Everton vs Leicester City, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeicester salvages point at Everton after Jordan Pickford mistake
A mistake by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford helped Leicester City rally for a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 3': Mason Holgate (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
- 4': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 9': Foul by Yerry Mina (Everton).
- 9': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 14': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Everton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 16': Corner, Everton. Conceded by James Justin.
- 16': Attempt missed. Tom Davies (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 17': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 20': André Gomes (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 23': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 23': Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Yerry Mina (Everton).
- 24': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
- 27': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 27': Yerry Mina (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 30': Goal! Everton 1, Leicester City 0. James Rodríguez (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 31': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by James Rodríguez (Everton).
- 34': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 34': Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 39': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
- 42': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Wilfred Ndidi because of an injury.
- 42': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
- 42': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
- 43': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Offside, Everton. Jordan Pickford tries a through ball, but Lucas Digne is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 45': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Everton 1, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 1, Leicester City 0.
- 46': Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
- 46': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 47': Attempt missed. Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
- 48': Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Davies.
- 50': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 50': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
- 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
- 57': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
- 58': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 62': Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
- 62': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by James Rodríguez (Everton).
- 63': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': James Rodríguez (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt saved. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
- 67': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 67': Goal! Everton 1, Leicester City 1. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Cengiz Ünder replaces Marc Albrighton.
- 70': Foul by Mason Holgate (Everton).
- 70': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 73': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 75': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 76': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 76': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Jonny Evans because of an injury.
- 78': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Holgate with a cross.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
- 79': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
- 80': Substitution, Everton. Alex Iwobi replaces Mason Holgate.
- 81': Corner, Everton. Conceded by James Justin.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
- 83': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Everton. Gylfi Sigurdsson replaces James Rodríguez.
- 86': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 87': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Everton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 89': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Everton. Séamus Coleman replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 90': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Michael Keane.
- 90'+1': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but James Justin is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Everton. Conceded by James Justin.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Everton 1, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Everton 1, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
 LEI |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 65 | Possession | 35 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 494 | Accurate Passes | 227 |
| 573 | Passes | 298 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 21 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 20 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 4 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Michael Keane |
| 13 | Yerry Mina |
| 22 | Ben Godfrey |
| 4 | Mason Holgate |
| 21 | André Gomes |
| 26 | Tom Davies |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 7 | Richarlison |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 19 | James Rodríguez |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 3 | Wesley Fofana |
| 2 | James Justin  |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
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