Alex Iwobi’s first goal after a long run of inconsistency opened Everton’s goalscoring account against Wolves yesterday as Boss Carlo Ancelotti praised his team’s flexibility after the Toffees’ win at Wolves continued their Champions League challenge.
Michael Keane’s second-half header secured a 2-1 victory at Molineux to send the visitors fourth in the Premier League.
Alex Iwobi’s first Premier League goal since September 2019 had earlier been canceled out by Ruben Neves.
It was the fifth win in six top-flight games for Everton and came without injured 14-goal top scorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin, out with a hamstring issue, to leave Ancelotti pleased with their response.
Ancellotti stated, ‘The players adapted really well. The position of James Rodriguez and Gylfi Sigurdsson created problems for them. We adapted well to the characteristics of our players and at the back, we were focused. All the back four were fantastic.
“We had a different approach without Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin. We played more to attack the flanks with Iwobi and (Lucas) Digne and it worked well because the first goal was a fantastic combination.”
The Nigerian born winger has been massively impressive in all five consecutive starts for the Toffees despite a sluggish start to the season and repeatedly left on the bench, with the duo of Richarlison and star striker, Calvert Lewin out, Iwobi will be hoping to nail himself in Carlos first XI.
