Wolves vs Everton predictions: Toffees to bounce back from derby loss
Wolves' only win this season came against West Ham in previous round
Everton were edged out 2-1 by Liverpool in Saturday's derby at Anfield
Recommended bet: Everton to win
Wolves are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table with five defeats from five after losing 3-1 at home to Leeds and may well be glad of the respite the third round of the League Cup offers on Tuesday.
However, they face an Everton side who have already triumphed at Molineux this season and who are looking to bounce back from Saturday's 2-1 Merseyside derby defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.
Despite now going two games without victory, the Toffees have enjoyed a solid start to the campaign under David Moyes and will be aiming to heap more pressure on Wolves boss Vitor Pereira, who signed a new contract only last week.
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Team news
Wolves winger Enso Gonzalez has a knee injury which is set to keep him out of the team until the New Year.
The good news for hosts is that centre-forward Jorgen Strand Larsen was fit enough to feature off the bench against Leeds and may well feature on Tuesday as he continues his comeback from an Achilles injury.
Everton, meanwhile, will assess Merlin Rohl who missed the short trip to Liverpool with a knock.
Vitalii Mykolenko returned to the side at Anfield after a spell on the sidelines, but Jarrad Branthwaite remains sidelined.
The stats
In the previous 21 meetings between these two teams, Wolves and Everton have each won seven games, drawing seven and also scoring 27 goals each.
Wolves' 3-1 home defeat by Leeds, a fifth straight league loss, means that this is the worst start to a season in the club's history.
Everton are yet to concede a goal at Hill Dickinson Stadium, but their defence has been breached in each of their three away games this season.
Iliman Ndiaye's set-up for Idrissa Gana Gueye's consolation against Liverpool was the Senegal international's first assist for Everton.
This is the first League Cup meeting between the teams since October 1991, when Everton won the game 4-1 at Goodison Park.
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Prediction
League Cup ties are often hard to predict as managers like to ring the changes, but Everton are expected to heap more misery on Wolves and earn their second victory at Molineux in a month.
August's win saw Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall shine in a 3-2 victory and it is that star quality which should see the Toffees get the job done.
Wolves' only victory came against fellow strugglers West Ham in this competition, but their league form suggests they cannot score, while conceding too many at the other end, having let in more than two goals per game.
Pereira's main focus will be on fixing the worrying Premier League form, while the buzz of starting a new era at Hill Dickinson Stadium means the positivity in the Everton camp remains high.
The Toffees head to the Black Country full of confidence despite recent setbacks and should progress.
