Schlupp should have put the game to bed
LONDON (AP) — Diogo Jota’s stoppage-time goal eased some pressure on Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo by clinching a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday.Roy Hodgson’s team looked set for another home win at Selhurst Park after taking the lead through Leander Dendoncker’s own-goal in the 46th minute Cheap Atletico Madrid Soccer Jerseys , but a mistake at the back saw the visitors level with virtually the last kick of the game.It halted a run of three straight losses for Wolves, but Palace would have been frustrated after playing against 10-men for the final 17 minutes — when Romain Saiss received a second yellow — and squandering several chances during that period.Article continues below ...Santo’s team entered this fixture following a 1-0 loss at home to Braga in the Europa League on Thursday which resulted in him ringing the changes.Ruben Neves was one of four dropped with Joao Moutinho in from the off and his corner should have resulted in the opener after 10 minutes.The Wolves midfielder picked out Dendoncker at the back post — after he escaped the attention of Mamadou Sakho too easily — but his side-footed shot from close range was blocked by the returning James McArthur.Despite playing on Thursday, the away side was looking the more likely, but Wilfried Zaha slowly started to become more prominent for the hosts.The Ivory Coast international forced a couple of corners midway through the half and from the second, Jordan Ayew tested Rui Patricio with a header from Luka Milivojevic’s cross. It was a routine save for the Wolves goalkeeper, but three minutes later his counterpart in the opposite end produced a fine stop.Raul Jimenez led the counterattack and picked out Matt Doherty at the back post, after more slack Sakho marking Cheap Barcelona Soccer Jerseys , but the wing-back saw his six-yard header wonderfully tipped behind by Vicente Guaita in the 29th minute.More precise passing around the Palace box created a chance for Jota, after Jimenez’s slick through ball, but he fired straight at Guaita from 14 yards seven minutes before the break.Santo would have been pleased with the response by his team, but frustrated by their lack of clear-cut opportunities and this came back to haunt them at the start of the second half.A great run by Jeffrey Schlupp down the left saw him break into the box and although the chance seemed gone, Cheikhou Kouyate won possession back and McArthur set up Joel Ward to open the scoring 33 seconds after the restart.The right back celebrated with all his teammates, but the goal went down as an own-goal after Dendoncker deflected it past Patricio and it was the 100th Premier League goal Palace had scored under Hodgson.Dendoncker nearly had the unwanted record of a second own-goal in the 56th, but this time the effort from Milivojevic rolled wide.Wolves manager Santo had seen enough and introduced Neves and Pedro Neto Cheap Bayern Munich Soccer Shirts , but saw their task get a whole lot harder in the 73rd when Saiss received his second yellow.Both fouls had been on Zaha, who despite not registering a first goal or assist of the season, had played his part.The game became more stretched during the final quarter of an hour with home substitute Christian Benteke firing straight at Patricio in the 78th before Jota’s fine run was halted by Sakho’s strong tackle.Schlupp should have put the game to bed after the 90 minutes of regulation time was up when he was sent through.But Patricio saved and Wolves attacked with Ward failing to clear Adama Traore’s cross, allowing Jota to tap home and earn a point. MADRID (AP) — Home wins for Sevilla and Real Sociedad on Sunday left a group of six teams separated by only three points at the top of the Spanish league.Sevilla scored late to beat Levante 1-0, and Real Sociedad came from behind in a 3-1 win over Real Betis.Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid all have 16 points, one point behind Granada and two points behind second-place Real Madrid.Barcelona took the league lead with 19 points after a 3-0 win over Eibar on Saturday www.thetopsoccer.com/borussia-dortmund , when Madrid lost 1-0 at Mallorca for its first league defeat of the season. Atlético was held by Valencia to a 1-1 draw at home.Real Sociedad moved to fourth place with the victory, which ended its three-game winless streak. It was coming off a run that included a draw and two consecutive league losses.“We played a good game from start to finish,” Real Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil said. “I’m very pleased with the way the team has been playing. We’ve played well even when we couldn’t get the victories in recent games. Our fourth place in the standings is a reflection of our good performances.”Loren Morón put Real Betis ahead in the 12th minute at the Reale Arena, but the hosts equalized with an own-goal by Javi García in the 22nd. Real Sociedad took the lead with Willian José’s goal in the 36th and Portu sealed the victory in the 58th.It was another good performance by Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard for Real Sociedad, which extended its home unbeaten streak against Real Betis to 16 years.Real Betis has won only one of its last five games and is yet to win an away match in the league this season. It dropped to 18th in the 20-team standings.SEVILLA STAYS CLOSESevilla rebounded from a 4-0 loss at Barcelona with a hard-fought win over midtable Levante, with Luuk de Jong scoring the only goal with an 86th-minute header.It was his first goal with Sevilla since the Netherlands striker joined the Spanish club in the offseason.“He had been working hard for the team and this is a reward for his effort,” Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui said.The result left Sevilla in sixth place.ATHLETIC HELD AGAINAthletic Bilbao’s struggles continued with a 1-1 home draw against Valladolid Cheap Chelsea Soccer Jerseys , with the visitors’ equalizer coming through an own-goal by veteran Athletic defender Iñigo Martínez after goalkeeper Unai Simón failed to hold a cross into the area.Iñaki Williams had opened the scoring with a great run in the first half.The result extended Athletic’s winless streak to four matches and left the club in eighth place.It was the fourth straight league match without a loss for 12th-place Valladolid.ESPANYOL’S STRUGGLESEspanyol coach Pablo Machín debuted with a 1-0 loss to Villarreal, the team’s third straight loss in the league and fifth consecutive at home.The result kept the Barcelona club second-to-last in the standings with five points from nine matches. It trails Real Betis by four points and is three ahead of last-place Leganés.Karl Toko Ekambi scored the winner for Villarreal, which moved to sixth with 14 points.CELTA VIGO LOSESCelta Vigo stayed just outside of the relegation zone after a 2-0 loss at Alavés. It was coming off a win over Athletic Bilbao but had been winless in its previous six matches.It was the second win in three matches for Alavés, which moved to 14th place.