Marshall Munetsi became the Premier League’s first Zimbabwean goalscorer since 2011 as Wolves moved six points clear of the bottom three with a 1-1 draw against Everton.
Munetsi’s goal ultimately earned Wolves a point they will feel should have been more shortly before half-time as he finished off a lovely slide-rule pass from Jean-Ricner Bellegarde. The last Zimbabwean player to score in the Premier League was Benjani for Blackburn Rovers, some 14 years ago.
It looked like Everton’s ascendency up the table would continue as Jack Harrison scored an overdue first goal since February 2024, aided by a slight deflection through Matt Doherty’s legs, days after David Moyes had called for more end product from the Leeds loanee.
Munetsi’s equaliser only seven minutes later dented those hopes but even losing the goalscorer to injury at half-time didn’t stop Wolves dominating the second period, albeit without significantly testing Jordan Pickford until the 73rd minute when Jorgen Strand Larsen pulled a fingertip stop out of the England goalkeeper.
Beto had Jose Sa at full stretch moments later before Charly Alcaraz fired straight at the Portuguese following a mazy run, but ultimately both sides appeared content to settle for a point as each looks to end the season in mid-table.
Semedo: We lacked a bit of luck
Wolves’ Nelson Semedo talking to TNT Sport:
“A point is a point. Obviously we wanted three, we came here with a winning mentality, and in the second half we did a really good job without scoring, but we’ve moved a point closer to the team above us.
“We needed a bit more luck than we had today. We worked a lot, tried to create, especially when Pablo came in which gave us a boost offensively, but we couldn’t score.”
