Leicester City v Everton
In a crucial showdown between two relegation rivals, Everton's Alex Iwobi rescued a 2-2 draw against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
However, the draw favoured the Foxes as they climbed out of the Premier League's bottom three on goal difference.
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin put Everton in front with an early penalty, but Leicester came back with goals from Caglar Soyuncu and Jamie Vardy. The latter scored his third league goal of a disappointing season, but he saved his best for last after bagging a crucial late equalizer against Leeds last week.
Leicester needed a response and they delivered emphatically with two goals in the space of 11 minutes. However, James Maddison missed a chance to put the Foxes 3-1 up when his penalty was saved by Jordan Pickford, who had prepared for the game by studying Leicester's potential penalty takers, including Maddison.
Iwobi made Maddison pay for his miss as he equalized for Everton in the 54th minute. Despite a tense finale, both teams had to settle for a point. Everton remains in 19th place, while Leicester moved out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
Leicester, Premier League champions in 2016, are fighting to avoid playing in the Championship for the first time in nine years. Meanwhile, Sean Dyche's side, who narrowly escaped relegation last season, are one point from safety with four games left for each of the bottom five clubs.
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