League Cup League Cup
Round of 32• 16 Sept 2026

Everton 1–0 Wolves

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Match Recap

Charly Alcaraz waited until the 80th minute to settle this League Cup tie, breaking the deadlock and sending Everton past Wolves 1-0. It was a tight, tense watch until the substitute struck, and history suggested Everton had the edge anyway: they're unbeaten in their last two meetings with Wolves, winning one and drawing the other. There was no early rush of goals here, no back-and-forth chaos, just a match that stayed goalless deep into the second half before Alcaraz found the moment that mattered. T. Barry still tops the League Cup scoring charts with three goals, and Alcaraz's strike won't trouble that list, but it didn't need to. For Everton, a cup tie decided by a single late blow is its own kind of statement, and for Wolves, it's a night of nearly holding on undone in the final ten minutes. Watch how Alcaraz's 80th-minute finish unfolded and see exactly what broke Wolves' resistance.

Match Statistics

Everton
VS
Wolves
62% Ball Possession 38%
16 Total Shots 6
6 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked Shots 0
10 Shots inside box 2
6 Shots outside box 4
6 Corner Kicks 2
2 Offsides 1
13 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Goalkeeper Saves 5
632 Total passes 377
572 Accurate passes 315
12 Free Kicks 13

Lineups

Everton
D. Moyes 4-2-3-1
VS
Wolves
César Peixoto 4-2-3-1

Substitutes — Everton

24C. Alcaraz 4J. Branthwaite 19Tyrique George 58B. Graham 22B. Johnson 31T. King 6J. Tarkowski 12M. Travers 76Malik Olayiwola