Wolves vs Everton

12 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Rúben Neves 14’
  • Alex Iwobi 6’
  • Michael Keane 77’

Match summary

Everton beat Wolves 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Alex Iwobi put Everton ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Lucas Digne, Rúben Neves equalised from a corner in the 14th minute, set up by Rayan Ait Nouri, and Michael Keane won it with a header in the 77th minute, set up by André Gomes.

Wolves can feel hard done by, creating 0.85 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Everton's 0.32 from 5.

Match stats

Wolves Everton
12 Shots 5
3 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.85 xG 0.32
0.85 Non-penalty xG 0.32
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Wolves Everton
Kick-off
6’
Alex Iwobi
Assist: Lucas Digne
0-1 (Everton)
Rúben Neves
Assist: Rayan Ait Nouri
1-1 (Wolves)
14’
Half-time1-1
77’
Michael Keane
Assist: André Gomes
1-2 (Everton)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Nélson Semedo
  • Ki-Jana Hoever
Everton
  • Mason Holgate
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.32 6’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), 0-1 6’ 14’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), 1-1 14’ 77’ Michael Keane (Everton), 1-2 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.32 6’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), 0-1 Iwobi 6’ 14’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), 1-1 Neves 14’ 77’ Michael Keane (Everton), 1-2 Keane 77’
Wolves 0.85 xGEverton 0.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Everton attacking Wolves attacking 
14’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 20’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 17’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 26’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Michael Keane (Everton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Yerry Mina (Everton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 20’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 17’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 26’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Michael Keane (Everton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Yerry Mina (Everton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo DEF900 0.000.021
Romain Saiss DEF900 0.000.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Rayan Ait Nouri DEF9011 0.010.332
Leander Dendoncker MID904 0.190.000
Rúben Neves MID9014 0.400.051
João Moutinho MID870 0.000.062
Pedro Neto FWD902 0.070.234
Morgan Gibbs-White FWD650 0.000.000
Fabio Silva FWD792 0.180.000
Ki-Jana Hoever Sub250 0.000.000
Patrick Cutrone Sub110 0.000.000
Vitinha Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 37% Avg odds 2.59
Draw 33% Avg odds 2.93
Everton win 30% Avg odds 3.16

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

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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.