Vieira reveals second-half tweak in Wolves comeback

Speaking with Amazon post-match, the Palace manager said by bringing the two hungry attackers into the game more, his side were able to play more offensive football, allowing them to strike twice in the second-half.

Palace had fallen behind to an Adama Traoré goal but fought-back in style, bagging through Eberechi Eze and Zaha to claim three points.

Discussing what changed from the first-half to the second, Vieira said: “The biggest thing in the second-half was Wilfried and Michael coming back a little bit more centrally to combine because we had a little bit of a lack of movement in the first-half and were a little bit static.

“At times for them to defend in the one-v-one they were solid and made it difficult. But in the second-half we had more tempo in the game and more movement around [Odsonne] Edouard and that allowed us to combine and score those goals.”

But it wasn’t a rousing or even hot-headed half-time teamtalk that led to Palace’s resurgence, with Vieira and his players saying the message at the break was calm: keep doing what you’re doing, but step it up a notch.

Vieira explained: “I didn’t have very much to say in the first-half. I was pleased with the intention we had. We wanted to play but it was really difficult because they defended really well.

“I think for Wilfried it was challenging. In the second-half he came to play between the lines, he was a bit more central and that allowed him to combine with other players and that was better for us. In the first-half we tried but it was difficult because they were defending well.

“I was quite disappointed going in at half-time 1-0 down because I didn’t believe we deserved to be 1-0 down. All credit to the players. We came back on the field with a really good attitude and showed our determination.”