Leicester City v Everton, 06 October 2018

Score2-1 to Everton
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,007

View Leicester City v Everton head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm The team scoring first in this Premier League meeting had yet to lose. A Leicester City victory would have given them consecutive home wins in the top division against Everton for the first time since 1966. Premier League Head to Head Played: 25 Leicester City won: 4 Drawn: 13 Everton won: 8 Leicester City scored: 34 Everton scored: 37

1 Leicester City

Manager: Claude Puel

2 Everton

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Ricardo Pereira 40 G

Goals:

Richarlison 7 G
Gylfi Sigurdsson 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Michael Keane Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Jonjoe Kenny Defender/Midfielder
Bernard Midfielder
Tom Davies Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Kelechi Iheanacho 67
Rachid Ghezzal for James Maddison 80
Shinji Okazaki for Ricardo Pereira 86

Substitutions:

Cenk Tosun for Tom Davies 71
Morgan Schneiderlin for Bernard 90
Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Theo Walcott 90

Cards:

Daniel Amartey 31 Y
Wes Morgan 43 Y
Wes Morgan 63 Y
Wes Morgan 63 R
Ben Chilwell 90 Y

Cards:

Tom Davies 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Forward Shinji Okazaki

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Defender/Left back Leighton Baines
Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Forward Cenk Tosun
Forward Ademola Lookman

Comments:

League position: 10th Leicester City had won three of their preceding four home games in the Premier League. The Foxes failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2017. Wes Morgan had now been sent off in two of his last three appearances in the Premier League. He had been shown one red card in his previous 137 games in the division.

Comments:

League position: 11th Everton became the fourth club to win 600 away games in the top division (played 2245, lost 1064); also Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United. Gylfi Sigurðsson became the second Icelandic player to score 50 goals in the Premier League after Eidur Gudjohnsen (55). The Toffees were now unbeaten in last 11 games that kicked-off at 3.00pm on a Saturday (won seven). This was their fourth win this season in all competitions (played ten, lost three). Everton had now won four of their last 31 away games in the Premier League (lost 15).

1 Leicester City

Manager: Claude Puel

Goals:

Ricardo Pereira 40 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Kelechi Iheanacho 67
Rachid Ghezzal for James Maddison 80
Shinji Okazaki for Ricardo Pereira 86

Cards:

Daniel Amartey 31 Y
Wes Morgan 43 Y
Wes Morgan 63 Y
Wes Morgan 63 R
Ben Chilwell 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Forward Shinji Okazaki

Comments:

League position: 10th Leicester City had won three of their preceding four home games in the Premier League. The Foxes failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2017. Wes Morgan had now been sent off in two of his last three appearances in the Premier League. He had been shown one red card in his previous 137 games in the division.

2 Everton

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Richarlison 7 G
Gylfi Sigurdsson 77 G

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Michael Keane Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Jonjoe Kenny Defender/Midfielder
Bernard Midfielder
Tom Davies Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Cenk Tosun for Tom Davies 71
Morgan Schneiderlin for Bernard 90
Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Theo Walcott 90

Cards:

Tom Davies 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Defender/Left back Leighton Baines
Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Forward Cenk Tosun
Forward Ademola Lookman

Comments:

League position: 11th Everton became the fourth club to win 600 away games in the top division (played 2245, lost 1064); also Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United. Gylfi Sigurðsson became the second Icelandic player to score 50 goals in the Premier League after Eidur Gudjohnsen (55). The Toffees were now unbeaten in last 11 games that kicked-off at 3.00pm on a Saturday (won seven). This was their fourth win this season in all competitions (played ten, lost three). Everton had now won four of their last 31 away games in the Premier League (lost 15).