Dendoncker seals Wolves win to pile pressure on Marco Silva and Everton

Wolves had just secured the three points with their third goal when a black cat ambled onto the pitch at Goodison Park. A bad and fitting omen for someone from Portugal, although Marco Silva cannot blame misfortune for Everton’s latest miserable defeat. He and his team are listing dangerously.

Everton, bereft of leadership, endeavour and a coherent gameplan yet again, were comfortably beaten for the sixth time in nine Premier League games as the malaise around them deepened. The spotlight will inevitably fall on a manager who appears powerless to react to the slump or galvanise his team but questions also need asking of players who are strolling through the motions at Goodison. Nuno Espírito Santo sparks the opposite reaction from his team, who cruised to a third consecutive league win thanks to a Rúben Neves penalty, Raul Jiménez header and Leander Dendoncker volley.

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