On what ended up being a crazy night and one of huge frustration, one bright spot for Everton was Harrison Armstrong making his first Premier League start and looking perfectly at home among the rarefied company of top flight football.

While Wolves manager Rob Edwards is realistic about his own team’s plight and the slim hopes that many of his players have of being in this division next season, the Blues’ home-grown hero has given himself a sporting chance.

First time around at Everton, David Moyes was a master at polishing up rough diamonds from the Championship like Tim Cahill and Joleon Lescott and turning them into Premier League stars, while he also understood the merit of farming prospects such as Leon Osman – who went on to make as many Blues appearances as the legendary Dixie Dean – out to the lower divisions to learn their trade.

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Armstrong, who celebrates his 19th birthday...