Everton host Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon and they will look to pick up their first win of the season at home.
The Toffees have made a disappointing start to the league campaign, losing their first two league matches and they are currently at the bottom of the Premier League table.
Everton have lost against Fulham and Aston Villa in their first two league matches and the fans will be expecting the players to bounce back strongly and pick up a positive result at home.
Meanwhile, Wolverhampton Wanderers have been quite disappointing as well and they are 19th in the league table with two defeats from two league matches.
They were beaten by Brighton and Manchester United in their first two matches.
Both teams will fancy their chances against each other and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top in the end.
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Team News and Tactics
Everton
Everton have a number of injury issues to deal with and they will be without the services of Seamus Coleman, Dele Alli, Dwight McNeil, Jack Harrison, and Alex Iwobi due to injuries.
Demarai Gray is currently training away from the first team after being linked with a move away from Goodison Park this summer.
The Toffees are expected to shape up in a 4-4-1-1 formation with Jordan Pickford in goal.
Nathan Patterson and Ashley Young will be deployed as the full-backs here. They will look to protect the central defenders and help out during transitions.
Michael Keane will start alongside James Tarkowski at the heart of the defence.
James Garner and Jean Philippe Gbamin will start out wide in the midfield and they will look to cover the full-backs. Idrissa Gueye will start alongside Amadou Onana in the middle of the park and the two players will look to shield the back four and break up the opposition attacks.
Abdoulaye Doucoure will link the midfield with the attack with Arnaut Danjuma leading the line for Everton.
Probable Lineup (4-4-1-1): Pickford; Patterson, Keane, Tarkowski, Young; Garner, Onana, Gueye, Gbamin; Doucoure; Danjuma
Wolves
Wolves will be without Matheus Nunes who was dismissed after picking up two bookings against Brighton last week.
The visitors will line up in a 4-4-2 formation with Jose Sa in goal.
Nelson Semedo and Rayan Ait-Nouri will start as the full-backs and they will look to help out in the attack apart from their defensive responsibilities. Craig Dawson and Max Kilman will start as the central defenders.
Pedro Neto and Fabio Silva will be deployed out wide and they will look to add creativity and width to the side.
Mario Lemina will start alongside Joao Gomes at the heart of the midfield and they will look to add physicality and control to the midfield.
Matheus Cunha will lead the line for the visitors alongside Pablo Sarabia.
Probable Lineup (4-4-2): Sa; Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Ait-Nouri; Neto, Lemina, Gomes, Silva; Sarabia, Cunha
Key Stats
- Wolves have lost their last three matches in the Premier League.
- Wolves are unbeaten in four of their last six matches against Everton.
- Four of the last six matches between these two sides have seen both teams get on the scoresheet.
- Everton have failed to score in their last two matches in the league.
Key Players
Matheus Cunha
Cunha was quite impressive against Manchester United and Brighton in his last two outings. Despite not getting on the scoresheet, he seemed like a handful for the opposition defenders with his dribbling, work rate and link-up play.
Wolves will need him to break down the Everton defence here and the Brazilian is our key man to watch out for.
Prediction
Everton 1-1 Wolves
Both teams have been disappointing in the league so far and they will be desperate to pick up their first win of the season.
This is likely to be an evenly matched contest and it remains to be seen who comes out on top. Neither side are in particularly impressive form and they could end up cancelling each other out here.
A 1-1 draw between Everton and Wolves could be on the cards this weekend.
