace left.

Half-Time: Palace 1 Wolves 1

  Ganea just failed to connect with Miller's short through ball and then Speroni saved a bouncing shot from Anderton as Wolves looked to regain the advantage.

  Seol drove a cross into the side netting and, after Boyce had headed a Miller centre behind, two successive Naylor corners came to nothing.

  Tom Huddlestone nearly did the trick with a long range shot that beat Speroni but went a matter of inches wide, and then the Palace keeper made a fine save from Kennedy who had cut in from the left and hit a fierce shot from just inside the area.

  With 64 minutes gone luck was against Wolves when Anderton's deft chip went over the head of Speroni but struck the crossbar. The ball dropped to the feet of Miller but his close range shot was high and wide.

  There was a moment of danger at the other end when Ben Watson's goalbound drive struck Kennedy and veered narrowly over the bar.

  With 15 minutes left, Leon Clarke was sent on in place of Ganea shortly before Gabor Gyepes was booked for pulling back Johnson and Jon Macken for a late challenge on Naylor.

  Loud Palace appeals for a penalty after another Gyepes challenge on Johnson were waved away by the referee as the game headed towards a frenetic close with both sides going for a winner.

  Emmerson Boyce's foul on Seol right on the Palace 18-yard line presented Wanderers with a chance but, after Popovic had been booked for dissent, Naylor's free-kick hit the wall as did the defender's follow up shot and the home defence cleared the danger.

  Palace: Speroni, Ward, Popovic (capt), Johnson, Freedman (Macken 67), Morrison (McAnuff 82), Leigertwood, Watson, Hughes, Soares, Boyce.
Unused subs: Kiraly, Hudson, Andrews.

Booking: Popovic (87 - dissent).

  Wolves: Postma, Edwards, Naylor, Anderton, Lescott, Gyepes, Kennedy (capt), Huddlestone, Ganea (Clarke 75), Seol, Miller.
Unused subs: Oakes, Olofinjana, Ross, Ricketts.

Bookings: Seol (31 - foul), Kennedy (45 - foul), Gyepes (76 - foul).

Referee: M. Thorpe.

Attendance: 19,385 (1,665 away supporters).

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