Everton 1-0 Wolves: Dibling's assist, Alcaraz's 80th-minute strike
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 80' winner worth +1.5 FN xPts
- Shots on target 6 v 2, but only one goal
- Shots faced: 6, against a five-match average of 12.2
A goalless contest settled late on
Everton beat Wolves 1-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 32, and the 80th-minute goal was the only one of the evening. It was goalless at half-time, and the match stayed level for roughly 80 minutes. Everton led for only about 10, which was enough.
Everton kept the ball and the danger away
Everton held far more of the ball than in their previous five matches this season on average, and it appears to have eased the pressure on their defence. They allowed just six shots, well below that five-match average of 12.2. Wolves rarely threatened Jordan Pickford's goal.
Wolves' goalkeeper held out for a long time
Everton put six shots on target yet scored only once, mainly because João Virgínia made five saves in the Wolves goal. Pickford, by contrast, had just two to make. Wolves managed two efforts on target in total and never really tested the hosts.
Dibling's pass gave Alcaraz the breakthrough
Carlos Alcaraz came on in the 77th minute and scored in the 80th after a Tyler Dibling assist. The goal turned a level match into a lead and was worth +1.5 FN xPts. It was also Alcaraz's first goal of this season's EFL Cup.
Player of the match
Tyler Dibling 8.8Dominant
He won 7 of 8 dribbles and 13 of 20 duels, and provided the assist in the 80th minute.
Tyler Dibling earned most of his FN Score through attack, with two key passes, and added three tackles at the other end. His dribbling kept Wolves under pressure throughout, and that work culminated in the 80th-minute pass that set up Carlos Alcaraz's winner.
Game state
1-0
Everton ahead 10 min · level 80 min · Wolves ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
80'
Carlos Alcaraz
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Tyler Dibling +0.5
+1.5
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
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Match stats
EvertonWolves
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Compared with usual
Everton
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Shots | 16 | 17.6 | |
| On target | 6 | 6.2 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 12.2 | |
| Possession | 62% | 46.8% | |
| Passes | 634 | 437.2 | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 8 | |
Timeline
- 10'
Yellow
Jackson Tchatchoua
- 11'
Yellow
Jack Grealish
- 38'
Sub
Raúl Jiménez → Adam Armstrong
- 45'
Sub
Ladislav Krejčí II → Nasser Djiga
- 58'
Sub
Thierno Barry → Brennan Johnson
- 63'
Sub
Jordan James → Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
- 74'
Sub
Jackson Tchatchoua → Kieran Trippier
- 74'
Sub
Tawanda Chirewa → Bertrand Traoré
- 77'
Sub
Jack Grealish → Tyrique George
- 77'
Sub
Hayden Hackney → Carlos Alcaraz
- 80'
Goal
Carlos Alcaraz competition goal #1 assist Tyler Dibling
- 90+1'
Yellow
Thomas Doyle
Category leaders
- Key passesJames Garner4
- Duels wonTyler Dibling13/20
- DribblesTyler Dibling7/8
- Defensive actionsBoubacar Traore5
- Fouls wonJack Grealish4
#Everton#Wolves#EFL Cup#Tyler Dibling#Carlos Alcaraz
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.