Diniyar Bilyaletdinov slid home a dramatic late equaliser as Everton denied Wolves a priceless away win.
Wolves edged a tame first half but the game came to life after the interval.
Kevin Doyle put the visitors ahead when he raced on to huge clearance by keeper Wayne Hennessey and nonchalantly flicked the ball under Tim Howard.
But Bilyaletdinov levelled from Jo's cross in a frantic finale which also saw Wolves substitute Stefan Maierhofer sent off after two yellow cards.
Such a thrilling finish seemed highly unlikely after a tepid opening period short on goalmouth incident and excitement.
Despite coming off the back off a six-game unbeaten run, Everton made a sluggish start. They created just two chances in the opening period, the best of which was wated by Tim Cahill.
A long pass upfield fell to Louis Saha whose poor attempt to control the ball allowed Cahill to race through to the edge of the box, but he rushed his attempt and the ball sailed over the bar
Saha was then unable to keep a headed chance down from a corner, and that was about as good as it got for the hosts.
Wolves, beaten 1-0 at home by previously winless Portsmouth in their last outing, could have been forgiven for packing the defence and settling for a point against an Everton side unbeaten in six.
But boss Mick McCarthy has faith in his young side's attacking prowess.
The fact he was able to include one of his star men Michael Kightly from the start for the first time this season was a huge boost.
And although winger Kightly failed to have an impact, their attacking threat was provided by the lively front pairing Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and record signing Doyle.
It was the first time McCarthy has been able to pair them in attack this term, and the duo were a constant menace to Everton's defence.
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