Wolves boss Bruno Lage says Crystal Palace deserved their 2-0 win on Saturday.

Two second-half goals from the Eagles brought Wolves' five-match unbeaten run to an abrupt end.

Lage said, “When you look at the game, we didn't play the way we should play. I don't think Crystal Palace played better than us, but they did things better than us. It was about the duels, not just the defensive duels, they won everything, the offensive duels, even the second balls.

“The game is about that, so we need to play better, we are playing better, but in the meantime, we need to understand this. The duels are important, not just the defensive, but the offensive, and today we didn't win them."

He also said: “The first 45 minutes it was a balanced game, both teams trying to understand the moment of the game, and the moment of the game was about our duels. We need to understand when we need to play and understand when we need to be stronger in defending.

“I'm disappointed with the performance. You can look at the result, we played against a strong team and took no points, but I look at the performance and think we should do better."