Evann Guessand scored a late winner as Crystal Palace beat 10-man Wolves to claim their first home win since early November.

Palace have been on a poor run of form since manager Oliver Glasner announced last month that he will leave the club when his contract expires in the summer.

Some fans called for him to leave now during their Europa Conference League draw at Zrinjski Mostar in midweek.

Despite saying after the game that he intends to stay, Palace turned in another poor performance at Selhurst Park before substitute Guessand popped up to give them a fortunate victory.

Bottom club Wolves spurned a great chance to take a deserved lead in the first half when Tolu Arokodare's tame penalty was saved by Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

Ladislav Krejci then handed the hosts the initiative as the Czech Republic centre-back was sent off just after the hour mark after being booked twice in four minutes.

Yet Palace did not make the breakthrough until the 90th minute, when Ivory Coast forward Guessand turned in Tyrick Mitchell's low cross for his first goal since arriving on loan from Aston Villa in the winter transfer window.

That eased fears of getting dragged into the relegation battle and the discontent among Palace fans, with some holding banners to complain about both the club's board and Glasner.

Three weeks after making a £48m move from Wolves, Jorgen Strand Larsen made his third league appearance for Palace against his former club.

In his first 180 minutes of league football for Palace, he scored more goals (two) than he did in 1405 minutes for Wolves this season (one).

But it looked like the 26-year-old Norway striker was still playing for the league's bottom team as he was starved of service.

He had just one shot, a first-half effort that was blocked on the edge of the box, and Palace's only other chances before the interval came from a Wolves error and a well-worked set-piece.

Yerson Mosquera's underhit backpass put Yeremy Pino through on goal and although he lobbed keeper Jose Sa, it bounced well wide.

Will Hughes then played a corner straight to Adam Wharton at the near post and he nudged the ball back to Pino, whose scuffed effort came back off the far post.

But Palace were indebted to Henderson after he blocked Arokodare's spot-kick for his fifth penalty save from 15 faced in the Premier League.

Even after Krejci's red card handed the Eagles control - his second booking was for dissent - Palace failed to show the energy and intensity their fans came to expect under Glasner before last season's FA Cup triumph.

They had just one shot before Wharton played the ball wide for Mitchell and his cut-back was turned in at the near post by Guessand.

That gave the Eagles just their second win since early December but this was far from convincing and does little to persuade Palace fans they should stick with Glasner until the end of the season.

Despite the result, Wolves manager Rob Edwards should be happier with his side's performance as they were the more competitive side before Krejci's dismissal - and frustrated Glasner's men after it.

While Palace had marginally more possession in the first half, Wolves spent more time in the home side's final third, with Mateus Mane and Andre providing a spark in midfield.

They had more efforts on goal too, with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde's deflected shot needing to be tipped over by Henderson, and it felt like a goal was coming when they earned their penalty on 41 minutes.

Mosquera made amends for his earlier error by intercepting a Palace pass in their own half and although he was fouled, referee Thomas Kirk did well to wave play on and moments later Mane was brought down in the box by Wharton.

Arokodare's side-footed spot-kick was easy for Henderson to save low to his left, though, and was the Nigeria striker's fifth straight penalty miss, a run stretching back to September 2022.

The visitors' five shots on target in the opening 45 minutes are the most they have registered in the first half of a Premier League game since last April.

It was only Krejci's sending-off that forced them onto the defensive for most of the second half, and they actually had the home side hanging on during the nine minutes of stoppage time.

Palace's late winner prevented Wolves reaching 11 points, which would have put them level with Derby's record for the fewest points in a Premier League season, but after avoiding defeat in their previous three games, it is surely just a matter of time before Edwards' side avoid that ignominy.

Wolves have a Midlands derby at home to third-placed Aston Villa on Friday (20:00 GMT). Palace host the second leg of their Conference League play-off with Zrinjski on Thursday (20:00) before visiting Manchester United in the league on Sunday (14:00).