WOLVERHAMPTON, England :Rob Edwards got a close-up view of the job he faces trying to save Wolverhampton Wanderers from Premier League relegation as his first game in charge ended in a 2-0 home defeat by high-flying Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Wolves had held their own for more than an hour but goals by Daniel Munoz and Yeremy Pino gave Palace a deserved win which moved them into fourth position.

Edwards left Championship club Middlesbrough this month after joining them in June, swapping a promotion charge for a desperate relegation battle which is looking bleaker by the week for a Wolves side with two points from 12 games.

It is the first time Wolves have failed to win any of their opening 12 matches of a league campaign since 1983-84 when they finished bottom of the old first division

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