This archive report was first published on 2 November 2021.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' impressive form continued on November 1, 2021, as they defeated Everton 2-1 at Molineux, handing the Toffees their third consecutive Premier League loss.
Everton, missing several key players due to injury, struggled to keep pace with the in-form Wolves, who were boosted by the return of Mexican striker Raul Jimenez to full fitness.
Wolves started strongly, with Ruben Neves and Francisco Trincao forcing Jordan Pickford into two early saves, and they eventually took the lead in the 28th minute through Max Kilman's powerful header from a Rayan Ait Nouri corner.
Four minutes later, Everton gifted Wolves a second goal when Ben Godfrey's attempted back pass was intercepted by Jimenez, who coolly chipped the advancing Pickford.
Everton came out forcefully in the second half and pulled a goal back in the 66th minute through Alex Iwobi, but it was too little, too late as Wolves held on for the win.
"We don't want to look at the table too much," said Wolves skipper Conor Coady. "We keep moving forward, we want to keep winning games. I thought first half we were outstanding. We wanted to keep that going. We knew it would change after half time. We conceded and had to defend but we did it," he added.
