Everton vs Wolves player ratings: Kenny 5, Gray 5; Coady 8, Neves 8

Another defeat for Frank Lampard's side leaves them on brink of relegation places

EVERTON RATINGS: Jordan Pickford 6 - Nothing he could do about the goal conceded. Distribution could have been better. Getty

Jonjoe Kenny 5 - The 24-year-old was bright down the left flank but was careless with his challenge that saw him handed a second yellow card in the 78th minute. Getty

Mason Holgate 7 - Rarely lost a challenge and was alert to sweep up the danger. AFP

Ben Godfrey 7 - A good defensive display that should have helped his team get something from the game. Regular won balls and kept the score at 1-0. Reuters

Seamus Coleman 5 - Not good enough going forward and couldn’t get close to Wolves attacks developing down his channel. Getty

Vitaliy Mykolenko 5 - Lost too many duels on the left flank before being replaced before the hour mark. Reuters

Abdoulaye Doucoure 6 - Broke up a number of Wolves attacks that probably kept the score from being much worse than 1-0. Didn’t do enough going forward. Getty

Donny van de Beek 5 - A fairly anonymous display from van de Beek who didn’t look comfortable in a deeper midfield role than he is used to. Reuters

Anthony Gordon 7 - Worked hard and looked like he could make something happen, but his intensity wasn’t matched by his teammates. Getty

Demarai Gray 5 - Put plenty of crosses into the box but it wasn’t clear who he was aiming for at times. Valuable minutes on his return from injury. PA

Richarlison 6 - Constantly looked to get in behind the defence but his end product could have been better. Action Images

SUBS: Dele Alli (Mykolenko 58) 5 - Tried to make a difference but rarely offered any threat. Kept his passing safe. PA

Andros Townsend (Gray 74) - Couldn’t get into the game and ended his display with a poor free-kick from close range. PA

WOLVES RATINGS: Jose Sa 7 - Alert to the danger as Everton tried to unleash Richarlison through on goal and he was quick to anticipate crosses. Getty

Romain Saiss 6 - Never looked threatened defensively but could have taken better care of the ball at times. Reuters

Conor Coady 8 - A superb header saw the centre-back raise above everyone and knock the ball onto a trajectory that left Jordan Pickford no chance to make the save. Getty

Max Kilman 7 - Looked to venture out of defence and break into Everton’s channels before playing passes forward. Getty

Marcal 7 - Won plenty of battles down the left flank as he looked to get forward and got into the box. PA

Joao Moutinho 7 - Gave away a silly free-kick late-on but wasn’t punished. That didn’t spoil a solid midfield performance alongside his compatriot Ruben Neves. Getty

Leander Dendoncker 7 - Didn’t look to put a foot wrong as he passed safely to his more attacking players. Held shape well when Everton looked to break. Getty

Ruben Neves 8 - A midfield masterclass from the Portugal international. Neves was calm under pressure and dictated the game from the centre, picking up an assist in the process for Coady’s opener with a perfectly delivered cross. Getty

Jonny Castro 7 - Unlucky not to pick up an assist after executing some dangerous passes into Everton territory. Enjoyed regular runs down the left flank. Getty

Raul Jimenez 7 - Linked play well at the top end of the pitch and provided an option for advancing midfielders. Getty

Hwang Hee-Chan 6 - Injured early on and replaced for Daniel Podence. AFP

SUBS: Daniel Podence (Hwang 16) 7 - A constant threat as he looked to cut inside on his stronger right foot when possible, but could also beat his man with marauding runs down the left flank. PA

Trincao (Dendoncker 83) - Almost sealed the game with a finessed effort from just inside the box. Reuters

Fabio Silva (Jimenez 89) - On for Jimenez in the final minutes. PA

Everton manager Frank Lampard accepts fans are well within their rights to express their anger at another defeat after the 1-0 loss to Wolves edged the Toffees further into relegation trouble.

Former Liverpool academy graduate and boyhood Reds fan Conor Coady’s glancing header four minutes after half-time was enough to inflict an eighth defeat in nine league matches on Everton and left Lampard’s side outside the bottom three on goal difference only.

Jonjoe Kenny’s sending off for a second booking three minutes after his first compounded the hosts’ misery on an increasingly toxic afternoon at Goodison Park which ended in boos at the final whistle.

Everton’s 22-point haul from 26 matches is the lowest tally in their history at this stage of the season.

“I’ve played for 20 years and I have seen plenty of reactions from crowds,” said Lampard.

“I can’t stand there and say ‘Thanks very much for helping us play so well against Brentford and Leeds and Manchester City’ – and deserve more in that game – and not expect that the fans that want the team to do well, want the team to stay up and get wins, will not have reactions.”

Lampard is trying to look at the bigger picture as his side have 12 matches left and at least a couple of games in hand on most of their relegation rivals.

But following on from a 5-0 thrashing at Tottenham on Monday, losing at home was another blow to morale.

“I don’t put an emphasis on Goodison Park, I want to get points everywhere,” added the Toffees boss.

Everton have not scored in their last three league games and that, coupled with Watford’s win at Southampton, leaves Lampard's team outside the relegation zone on goal difference.

Everton do have three matches in hand on most of their rivals but a run of just nine points from the last 60 available and only two league wins since September has left the team in grave danger.

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