That save saw the pendulum swing once more, with a Sean Dyche half-time team talk seemingly doing the business in firing up his front men. Maddison stepped up and copied Calvert-Lewin in shooting straight down the middle, but unfortunately for him Pickford had anticipated the move and held firm. Things went from bad to worse for Keane in a half that he will want to forget as he handled a Harvey Barnes’ cross moments before half time and conceded a penalty. Having gone nine Premier League games without a goal against the Foxes, Calvert-Lewin showed great courage to step up and made no mistake, firing centrally to open the scoring.ĭean Smith’s men didn’t lie down though, hitting back just seven minutes later through Caglar Soyuncu, who swept home on the half-volley despite a slip after the Toffees failed to clear a set-piece.Ītmosphere had reached fever-pitch inside the stadium and Jamie Vardy, who hadn’t scored in 15 league starts prior to tonight, rolled back the years to put his side in front with a trademark goal.Īfter being set free by James Maddison, the 36-year-old showed a clean pair of heels to Michael Keane before rounding Jordan Pickford and tapping into an open net.
With relegation rivals Nottingham Forest, Leeds and Southampton all losing over the weekend, fans inside the King Power Stadium knew three points could be season-defining in maintaining top-flight status.ĭefensive nerves clearly played their part moments later as referee Michael Oliver showed no hesitancy in pointing to the spot after a clumsy foul from Timothy Castagne on Dominic Calvert-Lewin. In a result neither team would have settled for beforehand, a classic relegation six-pointer ended all square as both Leicester City and Everton came from behind but failed to find a winner in an enthralling 2-2 draw.
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