Wolves plunged Everton further into relegation trouble as Conor Coady's second-half header left only goal difference keeping them out of the drop zone
Frank Lampard's side have lost five of their six Premier League matches and had no answer to Coady's header on 49 minutes
Frustrations were clear to see in Everton's chasing of the game and Jonjoe Kenny picked up two yellow cards with 12 minutes to play as Wolves cantered to a 1-0 victory at a disgruntled Goodison Park
The result leaves Lampard's side, who have not suffered relegation in 71 years, level on 22 points with 18th-placed Watford but they do have three games in hand on the Hornets
 That said, Burnley in 19th place are just one point behind Everton, who have only one game in hand on Sean Dyche's men
A run of just nine points from the last 60 available and only two league wins since September has left a squad drained of confidence in danger of dropping out of the top flight for only the third time in their history and first since 1951
Richarlison had an early shot saved by Jose Sa from Vitalii Mykoleno's ball over the top and he smacked an effort into the side-netting after the break but Lampard's side only created 0
45 worth of expected goals as Wolves' defence stood strong
Lampard had been relying on the Goodison effect to provide his side with the boost they needed for their survival bid but the atmosphere turned increasingly toxic and there were hundreds of empty seats before the final whistle
The victory for Wolves moves them up to seventh in the Premier League table andfirmly keeps them in the European hunt
Ruben Neves winning the man-of-the-match award is becoming as common as Wolves keeping a clean sheet
 After a season of stagnation in Nuno Espirito Santo's regimented system, the Portuguese midfielder seems at ease playing a more all-action style alongside Joao Moutinho in the Wolves midfield
 Against Everton, he showed Donny van de Beek and Abdoulaye Doucoure the array of his skillset, dominating in that area of the field
There was the usual crisp passing and snappy tackles, but what marks him out as a midfielder with the ability to go right to the top is his vision and ability to make a difference in the final third
 He provided the match-winning moment of quality, on an afternoon where it was lacking in most areas of the pitch, when finding Coady with a stunning cross on the run down the right flank
 The header was a beauty but it was made by an equally-important assist
At full-time, the away end, packed to the rafters with Wolves fans, sang his name
 It must be an absolute pleasure to watch him week-in, week-out
Any Everton fans in denial about the prospect of relegation can no longer just shut the curtains and pretend it's not happening
 This is very real
And the scenes at full-time in the stands at Goodison Park mirrored that fear and anger towards their team
 The famous old ground was supposed to be a place where the club can haul themselves away from danger
 A fortress
But when the atmosphere is like it was at full-time, playing away from home all of sudden might be a thing to relish from a set of players who have continually let their down their supporters
 It is now a hinderance
It is now just goal difference separating them from the drop zone
 Yes, they have three games in hand on Watford and one on Burnley but games in hand are absolutely worthless if you can't win football matches
 And Everton are the absolute Premier League kings at that
 A run of just nine points from the last 60 available and only two league wins since September has left a squad drained of confidence in danger of dropping out of the top flight for only the third time in their history and first since 1951
Frank Lampard has had little impact in changing their fortunes around either
 It is now five defeats in his six games as manager in the Premier League
 He has an almighty fight on his hands to get this Everton team believing that they are truly too good to go down
Everton boss : "The goal changes the game because it completely changes the atmosphere in the stadium
 We had to try to react to that and then as we started to react we lose a man later in the game
 It is what it is, we lose the game and have to look to the next
"When you're in the moment when things aren't going for you, you have to keep working until things turn in your favour
 We have belief here but at the moment it's tough
 It's been a long time since the club has not been winning the games we want
 We have to keep fighting and keep working, simple as that
"The Premier League gives you tough games every game
 We need to turn a corner somehow
 It can only come through work and confidence
 Everyone wants the same thing here
 We want to stay in the Premier League but the first thing is to keep fighting for it
"When asked if he still believes he can keep Everton up, he replied: "Of course"
Everton's next Premier League game will see them host Newcastle on Thursday at 7
45pm in what could prove to be a key fixture in this season's relegation battle
Bruno Lage's Wolves side will return to Premier League action on Friday at 8pm as they take on Leeds, live on 
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