Everton vs Leicester City, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueVardy strike helps Leicester see off Everton and climb to seventh
A drab encounter produced few chances and moments of quality, with Leicester profiting from an Everton mistake at the back to climb to seventh.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 6': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 6': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
- 13': Hand ball by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 16': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
- 19': Jonjoe Kenny (Everton) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 24': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester City).
- 24': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Simpson with a headed pass.
- 27': Foul by Danny Simpson (Leicester City).
- 27': Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Delay in match Richarlison (Everton) because of an injury.
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 31': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 32': Foul by Danny Simpson (Leicester City).
- 32': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 38': Attempt missed. Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 42': Attempt saved. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a headed pass.
- 43': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 44': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Everton 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
- 49': Foul by Lucas Digne (Everton).
- 49': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny with a cross.
- 52': André Gomes (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 57': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Danny Simpson.
- 58': Goal! Everton 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a through ball.
- 62': Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a headed pass.
- 62': Substitution, Everton. Bernard replaces André Gomes.
- 67': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 67': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Substitution, Everton. Cenk Tosun replaces Theo Walcott.
- 71': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jonjoe Kenny.
- 72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernard.
- 73': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Danny Simpson.
- 74': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 74': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 75': Attempt saved. Cenk Tosun (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 75': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 75': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
- 80': Foul by Lucas Digne (Everton).
- 80': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Lucas Digne (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Cenk Tosun (Everton).
- 81': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Cenk Tosun (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Jonjoe Kenny (Everton).
- 82': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Offside, Leicester City. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Harry Maguire is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Cenk Tosun (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernard with a cross.
- 87': Hand ball by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 90': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Cenk Tosun (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kurt Zouma with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Cenk Tosun (Everton) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Keane with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Offside, Everton. Jordan Pickford tries a through ball, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Everton 0, Leicester City 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Everton 0, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
 LEI |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 389 |
| 366 | Passes | 525 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 26 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 34 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,052
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,052
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Kurt Zouma |
| 4 | Michael Keane |
| 12 | Lucas Digne  |
| 43 | Jonjoe Kenny |
| 10 | Gylfi Sigurdsson |
| 17 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 8 | André Gomes |
| 29 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 30 | Richarlison |
| 11 | Theo Walcott |
Leicester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 15 | Harry Maguire |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 3 | Ben Chilwell |
| 2 | Danny Simpson |
| 24 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 38 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 14 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 31 | Rachid Ghezzal |
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