Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Leicester
Match Time & Date:
21 September 2024
15:00
Prediction: 2-1
Everton
After sharing the spoils with Crystal Palace in their last league match, Leicester City will look to record their first win of the season when they face Everton in the Premier League round 5. The Foxes are determined to return to winning ways and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Toffees. Veteran Jamie Vardy should keep his place in the starting XI after scoring second goal of the season against Palace, while fellow forward Patson Daka remains in the recovery room.
Everton, on the other hand, made a very slow start to the season, with the team losing each of their first four games of the process. As Sean Dyche’s troops have been struggling at the back of late, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Seamus Coleman faces race against the clock to be fit for Saturday’s clash, while all Nathan Patterson, Jarrad Brantwaite, and Armando Broja remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Jamie Vardy):
Spending his early career playing no-league football, Jamie Vardy made the headlines when he joined Leicester City in a £1 million deal in 2012, but little did he know that he would go on to become a genuine Premier League star just three years later.
The experienced forward helped the Foxes gain promotion to the elite division and then score more than 20 goals as they mounted an unlikely title bid, earning worldwide acclaim as well as a place in the England squad. Vardy went on to score his first two goals for the Three Lions in March 2016 friendlies, with his back-heel goal against Germany in Berlin seeing him instantly become a fans’ favourite.
Over the years, Vardy has earned a reputation as a striker who never gives up and can be a real menace for opposition defenders, but his excellent goalscoring record and good link-up play are enough to suggest he can be described as a mix of old-style pacey forwards and modern strikers.
Highlighted Team (Everton):
Everton are one of the two Merseyside giants that were formed back in 1878, with the club holding a long-standing rivalry with Liverpool. Everton have participated in the English top flight for a record 113 seasons, with the team competing in the English second tier in just four campaigns.
The Toffees play their home matches at Goodison Park, the stadium that was opened in 1892. Everton have won the national championship nine times, with the team winning their last domestic trophy back in 1987.
The Toffees have clinched five FA Cup trophies as well and it has to be noted that a victory over Manchester United in the 1994/1995 FA Cup final helped the team win their last title in the prestigious competition. Everton and Liverpool face each other in the Merseyside derby and the clash between the two local rivals has been called the Merseyside derby since 1955.
In the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign Everton were hammered by Liverpool (0-4) at Anfield.
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