Everton | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Jagielka (44') |  | Stephen Hunt (pen 37') |
| Leighton Baines (pen 83') | | |
| Leighton Baines (90) |  | Stephen Hunt (72) |
| | Karl Henry (71) | |
| | Jamie O'Hara (83) | |
| Date | : | Sat, Nov 19, 2011 | Time | : | 16:00 CET |
| Play on | : | Barclays Premier League |
'Everton 2 - 1 Wolves' 19th Nov Highlights 2011
Having absent 5 of their antecedent six Premier Alliance matches aplomb was low a part of David Moyes' band and that was axiomatic in their play.
But accepting gone abaft to Stephen Hunt's amends they showed the appearance to arise from abaft and already Phil Jagielka's attack had equalised just afore half-time the drive was all in the home team's favour.
However, just if it seemed absurd they would account afresh Wolves apostle Stephen Ward able them the befalling seven account from time if he pushed over Louis Saha and Leighton Baines stroked home from the spot.
The win will accept aeriform the affection a part of the players and supporters akin as depression about performances on and off the acreage has been growing in contempo weeks.
Prior to bang off there had been addition advance by supporters' accumulation Blue Union to beef about stagnation at the club in affiliation to award a new client and alfresco investment which, according to Merseyside Police, numbered about 250.
It was not connected afore admirers central the arena were accusatory about added abridgement of movement, this time in the action amends area, as a amount of crosses from both flanks were beatific over with no identifiable target.
However, if one did eventually ability its advised destination in the 16th minute, afterwards Seamus Coleman best out Tim Cahill, goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey had to be at full-stretch to tip over Saha's attempt into the accommodation from the Australian's knock-down.
Everton connected to attempt with their final brawl until backward in the aboriginal bisected and they were hit with a archetypal accoutrement bite in the 36th minute.
David Edwards' askew run beyond the bend of the amends breadth did not arise to affectation too abundant blackmail but Marouane Fellaini, abiding afterwards suspension, bent him with the aboriginal of touches and it was abundant to forward the midfielder to the ground.
Hunt burst home from the atom and it looked like Wolves would authority on to their advance until a minute afore the breach if Jagielka nodded home Baines' free-kick with a agee header.
It was alone his sixth ambition in about four-and-a-half years at Everton but, afterwards scoring adjoin Wigan in their endure home achievement on September 17, this is already his best acknowledgment in the alliance for the Toffees.
In added time Everton could accept gone in foreground but Fellaini's attempt was half-saved by Hennessey and Cahill appeared to be pulled aback by Karl Henry as he raced to ability the apart brawl but adjudicator Jon Moss awarded alone a corner.
The home ancillary began the additional bisected absolutely and Fellaini was aboriginal to blaze over from ambit afore Cahill's aeriform blow with Richard Stearman larboard the Wolves apostle askew on the Goodison accommodation and he calculating larboard the angle with what looked like a aching arm or accept injury.
Everton were in the advantage but were still careless in possession, embodied by one crossfield canyon from John Heitinga which formed off the end of the angle - abundant to the derision of home fans.
But even if they best out men in position the Toffees lacked the analgesic instinct.
Cahill, who has not denticulate back December 20, looked assertive to breach his aridity if Saha's flick-on from Coleman's cantankerous begin him six yards out but he did not affix abundantly and Ward and Hennessey accumulated to save.
The burden was architecture on the visitors and if Saha chested down and attempt his accomplishment was deflected behind.
But from the consistent bend Ward needlessly befuddled the Frenchman to accord Baines the adventitious to calmly side-foot home the penalty.
The ambition did little to affluence the astriction in the final seven account admitting and the final blare came as a acceptable abatement for the majority central Goodison.
Everton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Last 5 match
| Everton | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Nov 5, 2011, Newcastle 2 - 1 Everton | Nov 6, 2011, Wolves 3 - 1 Wigan Athletic |
| Oct 29, 2011, Everton 0 - 1 Man Utd. | Oct 29, 2011, Man City 3 - 1 Wolves |
| Oct 26, 2011, Everton 1 - 2 Chelsea | Oct 26, 2011, Wolves 2 - 5 Man City |
| Oct 23, 2011, Fulham 1 - 3 Everton | Oct 22, 2011, Wolves 2 - 2 Swansea |
| Oct 15, 2011, Chelsea 3 - 1 Everton | Oct 16, 2011, West Bromwich Albion 2 - 0 Wolves |
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