Everton maintained their challenge for a Champions League spot with victory at Wolves thanks to Michael Keane’s 77th-minute winner.
The Toffees’ sixth away win in the league this season lifted them to fourth in the table, level on points with third-place Leicester and only four off the lead held by Manchester United.
They got off to a brilliant start when Alex Iwobi fired home in the fifth minute for his first goal in 38 Premier League appearances.
Wolves, seeking only their second win in eight games, hit back in the 14th minute through Ruben Neves. The Portuguese midfielder ended his own barren run against Brighton at the start of January, and made it two goals in two league matches with a sublime sidefoot finish following brilliant movement from Rayan Ait-Nouri.
The home side looked more likely to edge the contest until Keane rose highest in the area to convert Andre Gomes’ teasing cross from the left.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Squad number11Player nameRui Patrício
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Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
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Squad number16Player nameCoady
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Squad number27Player nameSaïss
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Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
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Squad number32Player nameDendoncker
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Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves
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Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho
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Squad number7Player namePedro Neto
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Squad number18Player nameGibbs-White
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Squad number17Player nameFábio Silva
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Squad number2Player nameHoever
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Squad number20Player nameVitinha
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Squad number23Player nameCutrone
Everton
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Squad number1Player namePickford
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Squad number4Player nameHolgate
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Squad number13Player nameMina
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Squad number5Player nameKeane
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Squad number22Player nameGodfrey
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Squad number17Player nameIwobi
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Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
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Squad number26Player nameDavies
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Squad number12Player nameDigne
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Squad number19Player nameRodríguez
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Squad number10Player nameG Sigurdsson
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Squad number7Player nameRicharlison
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Squad number21Player nameAndré Gomes
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Squad number23Player nameColeman
Line-ups
Wolves
Formation 4-3-3
- 11Rui Patrício
- 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 89mins
- 16Coady
- 27Saïss
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 32Dendoncker
- 8Neves
- 28João MoutinhoSubstituted forVitinhaat 86′minutes
- 7Neto
- 18Gibbs-WhiteSubstituted forHoeverat 64′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 17Fábio SilvaSubstituted forCutroneat 78′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Hoever
- 20Vitinha
- 21Ruddy
- 23Cutrone
- 38Shabani
- 42Richards
- 49Kilman
- 57Lonwijk
- 60Corbeanu
Everton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Pickford
- 4HolgateBooked at 69mins
- 13Mina
- 5Keane
- 22Godfrey
- 17Iwobi
- 16DoucouréBooked at 50mins
- 26DaviesSubstituted forAndré Gomesat 64′minutes
- 12Digne
- 19RodríguezSubstituted forColemanat 86′minutes
- 10G SigurdssonSubstituted forRicharlisonat 76′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Kenny
- 7Richarlison
- 14Tosun
- 18Nkounkou
- 20Bernard
- 21André Gomes
- 23Coleman
- 24Gordon
- 33Olsen
Live Text
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Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Everton 2.
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Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Everton 2.
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Offside, Everton. Ben Godfrey tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
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Ki-Jana Hoever (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
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Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
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Attempt missed. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
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Corner, Everton. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
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Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Everton. Séamus Coleman replaces James Rodríguez.
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Vitinha replaces João Moutinho.
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Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
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Hand ball by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
