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Jamie Vardy sends Leicester past Everton and up to seventh in the Premier League

Re-live all the action from Goodison Park

Harry Latham-Coyle,Ethan Georgiou
Tuesday 01 January 2019 12:28 GMT
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Jamie Vardy's 58th-minute strike gave Leicester City a 1-0 win at Everton on Tuesday and condemned the Merseysiders to their fourth defeat in five Premier League games.

Leicester boss Claude Puel made four changes from the team that lost to Cardiff City on Saturday, including leaving midfielder James Maddison on the bench, while Marco Silva recalled Brazilian Richarlison to his starting line-up.

After a poor first half, the decisive goal came when Everton defender Michael Keane mis-controlled the ball to Ricardo Pereira, who sent Vardy through. The striker made no mistake with a low drive past Jordan Pickford before celebrating with a cartwheel in front of the travelling Foxes fans.

Gylfi Sigurdsson blasted over from a promising position for Everton but Leicester should have doubled their lead when Harry Maguire somehow missed the target from point-blank range.

Everton, with just one win from their last eight games have now failed to win in their last four home matches while the win moves Leicester up into seventh place, on 31 points, four behind Manchester United.

Reuters

Re-live the action:

PREVIEW

What time does it start?

Everton vs Leicester City kicks off at 12:30pm (GMT).

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League.

Independent Sport will also keep you up to date with the goals as they fly in via our live blog.

Player to watch…

Jamie Vardy: Despite the recent defeat, Vardy has enjoyed a good season so far and his recent strong performances against Chelsea and Manchester City helped earn his side an impressive six points. He has scored six goals in 16 Premier League appearances and if he remains up top come Tuesday he will definitely be a threat throughout the game.

Jamie Vardy celebrates a goal for Leicester (Reuters)

Form guide…

Everton: LWLLDD

Leicester City: LWWWDLL

Odds…

Everton to win: 21/20

Leicester to win: 14/5

Draw: 49/20

Prediction…

Everton 1-1 Leicester City: I think we’re looking at two very even teams here and with both looking to bounce back after poor performances, I can see them sharing the spoils at Goodison Park.

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