Leicester City vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Leicester City and Everton remain deep in relegation trouble after slugging out a 2-2 draw in a gripping basement battle at a raucous King Power Stadium on Monday.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s first goal since October, a penalty in the 15th minute, put Everton ahead but Leicester equalised seven minutes later when Caglar Soyuncu fired home.
Jamie Vardy’s clinical finish gave Leicester the lead in the 33rd minute before a manic end to the opening half in which Everton missed two open goals and Leicester playmaker James Maddison had a penalty saved by Jordan Pickford.
Alex Iwobi dragged Everton level with a volley nine minutes into the second half and both sides strove for the winner that would have given their survival hopes a huge boost.
In the end they both had to settle for a point which was more welcome for Leicester who moved out of the relegation zone and up to 16th place with 30 points from 34 games.
Everton, who have not been out of the top-flight for 69 years, stay second-bottom on 29 points from 34 games. They trail Nottingham Forest and Leeds as well as Leicester by a point.
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Vardy gets flagged for offside after the Leicester striker becomes too eager to latch onto a Daka throughball. Smith appears to be readying another change on the touchline as the Foxes prepare to alter their plan again.
Leicester City vs Everton
Iwobi makes a mockery of the Leicester midfield once more, dancing through the middle. The Foxes recover and make a last-ditch block before Keane heads over from the resulting corner.
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A frantic end-to-end period of play sees Maddison crowded out before Iwobi leads the charge down the other end. Leicester just about manage to recover, leaving the game level heading into what is expected to be a chance-laden ending.
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SO CLOSE! Pickford mindlessly comes racing out of his goal to deal with a long ball before taking one touch too many near the touchline. Vardy dispossesses the Everton goalkeeper but his right-footed effort towards the gaping net curls just wide of the target. The Toffees survive a big scare!
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Only in the 2018-19 season for Arsenal (nine) has Iwobi registered more goal involvements in a single Premier League campaign than the eight he has managed for Everton this term (two goals, six assists). The Toffees are crying out for the midfielder to deliver once more here.
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OVER! Barnes has acres of space to attack down the left flank. The winger opts to go on his own, although his left-footed strike never tests Pickford, who watches the ball fly high over the Everton goal.
Leicester City vs Everton
Tarkowski heads over from the resulting corner as the Everton attack peters out. Dyche is yet to make a substitute, leading to the question of when he will roll the dice – or will he settle for a hard-fought point on the road?
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