Late Mina equaliser helps Everton nick a vital point away at Wolves
After shaking off an injury issue to take his place in the Everton lineup, Dominic Calvert-Lewin was immediately thrust into the action at Molineux.
The Englishman latched onto Yerry Mina’s knockdown, but he could only fire his effort into the side netting. Everton continued to carry the greater threat in the opening stages, and Calvert-Lewin was once again involved when he headed over from Alex Iwobi’s lofted cross.
Ultimately, Everton were unable to take advantage of their early pressure, and they were subsequently punished by their hosts just after the half-hour mark.
After collecting the ball deep inside his own half, Adama Traoré embarked on a purposeful run towards the Everton box where his low strike was parried by Jordan Pickford into the path of Hwang Hee-chan, who calmly swept home his third league goal of the season.
The visitors’ afternoon took another turn for the worse for the Toffees when Calvert-Lewin suffered a recurrence of the injury issues that have hampered his season, cutting the striker’s afternoon short in first-half stoppage time.
Dyche would have been challenging his side to start the second period on the front foot, but the Everton boss could only watch on, as Wolves launched attack after attack.
The saving grace for the visitors was that Pablo Sarabia, Nélson Semedo and Daniel Podence all failed to hit the target when presented with promising opportunities.
Demarai Gray attempted to capitalise on Wolves’ failure to double their advantage, producing a fierce strike that stung the palms of Dan Bentley.
The afternoon looked destined to end in disappointment for the visitors until Yerry Mina tapped home from close range in the 10th-minute of stoppage time to spark wild scenes of jubilation among the travelling support.
The dramatic equaliser edges the Toffees two points clear of the drop zone, with relegation rivals Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Leicester City all still to play on Matchday 37.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Yerry Mina (Everton)
