By Matt Gallagher
Everton boss Rafa Benitez is searching for his first win in four games with a difficult away game at an inform Wolves side.
Benitez is becoming under more and more scrutiny, especially after his side conceded five goals at Goodison Park to a Watford team only sat 16th in the table.
The Toffees travel to Molineux against Bruno Lage’s side who are unbeaten in four Premier League games and have taken ten points from their last 12.
Benitez said he doesn’t feel the pressure just yet even with a lot boos at the final whistle last Saturday.
He said: “Football is very emotional so you can under the frustration, I was very disappointed after the game.
“We must analyse what’s going on and find the solutions, which is part of my job.”
Star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is still out injured and Richarlison only returned at the weekend on the bench.
The Wolves would be his first start in six games.
Benitez added: “He is getting better, he has been training very well, we still have a couple of training sessions and we can see how much he improves.
“In terms of mentality yes, in terms of his fitness it won’t be 100 per cent, but it’s getting better.
“I have confidence he maybe can start and confident he will give us something.”
Wolves have found a bit of form after struggling in Lage’s first couple of games of the season, boosting them up to 11th in the table.
Summer signing Hwang Hee-Chan has found his feet and firing, so how can Everton quiet the home fans.
Benitez added: “They’re back to the way they were playing two years ago under Nuno in a system they know quite well.
“They have some good players who are all dangerous.
“They played well in their last games, but even before that they were creating chances, just not scoring and therefore losing games.
“However, now they are dangerous and have better balance.”
Everton may have won their last two meetings with Wolves, but after conceding five last week, they must tighten their defence if their going to get back on track with a win:
“I was frustrated, we weren’t expecting to concede five.
“You can make a mistake, you can lose to West Ham because they’re good at set pieces and we didn’t take our chances.
“But in this case, we were winning after scoring the second goal and had the fans behind the team and positive.
“We must analyse what went on and explain to the players what happened.
“However, it is difficult because you don’t have much time especially as there was no half time.”
A bounce-back win for the Toffees would take them up to at least sixth in the table and take a lot of pressure off Benítez’s shoulders.
See Rafa Benitez’s full interview on Everton’s YouTube channel below:
