Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Rob Edwards admits Everton surprised him with their lack of aggression in their dramatic 1-1 draw at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Despite Michael Keane firing the hosts ahead on 17 minutes with his third goal of the season, the visitors equalised on 69 minutes through Matheus Mane. The Blues centre-back then went from hero to villain when he was shown the red card for supposed violent conduct on 83 minutes after VAR official Chris Kavanagh spotted him tugging Tolu Arokodare’s hair in an aerial duel.

Everton then suffered another sending off on 90 minutes when Jack Grealish picked up a second yellow card in the space of just three minutes for sarcastically applauding referee Thomas Kirk, leaving David Moyes’ men to hang on with just nine players throughout nine minutes of stoppage time to secure a point against the Premier League’s bottom club.

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Edwards said: “We always thought that moment was coming. Even though we weren’t at our best or with loads of zip, we were getting...