| After it got down to business in the FA Cup at the weekend, the Premier League will continue with the 18th matchday on Tuesday evening. Wolverhampton accept at home Everton, two teams whose results are not fully satisfying. The bookmakers give slight advantage to the hosts. The Wolves celebrated a 1-0 home win in the third round of the FA Cup against Crystal Palace with a goal from Adama Traore last Friday, but Nuno Espirito Santo's team had no win in the last four games in the Premier League. The Wanderers' only win in the last seven league games was on 15th of December, 2020 in a 2-1 win over Chelsea. This shows that the seventh from last season can keep up with the top clubs in the league, but there are always losses of points against less highly rated teams. Carlo Ancelotti's team won the first seven competitive games of the season in the Premier League and EFL Cup one without exception. It was only in the fifth league game that Everton gave up points for the first time in a 2-2 Merseyside derby draw against defending champions Liverpool. At this point, the Blues were also at the top in the Premier League table. This situation did not last too long, as there were three consecutive defeats vs Southampton (0- 2), Newcastle (1-2) and against Manchester United (1-3). Everton is now 7th, but the top clubs are close together. It should also has to be noted that due to game cancellations and postponements, not all clubs have the same number of games. During the weekend in the FA Cup, Everton made it to the fourth round on with a tough 2-1 home win over championship side Rotherham United. |
