English Premier League

Everton vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 1': Abdoulaye Doucouré
  • 6': Beto
  • 45'+2': Beto
  • 90': Iliman Ndiaye
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4 - 0

Everton's lightning-fast start sees them rout Leicester

Abdoulaye Doucoure scored the fastest goal of the season in Everton's 4-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Everton 1, Leicester City 0. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Pickford.
  • 6': Goal! Everton 2, Leicester City 0. Beto (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Tarkowski with a through ball.
  • 10': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 11': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Offside, Everton. Vitalii Mykolenko is caught offside.
  • 19': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 20': Offside, Everton. Jake O'Brien is caught offside.
  • 22': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
  • 23': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jesper Lindstrøm.
  • 24': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 26': Hand ball by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
  • 34': Jake O'Brien (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 36': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. James Garner (Everton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 39': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury James Garner (Everton).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
  • 45'+1': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Everton 3, Leicester City 0. Beto (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Garner with a through ball.
  • 45'+6': Offside, Everton. Beto is caught offside.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Everton 3, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Everton 3, Leicester City 0.
  • 47': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 49': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
  • 51': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 51': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 52': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
  • 53': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton).
  • 63': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 65': Jordan Pickford (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 66': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton).
  • 67': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 71': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  • 74': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
  • 75': Substitution, Everton. Ashley Young replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Woyo Coulibaly replaces James Justin.
  • 76': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 76': Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 77': Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Offside, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  • 81': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 82': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 82': Jordan Pickford (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Everton. Tim Iroegbunam replaces James Garner.
  • 87': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
  • 87': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Everton. Jack Harrison replaces Beto.
  • 88': Substitution, Everton. Nathan Patterson replaces Vitalii Mykolenko.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90': Goal! Everton 4, Leicester City 0. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
  • 90'+3': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Everton 4, Leicester City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Everton 4, Leicester City 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 1
53 Possession 47
9 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 7
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
398 Accurate Passes 359
489 Passes 443
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 56
20 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 4
19 Effective Clearances 30
19 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,376

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 29 +42 70
2 Arsenal 29 +29 58
3 Nottingham Forest 29 +14 54
4 Chelsea 29 +16 49
Full Table

Line-Ups

EVE Everton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
32 Jarrad Branthwaite
6 James Tarkowski
19 Vitaliy Mykolenko
15 Jake O'Brien
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
27 Idrissa Gueye
37 James Garner
14 Beto
10 Iliman Ndiaye
29 Jesper Lindstrom

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
3 Wout Faes
16 Victor Kristiansen
2 James Justin
11 Bilal El Khannouss
24 Boubakary Soumaré
8 Harry Winks
9 Jamie Vardy
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
18 Jordan Ayew

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