On 20 May, one of the matches in the 37th round of the English football championship took place. Wolverhampton (England) and Everton (Liverpool) met.
English Championship, round 37.
Wolverhampton ( England) v Everton (Liverpool) - 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: Hwang Hee-Chan (34) - Mina (90+10)
Warnings: A. Traore (17), Dawson (45+5), Nelson Semedo (51), Ruben Neves (66), J. Garner (90)
Wolverhampton vs Everton match review:
In a thrilling Premier League football game, the Wolves hosted Everton at the Molinex Stadium. The game began with a tense encounter between the two sides, with both teams looking to gain an early lead. However, Wolves were the first to contribute to the game, receiving a yellow card for sending off A. Traore in the 17th minute.
Everton decided to respond with an early substitution, releasing N. Patterson in place of M. Keane in the 29th minute. However, the Wolves struck next as Hwang Hee-Chan scored the decisive goal in the 34th minute. The striker took advantage of an Everton defensive error and hammered the ball into the bottom corner of the goal. Before half-time, Everton made one more substitution: D. Calvert-Lewin substituted D. Gray. However, shortly before the whistle, Wolves were awarded another yellow card which saw K Dawson receive a caution. The second half got off to a strong start but the tone was set by a yellow card to N. Semedo in the 51st minute. Despite several chances from both teams, neither side was able to score a second goal. Wolves made a series of substitutions in the 70th and 74th minutes, producing D. Podense, P. Sarabia and M. Lemina. Everton responded to these changes with their own substitutions in the 82nd minute, releasing A. Onana and I. Gueye in place of N. Mopay and M. Holgate. In the 88th minute, Wolves also released B. Traore and M. Cunha instead of R. Neves and A. Traore. Time passed, tension built up and both teams fought hard for the lead. In the 90th minute, Matheus Nunez of Wolves received a yellow card. However, it was Everton who became the decisive player of the match when I. Mina scored the decisive goal in the equalised time to level the score at 1-1. All in all, it was a tense and exciting game of football, with both teams putting in a lot of effort. Nevertheless, the draw was a fair result and both sides can learn some valuable lessons for the Premier League season ahead.
The next round of fixtures will see the opponents face Arsenal v Wolverhampton and Everton v Bournemouth.
Wolverhampton v Everton match statistics:
Wolverhampton | Everton | |
---|---|---|
5 | Shots on goal | 4 |
13 | Shots | 18 |
2 | Blocked kicks | 5 |
10 | Kicks from the penalty area | 9 |
3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 9 |
18 | Offences | 10 |
2 | Corner | 7 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
53% | Possession of the ball | 47% |
5 | Yellow cards | 1 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 4 |
442 | Total assists | 374 |
348 | Accurate passes | 286 |
79% | Accuracy of transmissions | 76% |