Everton will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they welcome Wolves to the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Wednesday night.
David Moyes’ side have come away empty-handed from each of their last two Premier League home games, the most recent of which was a 4-2 loss at home to Brentford on Sunday.
That setback, combined with results elsewhere, means that the Toffees have dropped down to 12th place in the table.
Back at their Merseyside base this midweek, Everton will be desperate to get back in the winning groove when they entertain Wolves.
The Old Gold finally claimed their first Premier League win of the season on their 20th attempt by brilliantly dismantling relegation rivals West Ham with a 3-0 victory at Molineux on Saturday.
Although Rob Edwards’ side remain 12 points adrift of safety, the win will have lifted spirits in the camp, and another victory here could spark belief that an unlikely great escape is within reach.
How the bookies view it: Everton firm favourites
Despite losing each of their last two Premier League home matches, Everton come into this clash as heavy odds-on favourites at 3/4 with bet365.
Wolves are as big as 4/1 on bet365 to follow up on their weekend win by defeating Everton, while the draw is also considered unlikely at 13/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: Duo evenly matched
Across their Premier League encounters, Everton and Wolves are dead even, winning eight matches each alongside seven draws.
While Everton won the reverse fixture 3-2 this season, they were beaten 2-0 at Molineux in the EFL Cup just a few weeks later.
Players to watch: Tchatchoua a touch of value?
Jackson Tchatchoua committed two fouls in Wolves’ recent away game at Manchester United, and the same selection here looks good value at 5/2 on bet365 given that he is likely to be in the same areas of the pitch as Jack Grealish.
James Tarkowski has drawn a combined total of seven fouls across his last three Premier League appearances. With that in mind, the Everton defender looks worthy of support to earn his side a minimum of one free-kick during this contest at 5/6 with bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Injuries rule out Carlos Alcaraz, Jarrad Branthwaite, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Seamus Coleman for the hosts, while Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye are away on African Cup of Nations duty.
As for the visitors, Daniel Bentley, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Marshall Munetsi, Rodrigo Gomes and Toti Gomes are out through injury, while Emmanuel Agbadou is away at AFCON.
Everton: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Iroegbunam, Garner; McNeil, Dibling, Grealish; Barry
Wolves: Sa; Mosquera, Doherty, Krejci; Tchatchoua, Arias, J Gomes, Mane, H Bueno; Arokodare, Strand Larsen
Anything else catch the eye?
Unlike Sunday, goals could be at a premium at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Wednesday night, with under 2.5 goals looking a solid bet at 4/5 with William Hill.
A sizeable 13 of Everton’s 20 Premier League matches this season have featured two goals or fewer.
As for Wolves, they would have delivered a winning under 2.5 goals selection in five of their last nine top-flight fixtures.
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