Leicester City are going in search of their first Premier League win this weekend when they host Everton.
Steve Cooper’s side have two points from their opening four matches this season, most recently drawing 2-2 away at Crystal Palace.
Both sides know three points could help to kick-start their Premier League campaign and if previous fixtures are anything to go by, we won’t be short of drama on the pitch.
Leicester City 2-2 Everton, 1 May 2023
Jordan Pickford of Everton saves a penalty kick from James Maddison of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Ev…
With the Toffees and Leicester locked in a battle to avoid the drop, it felt like winner takes all.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring inside 15 minutes at the King Power Stadium, but Leicester rallied back to score two goals in 10 minutes via Caglar Soyuncu and Jamie Vardy to go ahead.
The Foxes had the chance to go two goals to the good when they won a penalty, however James Maddison saw his effort saved.
Alexander Iwobi’s second-half equaliser ensured a share of the spoils and just a few weeks later, it would be Everton celebrating Premier League survival.
Everton 0-2 Leicester City, 5 November 2022
Despite suffering relegation that season, there was a brief period where it looked like Leicester’s poor start to the season was nothing more than a blip.
A huge win against local rivals Nottingham Forest was followed up by victories against Leeds United and Wolves, sparking some life into the Foxes.
Quite fittingly on Bonfire night, it was a rocket of an effort that set Brendan Rodgers’ side on their way to three points, with Youri Tielemans finding the back of the net from a distance.
Harvey Barnes made sure of the win with less than five minutes to go in a brutal counter-attack as
Leicester City 1-2 Everton, 8 May 2022
As is often the case when these two sides meet, a lot was riding on this game.
Fresh off the back of a Conference League semi-final exit to Roma, Leicester’s goal was to end the season on a high, while Everton’s was once again all about survival.
It seemed a post-Europe hangover was in full swing for the Foxes, who proved to be no match for the visitors from Merseyside.
Vitaliy Mykolenko opened the scoring inside six minutes with a low-driven effort from the edge of the box.
Patson Daka was on hand to bring the scores level just five minutes later but the winner would come on the half-hour mark as Mason Holgate prodded home from a corner to seal a huge three points for Frank Lampard’s men.
Everton’s Mason Holgate scores his side’s second goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Everton at The King Power Stadium …
Everton 1-1 Leicester City, 20 April 2022
Although Leicester experienced some of their most successful years under Brendan Rodgers, there were many frustrating moments such as conceding injury-time goals.
This problem would come back to haunt them at Goodison Park on this occasion once more.
Academy graduate Barnes would open the scoring after five minutes as Leicester controlled the game for large spells.
It looked as if they would walk away with the win only for Richarlison to equalise in second-half stoppage time and earn a share of the spoils.
Leicester City’s English midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (L) and Leicester City’s Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans (R) react on the final whistl…
Everton 1-1 Leicester City, 27 January 2021
Draws have been a common theme when these two sides have played over the years and it was no different on this occasion.
Played behind closed doors due to Covid-19 restrictions at the time this was a period when both Everton and Leicester were challenging to threaten the top order.
Under the guise of Carlo Ancelotti, the Toffees had some star names among their ranks, including James Rodriguez, who gave the hosts the lead after half an hour
However, this Leicester side were sitting third in the Premier League at the time and they showed exactly why, fighting back after the break to equalise via Tielemans in the 67th minute.
In the end, Leicester didn’t go on to secure Champions League football, missing out on the final day for a second consecutive season, but they did end their FA Cup hoodoo by winning the competition for the first time in the club’s history.
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