- Jack Harrison and Marshall Munetsi exchanged strikes in a first half of advantage
- None of the sides was able to find a winner after the restart, as the points were shared
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Wolves showed that they are more than a team of a man like the man of star Matheus Cunha watched the stands starting a minimum ban of three matches.
Marshall Munetsi scored his first goal for ancient gold before leaving in break and only saves from Everton’s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford denied the men of Vitor Pereira the victory they deserved.
Wolves are still only six points above the relegation zone, but if they correspond to the spirit of Saturday night in the remaining 10 matches, they must be safe.
“We show that we have a team,” said an encouraged periera. ‘I believe Cunha is very important to us, he can add special things and decide a game in a moment. But I think you can’t build just the player.
‘The most important thing is the team. Everton is very strong and we show the confidence of trying to win until the last minute.
Although visitors have not been able to take the lead through Jack Harrison, his unbeaten league with David Moyes now has eight games since he returned to replace Sean Dyche in January.
Marshall Munetsi scored his first goal for Wolves to win a valuable 1-1 draw against Everton
Everton broke the impasse when Jack Harrison entered, helped by a deflection by Matt Doherty
He forced David Moyes’s demand for more goals before the game when he finished his drought
“If you had given me that before you entered, I would have said you were on your mind,” said the Scottish. ‘This was a good point. We had to be resilient, dig deep and maintain the result.
Bournemouth’s Red Card – and an accusation of FA pending in improper conduct – private wolves of their talisman and Everton started quickly with Abdoulaye Doucoure, Jarrad Branthwaite and Beto getting close to the initial 10 minutes.
The Wolves responded with a header of Munetsi saved in the tip strip by Pickford, but were surprised with Everton taking the lead after 33 minutes.
Jesper Lindstrom slipped as he passed to Harrison on the edge of the penalty area, but the ball still hit the intended target.
Harrison gave a good first touch before shooting in the corner through a deflection of Matt Doherty’s heel. It was the first goal of the wing of the season in the 28th attempt.
Wolves needed to respond quickly to raise the weather and did it after 40 minutes. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde ran toward Everton’s penalty area at the rhythm and slid a pass toward Munetsi.
Branthwaite, being watched by England coach Anthony Barry, should have dealt with it, but picked up his feet and the ball hit the 16 million pounds Zimbabwean, signed from Reims in January, which caressed the ball passing by Pickford.
Munetsi did not reappear for the second half after feeling a twinge of an old injury, but the wolves continued to dictate and Pickford won a stand Larsen kick from an acute angle. At the other end, SA saved Beto.
Munetsi produced an intelligent finish for drawing parity, but was forced to leave the break by injury
The suspended Matheus Cunha watched the stands amid the relegation struggles of the wolves
None of the sides could find a winner in the second half, with the points being shared full time
