Wolves chose to drop the traditional old gold and black in favour of the red away kit for this fixture.  It perhaps though, would have

been more appropriate for Wolves to have worn all black with accompanying balaclavas and a bag of swag, to carry three points away

from the robbery at Goodison Park. Make no mistakes about it, this was the worst performance of the season so far, Wolves would

have been punished by anyone but today’s opponents. Everton were poor, they are poor on paper and they are poor on the pitch.

Wolves won’t mind too much, outcomes are everything. Getting the first win of the season is a much needed boost for morale and

confidence. Most of the footballing world were looking on this as a game likely to be important in the relegation wash up come the end

of the season, and on this performance, it is hard to disagree with that categorisation.

Wolves did not play well as a collective, and it is hard to single out any Wolves outfield player for any praise. It was industrious

enough, but quality and confidence were clearly lacking. The first half in particular concerned. Players were starting to hide. You could

almost sense the players hiding from the ball, deliberately marking themselves before raising their hands to feign a desire for the ball,

knowing that there was no possible way they could receive it. Wolves improved as the game went on, as Everton’s belief that their

banjo was clearly never hitting the posterior of any cattle today increased, but it still fell below the standard required to retain a place

in the league next season. The result then is important, not just for the relief of having points on the board, but also to provide some

much needed belief to a team that looked on the verge of mental collapse.