Wolves hopes of avoiding Championship football next season took a severe knock as they went down 3-0 at Molineux to a rampant Everton. The last three meetings between these two teams had ended in draws and how Wolves which history had repeated itself.
They started off brightly, missed chances, then incredibly found themselves three goals behind by the break as Everton showed a clinical edge to their play missing from the home side.
Jermain Beckford opened the scoring for the visitor's, slightly against the run of play, on 21 minutes. An Everton counter attack ended with a centre which Beckford easily converted.
Then two goals just before the break sealed the three points for the Toffees.
First off Phil Neville hits a loose ball into the top corner and then on the stroke of half-time Diniyar Bilyaletdinov collects a wayward pass in midfield and Wolves are instantly punished as the Russian powers forward to blast number three.
Everton easily rebuffed Wolves attempt to save the game as the second half ambled to its inevitable conclusion.
Wolves remain in the bottom three whilst Everton continue in seventh place.
Referee: Phil Dowd
Venue: Molineux Attendance: 28,352
Wolves scorers: Everton scorers: Beckford 21, Neville 39, Bilyaletdinov 45
WOLVES 13 Hennessey 03 Elokobi 05 Stearman 16 Berra 32 Foley 08 Henry 17 Jarvis 24 O'Hara 34 Guedioura (Milijas 76) 09 Ebanks-Blake (Kightly 46) 10 Fletcher (Hammill 82)
Substitutes 01 Hahnemann, 06 Craddock, 11 Ward, 21 Mancienne, 07 Kightly, 19 Hammill, 20 Milijas
EVERTON 24 Howard 02 Hibbert 03 Baines 05 Heitinga 06 Jagielka 15 Distin 18 Neville 07 Bilyaletdinov (yellow card) (Forshaw 82) 21 Osman 16 Beckford (Vellios 73) 19 Magaye Gueye (Anichebe 64)
Substitutes 01 Mucha, 30 Shkodran Mustafi, 36 Nsiala, 33 Forshaw, 27 Vellios, 28 Anichebe, 31 McAleny
