So far this term, Wolves have failed to find the consistency they have managed in recent seasons, though Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have been hit by a glut of injuries. They have not won in the league since beating Chelsea on December 15, though they did beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup last time out.
Everton, meanwhile, won four straight games to boost their hopes for the season, yet a defeat to West Ham last time out in the league means they sit seventh as it stands. Carlo Ancelotti’s team would move into the top four with a victory.
WOLVES (4-3-3): Rui Patricio; Nelson Semedo, Conor Coady, Romain Saiss, Rayan Ait Nouri; Leander Dendoncker, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho; Morgan Gibbs-White, Fabio Silva, Pedro Neto.
WOLVES SUBSTITUTES: Ki-Jana Hoever, Vitinha, John Ruddy, Patrick Cutrone, Mertian Shabani, Lewis Richards, Maximilian Kilman, Nigel Lonwijk, Theo Corbeanu.
Nuno makes two changes from the win over Palace, with Patricio and Gibbs-White coming in for Ruddy and Adama Traore respectively. Traore has not scored a league goal in over a year, but his pace would have been a real threat for a depleted Wolves team today.
EVERTON (3-4-3): Jordan Pickford; Yerry Mina, Micheal Keane, Ben Godfrey; Mason Holgate, Tom Daves, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Lucas Digne; James Rodriguez, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Alex Iwobi.
EVERTON SUBSTITUTES: Jonjoe Kenny, Richarlison, Cenk Tosun, Niels Nkounkou, Bernard, Andre Gomes, Seamus Coleman, Anthony Gordon, Robin Olsen.
Similarly, Everton have injury concerns of their own, with top scorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin joining Allan on the sidelines, while Richarlison is only fit for the bench. Ancelotti has gone without a striker, with Sigurdsson, Iwobi and James heading up what appears to be a 3-4-3 system. There is a severe lack of pace up top, though the Toffees are boosted by the return of Digne down the left.
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