Wolverhampton Wanderers tops Everton 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers was finally too much to handle for Everton.

December 31, 2023

WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers was in the end too good for Everton with the goal of Max Kilman (25′), Matheus Cunha (53′) and Craig Dawson (61′).

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,639 spectators. The referee was Thomas Bramall with the assistance of Simon Bennett and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.65 degrees Celsius or 49.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.

Match Statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 - 0

Everton

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

12 Total 10
6 On Target 0
3 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 4

94 Attack 129
50 Dangerous attack 39
95 Ball safe 99

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 2
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

8 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Wolverhampton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Everton that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wolverhampton Wanderers won the match.

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Everton shot 10 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Tommy Doyle and Rayan Aït-Nouri). Regarding the opposition, Everton received 3 yellow cards (Nathan Patterson, James Tarkowski and Dwight McNeil).

Match Timeline

23'

Nathan Patterson- Yellow

Max Kilman(goal)

25'

Rayan Aït-Nouri- Yellow

43'

Thomas Doyle- Yellow

45'

Dwight McNeil- Yellow

Matheus Cunha(goal)Hee-chan Hwang

53'

Craig Dawson(goal)Matheus Cunha

61'

63'

André Gomes- sub ->Michael Keane

63'

Seamus Coleman- sub ->Nathan Patterson

67'

James Tarkowski- Yellow

Hugo Bueno- sub ->Rayan Aït-Nouri

73'

74'

Beto- sub ->Dominic Calvert-Lewin

74'

Arnaut Danjuma- sub ->Dwight McNeil

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde- sub ->Pablo Sarabia

80'

Pedro Neto- sub ->Matheus Cunha

80'

Matt Doherty- sub ->Nélson Semedo

85'

Boubacar Traoré- sub ->João Gomes

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers has 28 points like Chelsea to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Everton will stays with 16 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of January with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Brighton & Hove Albion (9 draws).

Everton will host Aston Villa on the 13th of January with a 13-9 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (11 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers

José Sá 1.Portugal

6.4

Max Kilman 23.England

7.9

25'

Toti 24.Portugal

6.8

Craig Dawson 15.England

8.4

61'

Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria

7.0

73'

43'

Mario Lemina 5.Gabon

J. Pied 8.France

Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil

8.5

80'

53'

Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain

7.0

80'

Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal

6.7

85'

João Gomes 8.Brazil

7.5

85'

Thomas Doyle 20.England

7.3

45'

Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea

7.5

Substitutes

Daniel Bentley 25.England

Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay

Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland

6.6

85'

Hugo Bueno 17.Spain

6.8

73'

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 27.France

7.0

80'

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

7.0

85'

Joe Hodge 32.Republic of Ireland

Pedro Neto 7.Portugal

6.3

80'

Sasa Kalajdzic 18.Austria

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Mario Lemina, Jérémy Pied, José Sá (6.4), Max Kilman (7.9), Craig Dawson (8.4), Toti (6.8), Nélson Semedo (6.7), João Gomes (7.5), Tommy Doyle (7.3), Rayan Aït-Nouri (7.0), Pablo Sarabia (7.0), Matheus Cunha (8.5) and Hee-chan Hwang (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Santiago Bueno, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (7.0), Joseph Hodge, Matt Doherty (6.6), B. Traoré (7.0), Pedro Neto (6.3), Hugo Bueno (6.8), Sasa Kalajdzic and Daniel Bentley.

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of B. Traoré (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Rayan Aït-Nouri for Hugo Bueno (73′), Pablo Sarabia for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (80′), Matheus Cunha for Pedro Neto (80′), Nélson Semedo for Matt Doherty (85′) and João Gomes for B. Traoré (85′).

Player of the match: Matheus Cunha

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Matheus Cunha.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 34 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Everton – Formation

Everton

Jordan Pickford 1.England

7.3

Nathan Patterson 2.Scotland

6.1

63'

23'

Michael Keane 5.England

6.3

63'

Vitaliy Mykolenko 19.Ukraine

7.0

Jarrad Branthwaite 32.England

6.7

James Tarkowski 6.England

7.3

67'

Dwight McNeil 7.England

6.8

74'

45'

Amadou Onana 8.Belgium

7.0

Jack Harrison 11.England

7.0

James Garner 37.England

6.8

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 9.England

6.7

74'

Substitutes

João Virgínia 12.Portugal

Ben Godfrey 22.England

Seamus Coleman 23.Republic of Ireland

6.7

63'

André Gomes 21.Portugal

6.4

63'

Beto 14.Portugal

6.4

74'

Arnaut Danjuma 10.Netherlands

6.7

74'

Youssef Chermiti 28.Portugal

Lewis Dobbin 61.England

Everton started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Sean Dyche played with: Jordan Pickford (7.3), Nathan Patterson (6.1), James Tarkowski (7.3), Michael Keane (6.3), Jarrad Branthwaite (6.7), Vitaliy Mykolenko (7.0), Jack Harrison (7.0), James Garner (6.8), Amadou Onana (7.0), Dwight McNeil (6.8), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Beto (6.4), André Gomes (6.4), Arnaut Danjuma (6.7), João Virgínia, Ben Godfrey, Séamus Coleman (6.7), Youssef Chermiti, Mackenzie Hunt and Lewis Dobbin.

Substitutions

Everton made 4 changes: Michael Keane for André Gomes (63′), Nathan Patterson for Séamus Coleman (63′), Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Beto (74′) and Dwight McNeil for Arnaut Danjuma (74′).