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Match Thread Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Preview, Match Report & MotM Poll
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I agree entirely bro, changed a bit for ya tho
We moved off the bottom of the table last night without playing. Perhaps we should continue not playing and see if that works better than the current situation...
Ive got my positive pants on for a 2 nil win today. No rationale, just a feeling that the players will react. If they dont wim i'm very fearful for our season.
Ive got my positive pants on for a 2 nil win today. No rationale, just a feeling that the players will react. If they dont wim i'm very fearful for our season.
I’m up visiting the parents this weekend, me arl fella was desperate for me to take his season ticket so he doesn’t have to go and watch this 
ForestBlue
Player Valuation: £10m
Just win Everton
the golden visionary
Player Valuation: £35m
What the betting he names Keane in the starting line up
Less than 2 hours till FUUUUME
st.domingo
Player Valuation: £8m
Surely not. Branners IN.
I think we will have a decent squad after the window shut...shame we have so many key injuries so early in the season. Because of the must win feeling, because of last week and the media comments this week, I believe we will be right up for it but will end up short with probably a draw at the end.
DownunderToffee
Player Valuation: £15m
I'd take a 1-0 win today.
Must win though, this forum might self-combust if we lose.
Must win though, this forum might self-combust if we lose.
Charles Hawtrey
Player Valuation: £50m
not looking hopeful in this article either...
Everton are in a perilous position. They have never lost their first three games of the season without scoring a goal, yet that looks like a realistic prospect ahead of a crucial six-pointer.
Their goalscoring issues are well-documented and considering that Sean Dyche’s Burnley rarely scoring goals with two strikers up front it is highly unlikely his 4-5-1 will suddenly come good at Everton. They have scored seven goals in ten league matches at Goodison Park since he took charge.
Worryingly, things are just as bad at the back. Everton have one of the slowest centre-back partnerships in the division and, without Conor Coady, they frankly look too error-prone and flat-footed to cope with the speed of the top flight.
Aston Villa easily tore through them last weekend and Wolves, using the same dribble-focused counter-attacks we saw at Old Trafford, should be able to burst clear of Michael Keane and James Tarkowski.
Dyche can expect a positive response to the abysmal performance at Villa Park but there is a clear risk Everton will, again, fail to apply pressure to the ball or compress space between the lines. If that happens, Matheus Cunha – who completed five take-ons at United – will find the space he needs to carry Wolves directly into the final third.
Both clubs are in poor form and both struggle to score goals.
But whereas Everton are passive, Wolves have a driving vertical energy. That should make the difference.
Cunha could expose slow centre-backs
- Everton vs Wolves
- Saturday, 15:00
- Home 13/10 | Draw 9/4 | Win 11/5
Everton are in a perilous position. They have never lost their first three games of the season without scoring a goal, yet that looks like a realistic prospect ahead of a crucial six-pointer.
Their goalscoring issues are well-documented and considering that Sean Dyche’s Burnley rarely scoring goals with two strikers up front it is highly unlikely his 4-5-1 will suddenly come good at Everton. They have scored seven goals in ten league matches at Goodison Park since he took charge.
Worryingly, things are just as bad at the back. Everton have one of the slowest centre-back partnerships in the division and, without Conor Coady, they frankly look too error-prone and flat-footed to cope with the speed of the top flight.
Aston Villa easily tore through them last weekend and Wolves, using the same dribble-focused counter-attacks we saw at Old Trafford, should be able to burst clear of Michael Keane and James Tarkowski.
Dyche can expect a positive response to the abysmal performance at Villa Park but there is a clear risk Everton will, again, fail to apply pressure to the ball or compress space between the lines. If that happens, Matheus Cunha – who completed five take-ons at United – will find the space he needs to carry Wolves directly into the final third.
Both clubs are in poor form and both struggle to score goals.
But whereas Everton are passive, Wolves have a driving vertical energy. That should make the difference.
Blue Roo
Player Valuation: £15m
Just draw Everton.
At least it'd be a start
Charles Hawtrey
Player Valuation: £50m
the press really doesnt fancy us, do they...
Of the 25 teams to have collected zero points and possess a goal difference of at least -5 or worse after three games in Premier League history - which would be the situation for either of these sides should they lose this game - 11 suffered relegation, so while it is just three games in, history suggests there is a 44% chance of relegation for the loser at Goodison Park.
I'm taking Everton to be that team, with their lack of goals a huge concern, especially with it appearing that Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be absent again.
The manner of Everton's defeat to Aston Villa still leaves me with major question marks around the Toffees as a team - with their defence a shambles on that occasion (xG: AVL 3.24 - 0.72 EVE).
Sean Dyche laid into his players after that game stating: "We started well, but it reminded me of last season when we conceded a goal and you smell the group going soft very quickly."
He nailed it.
Wolves have had a tougher schedule than their hosts (@ Man U, vs Brighton), and have shown glimpses in both, looking threatening in attack too.
At half-time against Brighton, while the scoreline was 2-0 to the visitors, the xG totals read WOL 1.02 - 1.23 BHA, so they hadn't been bad at all.
The score and the xG got away from them in the second half when chasing the game, but there were positives to take, just as there were against Manchester United.
Gary O'Neil's Wolves have been more proactive this season
At home under Dyche, the Toffees have won just four of ten while scoring just seven times. They have created the chances to score more, but poor finishing continues to be an issue.
Wolves will continue play on the front foot under Gary O'Neil, unlike to his predecessors, which means they will aim to win at Goodison Park which could lead to an entertaining game - not many will be expecting that.
Score prediction: Everton 1-2 Wolves (Sky Bet odds: 10/1)
Wolves to edge six-pointer
EVERTON v WOLVES is a huge game. Both sides are winless, but history (if you believe in that stuff) suggests this match could have a huge bearing on whoever loses here - if there is a loser.Of the 25 teams to have collected zero points and possess a goal difference of at least -5 or worse after three games in Premier League history - which would be the situation for either of these sides should they lose this game - 11 suffered relegation, so while it is just three games in, history suggests there is a 44% chance of relegation for the loser at Goodison Park.
I'm taking Everton to be that team, with their lack of goals a huge concern, especially with it appearing that Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be absent again.
The manner of Everton's defeat to Aston Villa still leaves me with major question marks around the Toffees as a team - with their defence a shambles on that occasion (xG: AVL 3.24 - 0.72 EVE).
Sean Dyche laid into his players after that game stating: "We started well, but it reminded me of last season when we conceded a goal and you smell the group going soft very quickly."
He nailed it.
Wolves have had a tougher schedule than their hosts (@ Man U, vs Brighton), and have shown glimpses in both, looking threatening in attack too.
At half-time against Brighton, while the scoreline was 2-0 to the visitors, the xG totals read WOL 1.02 - 1.23 BHA, so they hadn't been bad at all.
The score and the xG got away from them in the second half when chasing the game, but there were positives to take, just as there were against Manchester United.
Gary O'Neil's Wolves have been more proactive this season
At home under Dyche, the Toffees have won just four of ten while scoring just seven times. They have created the chances to score more, but poor finishing continues to be an issue.
Wolves will continue play on the front foot under Gary O'Neil, unlike to his predecessors, which means they will aim to win at Goodison Park which could lead to an entertaining game - not many will be expecting that.
Score prediction: Everton 1-2 Wolves (Sky Bet odds: 10/1)
Tommy Chong
Player Valuation: £60m
Must be. Keane starts again, and we all know what will happen.
The definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results each time.
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