Leicester 2-2 Everton: The relegation cracker between Leicester City and Everton did not yield a winner on Monday. In the game in which the pressure was palpable, both teams ended up with a point. As a result, the degradation stress remains undiminished.
Worries for Leicester and Everton continue to be great after relegation cracker
The pre-match pressure at King Power Stadium was immense. After all, it was a duel between the number eighteen and number nineteen of the Premier League, while the gap to Leeds United and Nottingham Forest was minimal. The winner would have control over enforcement, while the loser would have to fear relegation more than ever. But there was no winner.
That the pressure was on was noticeable during the game. The first half was full of highlights, starting with Everton’s lead after fifteen minutes. The Toffees were awarded a penalty after a foul by Wout Faes on Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Michael Oliver pointed to the spot and Calvert-Lewin himself scored for 0-1. Before that, Alex Iwobi just missed an opportunity for Everton; he came across keeper Daniel Iversen.
Leicester’s reply followed midway through the first half. After a James Maddison free kick, Harvey Barnes headed the ball back. Via Faes, the ball reached defender Caglar Söyüncü, who slipped and shot into the 1-1 via the fingertips of keeper Jordan Pickford. Leicester’s party was complete when Jamie Vardy made it 2-1 moments later. The striker responded to a deep pass from Maddison, outplayed Pickford and rounded off. It was a welcome boost for the 36-year-old attacker. After all, it was only his third league goal of the season for Vardy.
Enough happened towards the break. Calvert-Lewin missed a huge chance and Vardy hit the crossbar, while Everton defender Seamus Coleman was stretchered off the field after sustaining an injury. Because of that moment, the extra time lasted longer and in that extra time of the first half Leicester received a penalty after hands from Michael Keane. However, Maddison shot through the middle from eleven yards and because Pickford stopped, the goalkeeper turned the bet.
Second half
Maddison’s miss proved extra painful as Everton quickly came alongside in the second half. Iwobi fired after a header from Calvert-Lewin and both teams were in balance again. The most spectacle was clearly in the first company, although both teams still went for the win, since a point did not really yield much. The biggest chance was for Vardy, who came across Pickford.
In the end it remained 2-2, so that Leicester took over sixteenth place on goal difference. Leeds and Forest, like Leicester, have thirty points, while Everton are on 29. With four rounds to go, the differences are very small in the basement of the Premier League.
