... brimming with optimism, chockful of hope, overflowing with expectation

- well, maybe not - but off we go anyway!

- a new manager too
- Marco Silva is our 19th 'proper' managerial appointment
- made up of 17 different men (Howard Kendall had 3 goes at it remember?!)

- our last permanent manager to lose his first match in charge was Howard Kendall
- that was in his 3rd spell in charge - a 2-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace in August 1997

- good luck Marco, la!

- we've only played twice before on August 11th, winning once and losing once
- the win was our last outing on that date - 2-1 against Wigan in the 2007 season opener
- the loss was in our first ever August 11 game - 0-3 at Aston Villa in 1999

- the match will be our first meeting with Wolves since May 2012
- that was a 0-0 draw at Molineux as Wolves slipped into the 2nd tier

- it was the latest in a 6 game unbeaten run against them, home and away - W2 D4 L0
- indeed, we've only lost once in our last 10 encounters, in all competitions - W5 D4 L1

- at their place we haven't lost in our last 3 trips - W1 D2 L0
- our last win at Molineux was a 3-0 victory in April 2011
- our last defeat there was back in May 2004 - a 2-1 loss in Leon Osman's full debut - and he scored!

- if he starts the game it will be Phil Jagielka's 300th Premier League start for the club
- he'll be the 3rd Everton player to reach that milestone after Tim Howard (354) and Leighton Baines (318)
- on our full League starts list Jags will be the 22nd player to start 300 League games for us

- if he does play, Phil will become the 26th oldest EFC player (the 25th in the League) at 35 years & 359 days

- if Seamus Coleman plays at Wolves it will be his 260th appearance for us in all competitions
- that would put him joint 57th with 1920's winger Alec Troup on our all-time appearances chart

- if Leighton Baines plays it will be his 335th League appearance for the club
- he'll be in joint 16th place with the legendary Gordon West on our all-time League appearances list

- if he starts, it will be Leighton's 283rd start for us in all competitions
- he'd join Colin Harvey in joint 17th place on our all-time Starts list

- in terms of Everton players' careers, Leighton's will stretch to 10 years & 351 days if he plays at Wolves
- and if Phil Jagielka plays his will be 10 years & 362 days long
- they would be the 28th and 29th longest playing careers in the club's history

- if we win at Wolves it will be our 600th away win in the Top Flight (in our 2,241th Top Flight away game)

- a victory would also be our 1,900th home and away in our League history!

- the match is, of course, the opening game of the season
- we've lost 0 of the last 6 opening League games, home and away - W2 D4 L0
- our last opening day League defeat was back in 2011 - a 1-0 home loss to Q.P.R.

- last season, you may remember, Wayne Rooney scored the only goal on his Everton League re-debut
- that was in our 1-0 win against Stoke

- however, we've won 0 of our last 4 away opening League games - W0 D2 L2
- the last one was a 2-2 draw at Leicester in 2014
- the last time we won away in our League opener was in 2001 - 2-1 at Charlton

- the match is live on TV in the UK on BT Sport
- we're unbeaten in our last 3 live TV games, home and away - W1 D2 L0
- that follows a run of 7 straight live TV defeats!

- away from home we have a terrible recent record in League games shown live on UK TV
- we've won 0 of the last 17 - W0 D4 L13!

- our last away League win live on UK TV was at Sunderland
- 3-0 in September 2016, courtesy of a Romelu Lukaku hat-trick

- a missed penalty in the match, by either side, would be the 150th missed in all of our away League games
- if Wolves miss one it will be the 100th missed by our opponents in all of our away League matches!

- the match is a 5.30 kick-off, which is not a good omen for us!
- in our last 8 games, home & away, starting at that time our record is W0 D1 L7!

- just away from home, we've lost all of our last 6 matches with a 5.30pm kick-off!

- in the last 18 in the League our record is W2 D4 L12

- yikes!

- and the match will be refereed by Craig Pawson
- he's taken charge of 10 previous Everton games - all in the League - and we've won just one!
- that was 3-0 at home to Newcastle in February 2016

- the full record is W1 D5 L4 - and away from Goodison it is W0 D3 L3

- the last one was our 0-4 Wembley thumping by Tottenham last January

- yikes again!

- COYB!!

- a reminder of some newer sections on the site!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 39 different players last season in all competitions and 15 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Ademola Lookman was the last Everton player to score on his debut
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- Wayne Rooney has now departed, of course, but who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!