Wolves vs Everton Prediction: Tight contest expected at Molineux

Normally the two teams directly above the relegation zone would be fraught with worry at this stage of the Premier League season, but Wolverhampton Wanderers host Everton at Molineux on Saturday (20:00, TNT Sports 1) with reasonable confidence that they will be meeting in the top flight again next season.

Read on for my Wolves vs Everton prediction, as well as the latest match odds and team news.

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Team News

Wolves will be without star man Cunha, who begins a suspension of at least three matches for his red card at Bournemouth. 

Hwang Hee-Chan could come into the side, with Marshall Munetsi another option, but Goncalo Guedes (knee) and Rodrigo Gomes (groin) are injury doubts. Sasa Kalajdzic (knee), Enso Gonzalez (knee), Leon Chiwone (knee), Yerson Mosquera (knee) and Emmanuel Agbadou (thigh) are out.

Everton will have Abdoulaye Doucoure back after he missed the Brentford match for personal reasons while Dominic Calvert-Lewin (thigh) and Armando Broja (ankle) are close to fitness but but Seamus Coleman (calf), Dwight McNeil (knee), Iliman Ndiaye (knee)  and Orel Mangala (knee) are still out.

Wolves vs Everton Odds

Wolves are 8/5 favourites at home, with Everton on offer at 7/4 and the draw priced at 2/1.

Over 2.5 goals is priced at 5/4, with under 2.5 at 4/7, and it's 10/11 that both teams score in the match and 4/5 that one or both teams fail to get on the scoresheet.

Draw @ 2/1

Everton are on an unbeaten seven-match run in the Premier League, with their only recent loss coming against Bournemouth in the FA Cup.

Now 15 points clear of the bottom three with 11 league games remaining, it's pretty much job done for the Toffees.

Moyes's men have drawn three of their last four league games and another one-point pick-up looks a likely outcome as they head to the Midlands.

The new manager has had the advantage of playing a glut of home games, with seven of Everton's last 10 games taking place at Goodison Park, but they have produced some solid performances on the road, winning 1-0 at Brighton and 2-1 at Crystal Palace before a creditable 1-1 draw at Brentford in their last outing.

Having drawn on the road at Arsenal and Manchester City in December, Everton have come a long way after winning only one of their first 10 away league games.

Wolves suffered one of their worst results of the season when losing 4-0 at Goodison in December but their form has been reasonable in recent weeks as their injury problems eased.

Since the start of February they have beaten Aston Villa at home, won 1-0 at Bournemouth and lost only 2-1 to Liverpool at Anfield. Their last two efforts - a 2-1 home defeat by Fulham and the FA Cup game at Bournemouth that went to penalties were fair performances too and Wolves are capable of picking up a point that might well be acceptable to both sides.

Jorgen Strand Larsen to score first @ 6/1

Jorgen Strand Larsen's return from injury has come at a perfect time for Wolves and he looks worth backing to score first against Everton.

The Norwegian forward is his team's second-highest league scorer with seven goals, behind the suspended Cunha. 

He missed almost a month of action with a hamstring issue before returning at the end of February. 

After substitute appearances against Bournemouth and Fulham in the league, Strand Larsen was back in the starting line-up for the cup game against the Cherries and looks ready to get back among the goals. 

With Cunha out of the picture, Wolves will have to rethink their attacking play and Strand Larsen looks set to play a key role.

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