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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

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Wolves top scorer Matheus Cunha begins a three-game suspension after receiving a red card for violent conduct in last weekend's FA Cup exit to Bournemouth.

The Brazilian has also been charged with misconduct by the FA following his reaction to the dismissal, meaning he could face an additional ban.

Rodrigo Gomes, Emmanuel Agbadou and Goncalo Guedes are all available following injury.

Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure has returned to the squad after missing the draw at Brentford to be at the birth of his son.

The visitors are still missing six players through injury, with Armando Broja likely to return after the international break.

Match facts

Head-to-head

Wolves have lost just one of their last seven Premier League home games against Everton, winning this fixture 3-0 last season.

They last won consecutive home league matches against the Toffees in 2004.

Everton's 4-0 win in December ended a six-game winless run against Wolves. The Toffees can complete a Premier League double for only the second time in this fixture.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves have lost 15 of their last 22 Premier League home games, a run stretching back to February 2024. Their previous 15 league defeats at Molineux came over the course of 45 fixtures between October 2021 and December 2023.

They have lost six of their last eight top-flight matches.

Wolves have lost nine of their 10 home league games in which they have fallen behind this season.

Joao Gomes has been directly involved in four Premier League goals for Wolves this term, scoring three and assisting one - as many as in his previous two seasons in the competition combined.

Nelson Semedo has provided four assists in 23 Premier League appearances this season, as many as in his previous four campaigns and 131 matches.

Everton

Everton have amassed 15 Premier League points since David Moyes returned to the club in January, with only Liverpool earning more in that time.

They are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League matches, their longest run without defeat since December 2017.

Everton have triumphed in just one of their 23 Premier League matches without Abdoulaye Doucoure since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, but have won 33.8% of games when he has been involved.

Everton have scored 63% of their Premier League goals this season in the first half - only Ipswich have a higher share.

The Toffees have conceded a league-low 32% of their total goals before half-time this term.

Everton average nearly a shot fewer per league game under Moyes than Sean Dyche this season but have an average expected goals total of 1.5, compared his predecessor's figure of 1.

Jack Harrison and Jesper Lindstrom have the highest expected goals totals of any players yet to score in the Premier League this season, with 2.9 and 2.1 respectively.

James Tarkowski made his 103rd consecutive appearance in the Premier League for Everton in the draw at Brentford, a club record for any outfield player.

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