Everton vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Everton 0-2 Leicester: Harvey Barnes added a late second as the Foxes took all three points
A superb goal on the stroke of halftime from Youri Tielemans and a late Harvey Barnes strike gave Leicester City a 2-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park that lifted them out of the Premier League bottom three on Saturday.
The victory moves Leicester, who started the day in 18th spot, up to 13th on 14 points after 14 games, level on points with Everton but two places above them on goal difference.
Seeking to make an impression and perhaps win a spot in England’s World Cup squad, Leicester‘s James Maddison put in a superb attacking display in the first half but could not break the deadlock.
He did manage to tee up Tielemans as the clock ticked towards 45 minutes, and the Belgian took a touch before unleashing a brilliant dipping shot that arched over Jordan Pickford and into the net.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin wasted a great chance to put Everton level early in the second half when Alex Iwobi played him in, but he fired straight into the legs of keeper Danny Ward.
Madison struck the right-hand post with a venomous effort on the hour mark and though he could not get the goal his efforts deserved, he set up Barnes to drill in the second goal in the 86th minute, securing the win
Everton vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): Danny Ward; Timothy Castagne, Daniel Amartey, Wout Faes, James Justin; Boubakary Soumare; James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Barnes; Patson Daka.
Everton vs Leicester City
SUBS: Asmir Begovic, Michael Keane, Neal Maupay, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Tom Davies, Mason Holgate, Anthony Gordon, James Garner, Nathan Patterson.
Everton vs Leicester City
EVERTON (4-3-3): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Conor Coady, James Tarkowski, Vitalii Mykolenko; Idrissa Gueye, Amadou Onana, Alex Iwobi; Dwight McNeil, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Demarai Gray.
Everton vs Leicester City
Despite putting in a commendable effort last week, a 1-0 defeat to Premier League champions Manchester City leaves Leicester City inside the relegation zone; occupying 18th place in the table. The Foxes had previously kept three successive clean sheets, though, and have lost only twice in six top-flight outings since the start of October. It has been nearly two years since Brendan Rodgers' side won consecutive away games in the league, which will be their aim today.
Everton vs Leicester City
In holding Fulham to a goalless draw last time out, Everton kept a second straight clean sheet and made it four points from a possible six since suffering successive defeats to Manchester United, Tottenham and Newcastle. Though sitting in mid-table, only three points separates the Toffees from Leicester in the Premier League drop zone, and they have managed just two wins from their six league games at Goodison Park this term. Nonetheless, the Merseysiders have conceded only four times in the process, and their overall defensive record is among the best in the division.
Everton vs Leicester City
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