Everton vs WolvesPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Everton host this League Cup round at their ground in Liverpool after a spell built mainly on draws. Their latest outing is a 2-2 home draw with Manchester United, before that a 1-1 away at Bournemouth; further back a 4-0 win at Preston, a 2-0 home win over Crystal Palace and a 1-1 home draw with Lille. Across those five games the record reads two wins and three draws, with no defeats. Wolves come in from a 2-2 away at Birmingham, and before that they lost 2-4 at West Ham. The three previous outings were all won: 4-1 at home against Stoke City, 2-0 away at Sheffield Wednesday and 3-1 away at Preston. Their five-game record: three wins, one draw and one defeat. The five previous meetings are evenly balanced. The most recent, on 7 January 2026 at Everton, finished 1-1; on 23 September 2025 Wolves won 2-0 on their own ground, while on 30 August 2025, again at Wolverhampton, Everton won 3-2. Further back a 1-1 on 8 March 2025 at Wolves and Everton's 4-0 on 4 December 2024 in front of their own crowd. In all, two Everton wins, one for Wolves and two draws. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.