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Youri Tielemans broke the deadlock in spectacular fashion just before half-timeLeicester City climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone as Youri Tielemans' sensational first-half strike set Brendan Rodgers' side on their way to a thoroughly deserved victory at Everton.
Tielemans controlled James Maddison's cut-back with his thigh before sending a dipping effort into the top corner of Jordan Pickford's goal from the edge of the penalty area.
Harvey Barnes put the result beyond doubt in the closing stages, rifling a powerful shot past Pickford for his fifth league goal of the campaign.
The visitors dominated the first half but missed several opportunities to take the lead prior to Tielemans' moment of inspiration on the stroke of half-time.
Rodgers' team continued to create the better openings in the second half, Patson Daka blazing over the crossbar from a good position and the outstanding Maddison striking the outside of the woodwork with a curling, long-range shot.
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin was forced off with an injury just after the hour-mark to cap a miserable afternoon for the Toffees and their supporters.
The win lifts Leicester up to 13th - two places above the Toffees due to their superior goal difference.
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Maddison shines for dominant Foxes
Maddison's sparkling display will have done his hopes of a place in Gareth Southgate's England World Cup squad no harm whatsoever.
The 25-year-old was at the heart of the Foxes' best attacking moves but the visitors' finishing proved their downfall early on, Pickford producing a one-handed save to deny Daka before Barnes blazed over the crossbar from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's pass.
The only thing missing from Maddison's performance was a goal. James Tarkowski and Idrissa Gueye both produced blocks to deny the former Norwich man in the first half, before he rattled the woodwork with an ingenious effort midway through the second half.
He did, however, set up both Leicester goals - the first of which was a contender for goal of the season from Tielemans. The Belgium international is out of contract next summer but Rodgers has said he will "continue to work with" the 25-year-old despite his uncertain future.
Just as Everton appeared to be pushing for an equaliser, Barnes collected Maddison's lay-off before beating Pickford with a ferocious effort.
After conceding 22 goals in their first eight league games of the campaign, Leicester have shipped just three in their previous seven.
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Everton
Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number23Player nameColeman
Squad number30Player nameCoady
Squad number2Player nameTarkowski
Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
Squad number17Player nameIwobi
Squad number27Player nameGueye
Squad number8Player nameOnana
Squad number11Player nameGray
Squad number9Player nameCalvert-Lewin
Squad number7Player nameMcNeil
Squad number3Player namePatterson
Squad number10Player nameGordon
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Squad number20Player nameMaupay
Squad number37Player nameGarner
Leicester City
Squad number1Player nameWard
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Squad number3Player nameFaes
Squad number2Player nameJustin
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton
Squad number24Player nameMendy
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Line-ups
Everton
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Pickford
- 23ColemanSubstituted forPattersonat 71'minutes
- 30Coady
- 2Tarkowski
- 19Mykolenko
- 17Iwobi
- 27GueyeSubstituted forGarnerat 45'minutes
- 8OnanaSubstituted forDoucouréat 61'minutes
- 11Gray
- 9Calvert-LewinSubstituted forMaupayat 61'minutes
- 7McNeilSubstituted forGordonat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Patterson
- 4Holgate
- 5Keane
- 10Gordon
- 15Begovic
- 16Doucouré
- 20Maupay
- 26Davies
- 37Garner
Leicester
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Ward
- 27Castagne
- 18Amartey
- 3Faes
- 2Justin
- 42SoumaréSubstituted forNdidiat 70'minutes
- 10Maddison
- 8TielemansSubstituted forMendyat 90+1'minutes
- 22Dewsbury-HallSubstituted forAlbrightonat 78'minutes
- 7Barnes
- 20DakaSubstituted forVardyat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Vardy
- 11Albrighton
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 23Vestergaard
- 24Mendy
- 25Ndidi
- 31Iversen
- 33Thomas
Referee:David Coote
Attendance:39,206
Live Text
Match ends, Everton 0, Leicester City 2.
Second Half ends, Everton 0, Leicester City 2.
Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Youri Tielemans.
Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nathan Patterson (Everton).
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton).
Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tarkowski with a headed pass.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
Goal! Everton 0, Leicester City 2. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Vitaliy Mykolenko.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by James Justin.
Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Offside, Leicester City. Danny Ward tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
Substitution, Everton. Nathan Patterson replaces Séamus Coleman.
Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Dwight McNeil.
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