Wolves will host Everton at Molineux on Saturday, and they will be eager to pick up their first win of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
Wolves have lost their first two Premier League matches of the 2025/26 season, and the home fans will demand a strong reaction from the players vs Everton on Saturday. It will be interesting to see if they can bounce back strongly and get the job done at home this weekend.
Meanwhile, the visitors have bounced back from the defeat against Leeds United with two wins in their last two matches in all competitions. David Moyes’s men will be desperate to continue their winning run and grind out a positive result here.
Everton have struggled against Wolves in recent meetings, and it remains to be seen whether they can make amends. Wolves are going through a poor run of form, and this is a golden opportunity for Everton to grind out a victory away from home. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides
Team News & Tactics
Wolves
Toti Gomes will miss out for the home team following his dismissal against Bournemouth. Apart from that, Vitor Pereira has a fully fit squad to choose from.
Wolves are likely to shape up in a 3-4-2-1 formation vs Everton, with Jose Sa in goal. In the back three, Matt Doherty will start alongside Emmanuel Agbadou and Santi Bueno. Ki-Jana Hoever will start as the wing-back here with David Wolfe.
As for the midfield unit, Joao Gomes and Andre will pair up in the middle of the park, and they will look to add defensive cover and control to the side. Fer Lopez and Marshall Munetsi will start as the attacking midfielders here. They will look to link the midfield with the attack and help create opportunities for star striker Jacob Strand Larsen.
Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Sa, Doherty, Agbadou, Bueno, Hoever, André, João Gomes, Wolfe, López, Munetsi, Strand Larsen
Everton
Jarrad Branthwaite is ruled out with a hamstring injury. Apart from that, David has a fully fit squad to choose from this weekend. Everton will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Wolves, with Jordan Pickford in goal.
Jake O’Brien and James Garner are likely to slot into the full-back areas, and they will look to keep things tight defensively. Michael Keane will form the central defensive partnership alongside James Tarkowski.
As for the midfield unit, Idrissa Gueye will start in the defensive midfield role alongside Tim Iroegbunam. They will look to keep things compact in the middle of the park. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will start as the attacking central midfielder, and he will look to create opportunities for his teammates in the final third.
Iliman Ndiaye and Jack Grealish will start on the flanks. They will add technical ability and unpredictability to the offensive unit. Thierno Barry will lead the line for Everton vs Wolves on Saturday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Pickford, O’Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Garner, Gueye, Iroegbunam, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Grealish, Barry
Key Stats
Wolves have been losing at both half-time and full-time in five of their last six matches in the Premier League.
Wolves have lost five of their last six matches in the Premier League.
Wolves are unbeaten in five of the last six matches vs Everton.
15 goals have been scored in the last six matches between these two teams.
Everton have not conceded more than once in any of their last 13 away Premier League matches (W5 D4 L4), though did lose 1-0 last time out at Leeds. The last side to have a longer run was Manchester City between October 2021 and May 2022 (14).
Player to Watch
Jack Grealish
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Grealish has done quite well since joining Everton, and he will look to make his mark in this game. The Merseyside outfit will need his technical ability and creativity in the final third. He will look to carve out opportunities for his teammates and get on the scoresheet as well.
The move to Everton is a golden opportunity for Grealish to get his career back on track, and he will look to recapture his peak form. The English international is the key player to watch out for, and he could cause all sorts of problems for a poor Wolves defensive unit.
Prediction
Wolves 1-1 Everton
Both teams will be desperate for a victory here, and this is likely to be a crunch contest. Neither team will want to end up on the losing side. It will be interesting to see how the game unfolds. Both teams are likely to get on the scoresheet, and it will be difficult to separate them. They are likely to cancel each other out in a draw.