They think it’s all over – but it’s not yet. Leicester kept the Premier League title race alive here by plundering a win in stoppage time, Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal keeping Brendan Rodgers’ side within striking distance of Liverpool. Yes, eight points is within striking distance for this impressive Leicester side, who have now scored more goals and conceded fewer than Liverpool this season.
As for Marco Silva’s reign at Everton, maybe that will be over soon. But if the Portuguese is sacked, it will not be because of this performance. Everton played well, forcing Leicester to show all of their resourcefulness to dig out a victory. Six wins on the trot represents Leicester’s best run since 1962-63. They finished fourth that season but are a good bet to do better this. The champions back then, by the way, were Everton. A repeat of that is not on the cards any time soon, even if they did well here, taking the lead through Richarlison before Jamie Vardy and Iheanacho hit back for hosts who never stop believing.
Written by Paul Doyle at the King Power Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/01/leicester-everton-premier-league-match-report under the title “Leicester’s Kelechi Iheanacho turns the screw on Everton’s Marco Silva”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
