Everton v Leicester City, 01 February 2025

Score4-0 to Everton
RefereeDarren Bond
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Attendance39,376
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 36 Everton won: 12 Drawn: 17 Leicester City won: 7 Everton scored: 53 Leicester City scored: 46 . This was Everton's biggest win against Leicester City since a 5-1 victory at Goodison Park in League Division One on 28 December 1986.

4 Everton

Manager: David Moyes

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 1 G
Beto 6 G
Beto 45+2 G
Iliman N'Diaye 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Jake O'Brien
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder/Forward Jesper Lindstrøm
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Forward Beto

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Harry Winks Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Ashley Young for Jesper Lindstrøm 75
Tim Iroegbunam for James Garner 82
Jack Harrison for Beto 88
Nathan Patterson for Vitaliy Mykolenko 88

Substitutions:

Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 60
Caleb Okoli for Jannik Vestergaard 60
Woyo Coulibaly for James Justin 76
Stephy Mavididi for Bobby Decordova-Reid 76

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Goalkeeper João Virgínia
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Nathan Patterson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Forward Martin Sherif

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Woyo Coulibaly
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 15th . Abdoulaye Doucouré’s opening goal was timed at ten seconds. It had now become Everton’s known quickest-ever goal; previously 11 seconds by Colin Clarke against Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in the League Cup on 25 September 1985. [c/o Steve Johnson, www.evertonresults.com] . The Toffees scored two goals in the opening six minutes of a league game for the first time since a 5-2 win against Chelsea in League Division One on 28 March 1970. [c/o EFC Statto] . They had now led by three or more goals at half-time in consecutive home league games for the first time since April 1961 versus Cardiff City and Arsenal in League Division One. [c/o EFC Statto]

Comments:

League position: 18th . Leicester City failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2024. . The Foxes had now conceded 53 goals in their 24 games so far in this Premier League season (scored 25). . City had now been behind at half-time in 14 of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division.

4 Everton

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 1 G
Beto 6 G
Beto 45+2 G
Iliman N'Diaye 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Jake O'Brien
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder/Forward Jesper Lindstrøm
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Forward Beto

Substitutions:

Ashley Young for Jesper Lindstrøm 75
Tim Iroegbunam for James Garner 82
Jack Harrison for Beto 88
Nathan Patterson for Vitaliy Mykolenko 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Goalkeeper João Virgínia
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Nathan Patterson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Forward Martin Sherif

Comments:

League position: 15th . Abdoulaye Doucouré’s opening goal was timed at ten seconds. It had now become Everton’s known quickest-ever goal; previously 11 seconds by Colin Clarke against Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in the League Cup on 25 September 1985. [c/o Steve Johnson, www.evertonresults.com] . The Toffees scored two goals in the opening six minutes of a league game for the first time since a 5-2 win against Chelsea in League Division One on 28 March 1970. [c/o EFC Statto] . They had now led by three or more goals at half-time in consecutive home league games for the first time since April 1961 versus Cardiff City and Arsenal in League Division One. [c/o EFC Statto]

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Harry Winks Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 60
Caleb Okoli for Jannik Vestergaard 60
Woyo Coulibaly for James Justin 76
Stephy Mavididi for Bobby Decordova-Reid 76

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Woyo Coulibaly
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 18th . Leicester City failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2024. . The Foxes had now conceded 53 goals in their 24 games so far in this Premier League season (scored 25). . City had now been behind at half-time in 14 of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division.