It’s almost inevitable that at least one Midlands team will suffer relegation to the Championship this season and it’s looking increasingly likely to be Wolves.

Crushing back-to-back defeats against teams they were determined to take points off have left them deep in the relegation mire with just six games to go.

On paper Wolves still have a relatively comfortable run-in with games against teams in and around them remaining.

Manager Mick McCarthy is still confident that his team can pick up enough points to avoid relegation but supporters are becoming increasingly worried that they’ve not got enough to stay up.

Without Kevin Doyle Wolves look like a team shy on confidence up front and you wonder where the goals are going to come from.

At the back they are looking increasingly shaky, too, after conceding ten goals in the past four games.

During the 3-0 loss to Everton on Saturday the backline looked disjointed and had Wayne Hennessey not been in fine form the defeat could have been even heavier.

As it was, the crushing scoreline was bad enough to leave the Black Country outfit in 19th place and with a mammoth task on their hands.

Surprisingly it started well for the hosts who dominated possession for the opening 20 minutes.

Everton manager David Moyes admitted after the game that he felt well under the cosh in the opening stages and said it felt like Wolves had ‘about 48 corners’ in the opening exchanges.

It was in fact four corners in the first ten minutes and the closest Wolves came was when Steven Fletcher’s header was cleared off the line by Leon Osman.

Everton themselves were struggling with injuries with Tim Cahill, Mikel Arteta, Marouane Fellaini and Jack Rodwell missing.

It was a massive blow for the Toffees but Osman compensated for their loss with an inspirational performance in midfield.

The under-strength team struggled in the early periods and could hardly get out of their own half as Wolves pressed forward but they soon made amends.

Early on Karl Henry had a strike blocked and Steven Fletcher’s bullet header was cleared off the line by Osman.

The hosts had all the possession but then, totally against the run of play, Everton took the lead with 21 minutes on the clock. Johnny Heitinga set Osman free down the left and the influential midfielder sent in the perfect delivery for Beckford to head past Hennessey.

The Wolves keeper was initally positioned well for the incoming cross but as it curled towards Beckford’s direction he just stood still, allowing the former Leeds hitman to head into an empty net.