Wolverhampton Wanderers will welcome Everton to Molineux for an all-Premier League tie in the third round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.
The hosts reached this stage after producing a dramatic comeback to defeat West Ham 3-2, while the visitors saw off Mansfield with a 2-0 win, in a game that brought up all three of my selections.
That cup success represents Wolves’ only victory of the season so far, with Vitor Pereira’s side losing each of their opening five league games of the season, the most recent of which was a 3-1 reverse at home to Leeds.
Therefore, the Old Gold will be hoping that the EFL Cup can provide them with some more respite when Everton come to town this midweek.
The Toffees will be licking their wounds after putting in a spirited display but ultimately falling to a narrow 2-1 loss at arch-rivals Liverpool on Saturday.
However, it is worth noting that was just Everton's sixth Premier League defeat since David Moyes returned to the club as manager at the turn of the year.
How the bookies view it: Everton to edge it
The bookies odds suggest that Everton will emerge from this cup tie victorious, with the visitors 11/8 favourites on Boylesports.
Wolves are 7/4 outsiders on Boylesports while an all square affair inside regulation time is trading at 11/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: Toffees targeting another triumph.
Everton claimed a 3-2 success at Molineux in the Premier League last month, which could serve as a psychological advantage. That being said, it is worth noting that Wolves had avoided defeat in seven of the eight Premier League meetings between the pair prior to this season.
Players to watch: Thierno to hit the target?
Thierno Barry could lead the line for Everton on Tuesday night, making the Toffees attacker an attractive option to register a minimum of one shot on target here at 13/10 with Ladbrokes.
Jorgen Strand Larsen returned from injury against Leeds last time out, coming off the bench at half-time. Given that the Norwegian ace could get the nod from the off here, he looks great value for an anytime strike at 11/5 on Bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Ki-Jana Hoever could come back into the Wolves side on Tuesday night alongside attacking duo Hee-chan Hwang and the aforementioned Larsen.
Everton boss Moyes could also rotate his resources here, with the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Tyler Dibling both likely to come into the starting XI.
Wolves: Johnstone; Doherty, Mosquera, S. Bueno; Hoever, Bellegarde, Andre, H. Bueno; Munetsi, Hwang, Larsen
Everton: Travers; Coleman, Tarkowski, Keane, Aznou; Iroegbunam, Garner; Alcaraz, Dibling, McNeil; Barry
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing both teams to get on the scoresheet holds plenty of appeal at 4/5 on Boylesports.
This bet would have paid out when the two teams shared five goals in the Premier League at this venue last month.
It’s also worth noting that the same selection would have been a winning one in each of the two teams' respective top-flight matches at the weekend.
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