[스포티비뉴스=박건도 기자] It’s a dramatic victory.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2-1 against Everton in the 17th round of the English Premier League (PL) in the 2022-23 season held at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England at 0:00 am (Korean time) on the 27th.
As a result of the day, Wolverhampton succeeded in escaping from the bottom with 13 points and became 18th.
The home team, Everton, pulled out a 4-3-3 formation. Dwight McNeil, Neil Mouffe, and Anthony Gordon play the three-top. Amadou Onana, Idrissa Gueye, and Alex Iwobi are in midfield. Vitaly Mignolenko, James Takowski, Yerry Mina and Nathan Patterson made up the back four and Jordan Pickford wore the goalkeeper’s glove.
Hwang Hee-chan, who played a big role in the 2022 Qatar World Cup wearing the Korean national team uniform, started as a left striker. He is on the hunt for his first Premier League goal this season. He led the Wolverhampton attack with Diego Costa and Daniel Podens.
Joao Moutinho, Ruben Neves and Joe Hodge were all in midfield. Hugo Bueno, Max Kilman, Nathan Collins and Nelson Semedo were in charge of the back four. Goalkeeper Josesa guarded the goal.
The opening goal was scored at Everton. In the 7th minute, Mina cut the net with a header from a corner kick. He scored the first goal in his return from injury after 4 months.
Both teams pressed their opponents hard. Even the central defenders were checked by the attackers. The forward pass was not easily followed.
The equalizer came out. In the 22nd minute, Fodens scored with a right-footed shot from a corner kick. Moutinho’s exquisite help was effective.
Everton’s sharp attack continued. In the 33rd minute, Gordon’s shot in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper was blocked. Even after that, Everton drove Wolverhampton. No extra points were scored. The first half ended with a 1-1 tie.
In the 11th minute of the second half in a tight flow, Everton made the first substitution. Instead of McNeil, Dermaray Gray was put in. Wolverhampton changed three players at the same time in the 15th minute. Adama Traore replaced Hwang Hee-chan. Matheus Nunes and Rayan Ait Nouri also stepped on the ground.
At the end of the second half, Everton went on the offensive. In the 38th minute, Gray’s sharp free kick went just wide of the goal. In the 40th minute, Mignolenko’s left-footed volley shot went over the left side of the goal.
Theatrical goal exploded. Ait Nouri scored the winning goal in extra time in the second half. Wolverhampton won 2-1 on the road.