English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 19, 2015
Leicester City WWDWW 3
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Everton WDWDD 2
1st2ndT
LEI123
EVE112
Goodison Park · 39,570 att.

Match Report

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Riyad Mahrez scores twice as leaders Leicester beat Everton

Leicester's unlikely Premier League title challenge is more of a reality than ever as a 3-2 victory at Everton ensured they will be top at Christmas.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
10
3
Saves
2
32.6
Possession
67.4
10
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
167
Accurate Passes
416
272
Passes
538
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
32
0.4
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
98
21
Accurate Long Balls
54
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
23
Effective Tackles
11
30
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
19
33
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

EVE · 4-3-3

  1. 24Tim HowardG
  2. 25Ramiro Funes MoriCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 3Leighton BainesLB
  5. 23Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 18Gareth BarryCM
  7. 15Tom CleverleyLM
  8. 20Ross BarkleyRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 9Arouna KonéLF
  11. 19Gerard DeulofeuRF

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  3. 27Marcin WasilewskiCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 14N'Golo KantéCM-L
  7. 10Andy KingCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Everton 0, Leicester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 32' Goal! Everton 1, Leicester City 1. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 61' Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 64' Tim Howard (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Goal! Everton 1, Leicester City 2. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 69' Goal! Everton 1, Leicester City 3. Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  7. 71' Substitution, Leicester City. Nathan Dyer replaces Marc Albrighton.
  8. 74' Substitution, Everton. Kevin Mirallas replaces Arouna Koné.
  9. 74' Substitution, Everton. Aaron Lennon replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  10. 81' Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 83' Substitution, Leicester City. Ritchie de Laet replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  12. 87' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Jamie Vardy.
  13. 89' Goal! Everton 2, Leicester City 3. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.

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