Everton vs Wolves

26 August 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sasa Kalajdzic 87’

Match summary

Wolves took a 1-0 win at Everton, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Sasa Kalajdzic put Wolves ahead in the 87th minute, set up by Pedro Neto.

Everton can feel hard done by, creating 1.95 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Wolves's 1.41 from 11.

Match stats

Everton Wolves
15 Shots 11
7 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 0
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.90 xG 1.40
1.90 Non-penalty xG 1.40
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Everton Wolves
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
87’
Sasa Kalajdzic
Assist: Pedro Neto0-1 (Wolves)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Everton
  • Jarrad Branthwaite
  • James Garner
  • Youssef Chermiti
Wolves
  • Nélson Semedo
  • Craig Dawson
  • João Gomes
  • Mario Lemina

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 1.41 87’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolves), 0-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 1.41 87’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolves), 0-1 Kalajdzic 87’
Everton 1.95 xGWolves 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Everton attacking 
87’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolves), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 67’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 28’ Lewis Dobbin (Everton), from a corner, 0.34 xG, saved 14’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 52’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 60’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 90+4’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 43’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+6’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ James Tarkowski (Everton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Youssef Chermiti (Everton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Amadou Onana (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ James Garner (Everton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ James Garner (Everton), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolves), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 67’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 28’ Lewis Dobbin (Everton), from a corner, 0.34 xG, saved 14’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 52’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 60’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 90+4’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 43’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+6’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ James Tarkowski (Everton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Youssef Chermiti (Everton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 86’ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Amadou Onana (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ James Garner (Everton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ James Garner (Everton), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Everton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jordan Pickford GK900 0.000.000
Nathan Patterson DEF900 0.000.081
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.100.000
Jarrad Branthwaite DEF903 0.170.000
Ashley Young DEF900 0.000.433
Idrissa Gueye MID900 0.000.000
James Garner MID902 0.060.722
Amadou Onana MID901 0.050.311
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID901 0.380.091
Lewis Dobbin MID681 0.340.000
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld FWD905 0.780.000
Youssef Chermiti Sub221 0.070.000
Thomas Cannon Sub10 0.000.000
Michael Keane Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Everton win 39% Avg odds 2.43
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.36
Wolves win 32% Avg odds 3.02

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Everton LDWLL
Wolves LDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 1-1 Everton, 20 May 23 Next meeting: Wolves 3-0 Everton, 30 Dec 23  All Everton vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.