READ OUR PREVIEW FOR ALL THE LATES NEWS AHEAD OF WOLVES TRIP TO PLAY EVERTON AT GOODISON PARK
TEAM NEWS
Everton forward Armando Broja, now fit, might feature after Sean Dyche confirmed he’ll be part of the squad for the first time since signing from Chelsea last summer.
Youssef Chermiti, Tim Iroegbunam, and James Garner are still unavailable.
Jordan Pickford, Everton’s goalkeeper, and Wolves defender Craig Dawson are both set to make their 300th Premier League appearance.
Wolves will be missing Nelson Semedo, who is suspended after receiving his fifth yellow card in the 4-2 loss to Bournemouth.
GARY O'NEIL
O’Neil confirmed “everyone is OK” and ready for selection against Everton.
He had nothing to say to the fans who are directing frustrations at him: “I don’t have a message. I have 90 minutes each week to deliver a message to our supporters. We understand that there will be tough moments and we try to limit them. It’s just part and parcel for what we’re trying to do.”
On Nelson Semedo’s yellow card at the weekend, which leaves him suspended for Wednesday’s match: “Nelson is adamant that he wasn’t clapping sarcastically, but he misses this game. Lads are ready to step in and put in a display that gets us points.”
He seemed confident of his future at Molineux: “I have zero concerns around my role and future as a coach. I know every small detail of the situation we’re dealing with at the football club. I am very comfortable with my own situation and I don’t need it to be discussed.”
When asked what went wrong during Saturday’s defeat to Bournemouth: “Crazy errors at really key stages in the football match. To give away penalties like that can’t happen in the Premier League. Bournemouth didn’t do too much else really. All of the good phases we produced were forgotten. A real disappointment.”
On Jorgen Strand Larsen, who scored a brace last time out: “He looked like a handful. His numbers are excellent for a new striker to the league. To hit the ground running is a big plus for us. It’s not easy to do.”
MATCH STATS & FACTS
Head-to-head
Everton have lost their past three home league games against Wolves, as many defeats as they’d suffered in the previous 18 meetings at Goodison Park.
Wolves have won five of the six most recent league encounters, drawing the other.
A ninth victory in this Premier League fixture would be Wolves’ highest tally against any team.
Everton
Everton have failed to score in four league matches since a 1-1 draw with Fulham at home on 26 October. It’s their longest drought for nearly 20 years.
They have had 69 shots and an xG of 4.5 across those four games, along with 106 touches in the opposition penalty area.
Their only Premier League home victory this season was 2-1 versus Crystal Palace in September.
Everton can go five successive Premier League matches without scoring for the third time, after runs of six in 1993-1994 and between August-October 2005.
The last three fixtures at Goodison Park have produced just two goals, with Everton and their opponents converting only two of a combined 82 attempts.
Everton have kept a clean sheet in 15 of their 34 Premier League home games under Sean Dyche.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has failed to score in his last nine league appearances.
Dwight McNeil has had 13 shots and created 13 chances in the league at Goodison this season, both the most of any Everton player. He is the first Everton player to average more than two shots and two chances created per 90 mins in a season since Gylfi Sigurdsson in 2018-19.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves’ 4-2 defeat against Bournemouth ended a four-game unbeaten run.
Gary O’Neil’s side lost 2-0 at Arsenal in the opening matchround but have since scored in all 12 Premier League fixtures.
Wolves could score multiple goals in six consecutive top-flight matches for the first time since 1972.
Matheus Cunha has scored 15 Premier League away goals for Wolves, second only to Raul Jimenez’s 18 for the club.
Among players to score at least 20 Premier League goals, Cunha has netted 71.4% in away games – the highest percentage of any player.
The Brazilian can become the first Wolves player to score in five consecutive top-flight away matches since Jimmy Murray in 1962.
O’Neil has won four times versus Everton, his highest tally against any club.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Michael Salisbury. Assistants: Darren Cann, Con Hatzidakis. Fourth official: Leigh Doughty. VAR: Darren England. Assistant VAR: Richard West.
MATCH INFO
This one is a 7.30pm kick off in the UK at Goodison Park on Wednesday 4th December. It will be shown live on Amazon Prime in UK.