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16th September EVERTON - WOLVERHAMPTON

PREVIEW

  • Wed 19:45 Everton Vs Wolverhampton
  • Take Place: Goodison Park ( 39,571 )
  • Predicted Score: Everton 2 - 1 Wolverhampton

Probable Lineups

( 4-2-3-1 ) Everton

Wolverhampton ( 4-2-3-1 )

  • Pickford
  • 7.1
  • Mykolenko
  • 7.7
  • Tarkowski
  • 7.5
  • Branthwaite
  • 7.2
  • O'Brien
  • 6.4
  • Garner
  • 7.6
  • Hackney
  • 6.4
  • Grealish
  • 6.4
  • Dewsbury-Hall
  • 7.5
  • Dibling
  • 6.9
  • Barry
  • 10.0
  • 6.6
  • Bueno
  • 6.9
  • Krejcí
  • 6.1
  • Gomes
  • 6.7
  • Trippier
  • 7.3
  • Doyle
  • 7.0
  • Munetsi
  • 6.5
  • Mané
  • 6.3
  • James
  • 6.6
  • Gomes
  • 6.9
  • Jiménez
  • 6.2
  • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

Injuries and Suspensions

EvertonVsWolverhampton

PlayerRatingStatus
Christian Nørgaard- Doubtful - injured
PlayerRatingStatus
Yerson Mosquera 7.99 Out - injured
Rafiki Saïd- Out - injured
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde- Out - injured
Nasser Djiga6.74 Doubtful - injured
  • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. marks a player this side particularly relies on.

Team News

  • Christian Nørgaard, a midfielder, is the sole injury worry for Everton ahead of their encounter with Wolves on Wednesday evening.

  • Jake O'Brien is set to join the Everton defence for the midweek match.

  • David Moyes may also bring back Tyler Dibling and Hayden Hackney.

  • Nasser Djiga will undergo assessment following an injury sustained during the victory against Sheffield United.

  • Jordan James, Raul Jimenez and Toti Gomes are among those set to be brought back for this encounter.

Odds

Everton Win: 1.57

DRAW: 3.9

Wolverhampton Win: 5.25

Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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Game Analysis

  • A heavy favourite, with the price to match. Everton is the shortest price on a book of 1.57 / 3.9 / 5.25 (1 / X / 2), an implied 58.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 58.8% / 23.7% / 17.6% on an overround of 8.4%.

  • Everton team news: Christian Nørgaard, a midfielder, is the sole injury worry for Everton ahead of their encounter with Wolves on Wednesday evening.

  • Everton team news: Jake O'Brien is set to join the Everton defence for the midweek match.

  • Wolverhampton team news: Nasser Djiga will undergo assessment following an injury sustained during the victory against Sheffield United.

  • Wolverhampton team news: Jordan James, Raul Jimenez and Toti Gomes are among those set to be brought back for this encounter.

  • Everton are without 1 — Christian Nørgaard (Doubtful - injured).

  • Wolverhampton are without 4 — Yerson Mosquera (Out - injured), Rafiki Saïd (Out - injured), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Out - injured), Nasser Djiga (Doubtful - injured). Losing Yerson Mosquera (7.99/10) is the kind of absence that moves a price.

  • Early lineups are in: Everton set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

  • Everton lean hardest on Jordan Pickford (7.4), James Tarkowski (7.4), Vitalii Mykolenko (7.4) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • Wolverhampton lean hardest on José Sá (8.1), Rodrigo Gomes (8.1), Hugo Bueno (8.1) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • Nasser Djiga is out for Wolverhampton — index 7.0, against 9.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

  • The projected score for this one is Everton 2 - 1 Wolverhampton, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

  • The read: Everton at 1.57 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

  • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 15th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


Category: Previews

Written by: BTFNews

Date: 06:50 15 Sep, 2026