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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport at Goodison Park
Last updated on 10 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Sasa Kalajdzic scored his first goal for WolvesSubstitute Sasa Kalajdzic flicked in a late header to give Wolves their first Premier League win of the season and leave Everton pointless and bottom of the table.
The Austria striker, who joined Wolves at the start of last season but suffered an ACL injury on his debut, leapt above Nathan Patterson to head home from Pedro Neto's cross to get their season up and running.
After a forgetful opening period in which both sides lacked cutting edge in the final third, the contest became much more of a spectacle in the second half.
Wolves failed to find a shot on target in the first half and thought they had broken the deadlock after half-time, but Fabio Silva's celebrations were cut short as his close-range finish was ruled out for offside.
The Portuguese striker should have converted when Everton got into a defensive muddle and presented him with a clear-cut opportunity but Silva ran through and struck wide of goal.
The two goalkeepers then exchanged stunning saves as Jordan Pickford made a sharp reflex save to keep out team-mate Jarrad Branthwaite's inadvertent effort, while Jose Sa superbly tipped over Abdoulaye Doucoure's stooping header.
The home faithful thought they had won it with 11 minutes remaining when Doucoure slotted in to finish off a fine move, but the assistant's flag went up for offside and Kalajdzic struck late on to stun the hosts.
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Everton
Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number2Player namePatterson
Squad number6Player nameTarkowski
Squad number32Player nameBranthwaite
Squad number18Player nameYoung
Squad number27Player nameGueye
Squad number37Player nameGarner
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Squad number8Player nameOnana
Squad number61Player nameDobbin
Squad number10Player nameDanjuma
Squad number5Player nameKeane
Squad number28Player nameYoussef Chermiti
Squad number47Player nameCannon
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Squad number23Player nameKilman
Squad number17Player nameBueno
Squad number7Player namePedro Neto
Squad number8Player nameJoão Gomes
Squad number5Player nameLemina
Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-chan
Squad number12Player nameMatheus Cunha
Squad number29Player nameFábio Silva
Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
Squad number18Player nameKalajdzic
Squad number21Player nameSarabia
Squad number24Player nameToti
Line-ups
Everton
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Pickford
- 2Patterson
- 6Tarkowski
- 32BranthwaiteBooked at 53mins
- 18Young
- 27GueyeSubstituted forKeaneat 90+2'minutes
- 37GarnerBooked at 63mins
- 16Doucouré
- 8Onana
- 61DobbinSubstituted forRamalho Chermitiat 66'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 10DanjumaSubstituted forCannonat 90+1'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Keane
- 12Neves Virgínia
- 13Maupay
- 19Mykolenko
- 22Godfrey
- 28Ramalho Chermiti
- 31Lonergan
- 47Cannon
- 62Onyango
Wolves
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Sá
- 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 40mins
- 15DawsonBooked at 68mins
- 23Kilman
- 17BuenoSubstituted forGomesat 85'minutes
- 7Neto
- 8João GomesBooked at 29mins
- 5LeminaBooked at 51mins
- 11Hwang Hee-chanSubstituted forAït-Nouriat 45'minutes
- 12Matheus CunhaSubstituted forKalajdzicat 85'minutes
- 29Fábio SilvaSubstituted forSarabiaat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Doherty
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 6Traoré
- 18Kalajdzic
- 19Castro Otto
- 21Sarabia
- 24Gomes
- 25Bentley
- 32Hodge
Live Text
Match ends, Everton 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Second Half ends, Everton 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Garner (Everton).
Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Everton. Michael Keane replaces Idrissa Gueye.
Substitution, Everton. Thomas Cannon replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
Youssef Chermiti (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Youssef Chermiti (Everton).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Goal! Everton 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolverhampton Wanderers) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
Attempt missed. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti replaces Hugo Bueno.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Matheus Cunha.
Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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