Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Everton FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Everton FC

Sat 30 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Max Kilman 25' 1–0

Matheus Cunha 53' 2–0

Craig Dawson 61' 3–0

Y 23' Nathan Patterson

Rayan Ait Nouri 43' Y

Y 45' Dwight McNeil

Tommy Doyle 45' Y

Y 67' James Tarkowski

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Everton FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Everton FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Everton FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Everton FC 2023-08-26 Everton FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2023-05-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Everton FC 2022-12-26 Everton FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2022-03-13 Everton FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Everton FC	H	3–0	W
27 Dec	Brentford FC	A	4–1	W
24 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	2–1	W
17 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	0–3	L
09 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–1	D
05 Dec	Burnley FC	H	1–0	W

Everton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–3	L
27 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Burnley FC	A	2–0	W
10 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	2–0	W
07 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	3–0	W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Everton FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Everton FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Everton FC

Thierno Barry	2 G
James Tarkowski	1 G	1 A
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Molineux Stadium that hosts another battle between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Everton FC.
5' Andre Gomes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Everton FC tonight.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Everton FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Everton FC's 5-4-1 shape.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Everton FC's compact 5-4-1.
23' Everton FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 23.
25' Goal! Max Kilman scores his 4 goal in 348 matches.
30' Everton FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joao Gomes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
43' Rayan Ait Nouri picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Dwight McNeil argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' Everton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
53' Matheus Cunha makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are in front.
58' It looks like no one’s ball. Everton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
61' What a strike from Craig Dawson! The score is 3-0.
63' Nathan Patterson makes way for Seamus Coleman at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Everton FC.
64' Another change for Everton FC made on 64 minute. Michael Keane leaves to be changed by Andre Gomes.
67' Poor challenge from James Tarkowski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
73' A tactical swap from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Hugo Bueno on, Rayan Ait Nouri off on 73 minutes.
74' A tactical swap from Everton FC — Beto on, Dominic Calvert-Lewin off on 74 minutes.
79' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC have won 411 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
80' The whistle greets Matheus Cunha as he departs to be replaced by Pedro Neto.
85' The crowd applauds Joao Gomes as he leaves the pitch. Matt Doherty steps in for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
90' Arnaut Danjuma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
Another three points for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

15
Craig Dawson
3
Rayan Ait Nouri ↓ Hugo Bueno 73'
11
Hwang Heechan
12
Matheus Cunha ↓ Pedro Neto 80'
21
Pablo Sarabia ↓ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 80'
22
Nelson Semedo ↓ Matt Doherty 85'
1
Jose Sa
23
Max Kilman
8
Joao Gomes ↓ Boubacar Traore 85'
24
Toti Gomes
20
Tommy Doyle

Bench

Coach Gary O'Neil

Everton FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
Arnaut Danjuma ↑ 74'
21
Andre Gomes ↑ 64'
23
Seamus Coleman ↑ 63'
12
Joao Virginia
22
Ben Godfrey
14
Beto ↑ 74'
61
Lewis Dobbin
28
Youssef Chermiti
58
Mackenzie Hunt

Coach Sean Dyche

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Jimenez	5
Richarlison	5
Alex Iwobi	3
Ruben Neves	3
Hwang Heechan	2
Max Kilman	2
Richarlison	2
Daniel Podence	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2023-12-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Everton FC W 2023-12-27 Brentford FC 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2023-12-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2023-12-17 West Ham United FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2023-12-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Burnley FC W

Everton FC Form

2023-12-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Everton FC L 2023-12-27 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC L 2023-12-23 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Everton FC L 2023-12-16 Burnley FC 0–2 Everton FC W 2023-12-10 Everton FC 2–0 Chelsea FC W 2023-12-07 Everton FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.59 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.82 Everton FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57% + Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC57% Draw25% Everton FC18%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Everton FC

43%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Everton FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC37% Draw48% Everton FC15%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.4%

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

11%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Everton FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	17%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	25%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Everton FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.