Everton v Leicester City, 19 December 2015

Score3-2 to Leicester City
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Attendance39,570

View Everton v Leicester City head to head

Thirteen of the previous 18 Premier League meetings of these teams had ended in a draw. City’s last win at Goodison Park in the league was on 14 December 1985 in the First Division. Kick-off: 3.00pm

2 Everton

3 Leicester City

Goals:

Romelu Lukaku 32 G
Kevin Mirallas 89 G

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez penalty 27 P
Riyad Mahrez penalty 65 P
Shinji Okazaki 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Tim Howard
Defender Ramiro Funes Mori
Defender/Midfielder Séamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Left back Leighton Baines
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Forward Gerard Deulofeu
Forward Arouna Koné
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marcin Wasilewski Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Andy King Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Aaron Lennon for Gerard Deulofeu 74
Kevin Mirallas for Arouna Koné 74

Substitutions:

Nathan Dyer for Marc Albrighton 71
Ritchie De Laet for Riyad Mahrez 83
Leonardo Ulloa for Jamie Vardy 87

Cards:

Ramiro Funes Mori 61 Y
Tim Howard 64 Y

Cards:

Marcin Wasilewski 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Aaron Lennon
Midfielder Leon Osman
Forward Kevin Mirallas

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 10th This was Everton’s first defeat in seven Premier League matches but they had yet to win a league game against a team in the top half of the table in this season. Romelu Lukaku was the first Everton player to score in eight successive matches in all competitions since Dave Hickson between January and March 1954. He was alo the first Toffee to score in seven consecutive league games since Bob Latchford from November to December in 1975 [Steve Johnson, Everton Complete Record] Gareth Barry made his 100th competitive appearance for Everton It was the third team he had played at least 100 games in all competitions for (also Manchester City and Aston Villa). Leighton Baines made his 250th Premier League start for Everton, so becoming the fourth player to do so after Tim Howard, Leon Osman and David Unsworth. This was Seamus Coleman's 200th appearance for Everton.

Comments:

League position: 1st This result meant that Leicester City would be top of the Premier League table on Christmas Day. The previous Christmas Day, they were bottom of the table with a five point deficit to safety. The Foxes became only the third team to be bottom of the top division on Christmas Day a year before being top on a 25 December (also Burnley, 1825-1926 and Norwich City 1987 - 1988). [Infostrada] Five of the last six teams who were top of the Premier League on Christmas Day went on to win the title. Liverpool were the exception in 2013-14. City had now not lost an away game since a 4-3 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on 21 March 2015 (won seven). The Foxes now had 38 points from their 17 games in 2015-16. It took them until the 37th game to reach 38 points in the previous season.

2 Everton

Goals:

Romelu Lukaku 32 G
Kevin Mirallas 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Tim Howard
Defender Ramiro Funes Mori
Defender/Midfielder Séamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Left back Leighton Baines
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Forward Gerard Deulofeu
Forward Arouna Koné
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Substitutions:

Aaron Lennon for Gerard Deulofeu 74
Kevin Mirallas for Arouna Koné 74

Cards:

Ramiro Funes Mori 61 Y
Tim Howard 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Aaron Lennon
Midfielder Leon Osman
Forward Kevin Mirallas

Comments:

League position: 10th This was Everton’s first defeat in seven Premier League matches but they had yet to win a league game against a team in the top half of the table in this season. Romelu Lukaku was the first Everton player to score in eight successive matches in all competitions since Dave Hickson between January and March 1954. He was alo the first Toffee to score in seven consecutive league games since Bob Latchford from November to December in 1975 [Steve Johnson, Everton Complete Record] Gareth Barry made his 100th competitive appearance for Everton It was the third team he had played at least 100 games in all competitions for (also Manchester City and Aston Villa). Leighton Baines made his 250th Premier League start for Everton, so becoming the fourth player to do so after Tim Howard, Leon Osman and David Unsworth. This was Seamus Coleman's 200th appearance for Everton.

3 Leicester City

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez penalty 27 P
Riyad Mahrez penalty 65 P
Shinji Okazaki 69 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marcin Wasilewski Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Andy King Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Dyer for Marc Albrighton 71
Ritchie De Laet for Riyad Mahrez 83
Leonardo Ulloa for Jamie Vardy 87

Cards:

Marcin Wasilewski 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 1st This result meant that Leicester City would be top of the Premier League table on Christmas Day. The previous Christmas Day, they were bottom of the table with a five point deficit to safety. The Foxes became only the third team to be bottom of the top division on Christmas Day a year before being top on a 25 December (also Burnley, 1825-1926 and Norwich City 1987 - 1988). [Infostrada] Five of the last six teams who were top of the Premier League on Christmas Day went on to win the title. Liverpool were the exception in 2013-14. City had now not lost an away game since a 4-3 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on 21 March 2015 (won seven). The Foxes now had 38 points from their 17 games in 2015-16. It took them until the 37th game to reach 38 points in the previous season.