Wolves boss O'Neil left frustrated after Palace defeat

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil was left frustrated with their 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.

O'Neil insists the scoreline flattered the visitors.

He said, "We beat ourselves really in the first half wehn we gave ourselves a mountain to climb. We started the game well but we allowed Palace to press us high up the pitch. You could feel it in the stadium and Palace started to grow from it. We've had an incredible season apart from today. Lots of positives but we can't keep talking about how well we've done. We need to find ways to go about it slightly differently. We have a lot of work done between now and the end of the season.

"Great response in the second half. We had momentum but the third goal for them kills the game off. We haven't quite reached the level we are at at the start of the season.

"There's a lot of reasons for the drop off. It's the smallest squad in the league and young. Pedro Neto has been injured. We haven't been able to name our front three together. We can get better at decision making and errors on the ball. I'm pleased we've seen the flaws. We can learn some stuff and there's a lot to learn. Maybe we are easier to play against.

"We have a big game at Anfield next week. The fans have great perspective here. They understand the work that's been done in difficult circumstances."