Leicester City 2-2 Everton: Chaotic match leaves both in deep trouble

Leicester City and Everton had to settle for a draw in a chaotic match which leaves both in deep trouble at the wrong end of the Premier League table.

The two clubs started the game in the bottom three but a point was enough to drag Leicester out of the drop zone on goal difference, while Everton stay 19th, two points from safety.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring with just his second goal of the season from the penalty spot, picking himself up to convert after being bundled over by Timothy Castagne.

The lead lasted just seven minutes as the hosts equalised through Caglar Soyuncu, who rolled home a cool finish from Wout Faes' knockdown.

And Leicester turned the game around after 33 minutes as the sprightly Jamie Vardy latched on to James Maddison's through ball before rounding Jordan Pickford and stroking home.

The Toffees should have levelled before half-time but Calvert-Lewin contrived to miss an open goal from a couple of yards, before Leicester broke down the other end and Vardy struck the crossbar.

There was still time in a breathless first half for Pickford to save Maddison's penalty, which was struck straight down the middle by the England midfielder.

It proved costly as the visitors drew level nine minutes after the restart when Alex Iwobi guided in a low finish, but neither side were able to find a winner.

Everton, meanwhile, will also be concerned by a serious-looking injury to captain Seamus Coleman, sustained in the opening period following a collision with Boubakary Soumare.

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Leicester City

Squad number31Player nameIversen

Squad number27Player nameCastagne

Squad number3Player nameFaes

Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü

Squad number33Player nameThomas

Squad number8Player nameTielemans

Squad number25Player nameNdidi

Squad number42Player nameSoumaré

Squad number10Player nameMaddison

Squad number9Player nameVardy

Squad number7Player nameBarnes

Squad number16Player nameKristiansen

Squad number20Player nameDaka

Squad number26Player namePraet

Everton

Squad number1Player namePickford

Squad number23Player nameColeman

Squad number5Player nameKeane

Squad number2Player nameTarkowski

Squad number19Player nameMykolenko

Squad number37Player nameGarner

Squad number27Player nameGueye

Squad number17Player nameIwobi

Squad number16Player nameDoucouré

Squad number7Player nameMcNeil

Squad number9Player nameCalvert-Lewin

Squad number3Player namePatterson

Line-ups

Leicester

Formation 4-3-3

31Iversen

27Castagne3Faes4Söyüncü33Thomas

8Tielemans25Ndidi42Soumaré

10Maddison9Vardy7Barnes

Substitutes

Everton

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Pickford

23Coleman5Keane2Tarkowski19Mykolenko

37Garner27Gueye

17Iwobi16Doucouré7McNeil

9Calvert-Lewin

Substitutes

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Match ends, Leicester City 2, Everton 2.

Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Everton 2.

Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).

Nathan Patterson (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.

James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).

Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).

Nathan Patterson (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen replaces Luke Thomas.

Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Harvey Barnes.

Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by James Garner (Everton).

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.

Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Wout Faes.

Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.

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