At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on April 21, a match in the 18th round of the Premier League began to compete, and Everton played Leicester City at home. Everton have had an extremely bad record this season, finishing 4th from the bottom and facing relegation pressures. Such an achievement is very difficult for Everton, which is worth a total of 440 million euros, to accept. Leicester City's results were more average, losing 12 of their first 30 league games and ranking in the middle. This time, the two sides met in a make-up match and the first leg of the season, resulting in a 1-1 draw.
Lampard was in a 433 formation for the match. Pickford served as the starting goalkeeper. Coleman, Mina, Godfrey and McColenko paired up at 4 backs. Alain, Delph and Iwobi form a 3 midfielder. The attacking combination of Anthony Gordon, Risalisson and Gray joined forces. Rondon, Ali, Van der Beek and Andre Gomez sat on the bench. Leicester City had a 4141 formation, with Isinacho, Madison, Tillermans and Harvey Barnes starting.
Just 4 minutes into the game, Leicester City scored! Harvey Barnes scored in front of goal. The goal came too early and Leicester City got off to a fantastic start. Everton got into trouble early, which gave Lampard a big problem. Rishalisson had a chance to equalise, but it was a pity that his half-empty goal was deflected. Threatening shots from both sides are still relatively few. At half-time, Everton trailed 1-0. Everton had just 32 percent possession in the first half and 0 shots on target on 4 shots. Leicester City did not have many shots on goal in the first half, 5 shots on goal, 2 shots on target, and scored 1 goal.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 46th minute, Iwobi carried the ball outside the box and fired a long-range shot of his own, which was high. In the 57th minute, Lampard made a substitution adjustment, replacing Alain with Ali. Three minutes later, Gray received a clever pass from Gordon at the top of the penalty area and also came to shoot from a distance, which was also high. In the 65th minute, Rondon came on as a substitute and replaced Gray. Subsequently, Leicester City also made a substitution, with Lukeman coming on as a substitute to replace Harvey Barnes. In the 79th minute, Madison relied on superb technique in the penalty area, shook down the defender and then pumped a near corner, which was deflected. In the 92nd minute, Risalisson broke out in a desperate situation and scored a goal that saved Everton. In the end, Everton drew 1-1 with Leicester City. The draw was too difficult for Everton. Everton remained unbeaten in two consecutive rounds, which was a stop to the decline.