English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 8, 2022
Everton LWDLW 2
–
Leicester City DDDLL 1
1st2ndT
EVE202
LEI101
King Power Stadium · 32,001 att.

Match Report

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Everton climb out of relegation zone with gritty win at Leicester

Everton climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 2-1 win at Leicester City after Vitaliy Mykolenko and Mason Holgate scored.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
7
Saves
2
34
Possession
66
10
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
239
Accurate Passes
545
332
Passes
631
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
24
0.4
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
33
26
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
5
23
Effective Clearances
7
23
Clearances
7

Head to Head

EVE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LEI · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 3Wesley FofanaCD
  3. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  4. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  5. 24Nampalys MendySW
  6. 17Ayoze PérezCM-L
  7. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  8. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallLM
  9. 27Timothy CastagneRM
  10. 29Patson DakaCF-L
  11. 14Kelechi IheanachoCF-R

EVE · 5-4-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 13Yerry MinaCD
  3. 4Mason HolgateCD-L
  4. 23Seamus ColemanCD-R
  5. 19Vitaliy MykolenkoLB
  6. 17Alex IwobiRB
  7. 8Fabian DelphCM-L
  8. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  9. 11Demarai GrayLM
  10. 24Anthony GordonRM
  11. 7RicharlisonF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Leicester City 0, Everton 1. Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Iwobi with a cross.
  2. 11' Goal! Leicester City 1, Everton 1. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 18' Substitution, Everton. Michael Keane replaces Yerry Mina because of an injury.
  4. 30' Goal! Leicester City 1, Everton 2. Mason Holgate (Everton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  6. 47' Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  8. 66' Substitution, Everton. Jonjoe Kenny replaces Vitalii Mykolenko because of an injury.
  9. 74' Substitution, Everton. Salomón Rondón replaces Demarai Gray.
  10. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Patson Daka.
  11. 88' Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+3' Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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