Jhon Arias opened the scoring for Wolves after just four minutes, latching on to a cross in from Hwang Hee-Chan, before the South Korean also got on the scoresheet from the penalty spot. Mateus Mane has been a real bright spark in midfield over the last couple of weeks, and he scored the third goal of the game, with a wonderful effort from outside the box. Wolves created several high-quality chances, and Alphonse Areola made five saves to prevent the scoreline getting out of hand. Wolves have finally started to build some momentum, with four points from their last two games. 

It’s not the easiest matchup for them to extend their unbeaten run as they travel to Merseyside in midweek, but Everton did just ship four goals at home to Brentford. The Toffees will be desperate to bounce back strongly, so they should be front-footed in their approach here.

The last meeting between these sides was in the EFL Cup back in September. Craig Pawson was at the whistle for that one, and he dished out a total of four yellow cards, with two to Wolves and two to Everton. Prior to that, Michael Oliver handed out just one yellow card in the league meeting. 

Thomas Kirk is the designated referee for this clash on Wednesday night, which is a much better appointment to back the overs. He has shown 56 yellows and one red card in his 13 Championship games, averaging 4.3 cards per game, which is above the league average. He has just one game of Premier League experience under his belt, so he has been thrown in the deep end a bit with these two - Wolves have committed the most fouls of any team in the Premier League this season, while Everton have been shown 2+ cards in eight of their nine league games at home. 

Thierno Barry has been responsible for just one of those cards, but the striker certainly doesn’t hesitate to put himself about and contest duels. He is averaging 2.12 fouls per 90 across all competitions, and has committed five fouls in his last two games alone. Even for Villarreal last season, Barry had an average of 1.78 fouls per 90. 

He should find duels against Yerson Mosquera for Wolves in midweek, which is a matchup to keep an eye on. Mosquera is averaging 1.91 fouls drawn per 90 this season, and was fouled twice against West Ham at the weekend. The Colombian international has a tendency to go down quite softly under contact and buy cheap free kicks. Considering how Barry tends to be overly aggressive in his press, sometimes clumsy in his challenges, it seems a perfect matchup to back him to commit a couple of fouls.

Jhon Arias made history at the weekend, as he became the first ever Colombian to score for Wolves. The 28-year-old has found a new lease of life in a deeper midfield role recently, where he has been able to get on the ball a bit more and showcase his creativity. He has also been putting himself about defensively, with Rob Edwards taking advantage of his energy and intensity in the centre of the park. He racked up six tackles against Man United, and three tackles against West Ham most recently. In addition, Arias committed a total of seven fouls across those two games, highlighting a real willingness to duel. 

With Joao Gomes picking up an injury against West Ham and being replaced at half-time, Arias is set to feature in midfield alongside Mateus Mane and Andre. He should persist with his aggressive approach, which makes this price stand out.