Leicester 1 Everton 2: Blues snatch all three points

A brilliant Gylfi Sigurdsson strike gave Everton victory over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium this afternoon.

This is a good and important three points for Everton away at the Foxes, and is the Blues first away win of the season.

With the international break looming again, the Toffees needed to maintain the momentum of the previous weekend’s win against Fulham. At the very least it was crucial not to lose this one.

But of course three points is better than one and Sigurdsson’s strike late in the second half was enough to give Everton the win against ten-man Leicester City.

The Blues went into this match on the back of that desperate exit from the League Cup at home to Southampton on Tuesday night.

I feel that Tuesday was perhaps the first time Marco Silva has made a serious misjudgment since becoming Everton boss. Selecting a weakened team in that competition proved costly and so for him too this was an important win.

Interestingly Silva picked a four-man attack with Richarlison playing in a more central position. Neither Cenk tosun or Dominic Calvert-Lewin started.

This is something I, (and many others), have previously argued could be the solution to Everton’s struggles finding a replacement for Romelu Lukalu.

The Blues fluid, interchangeable attack created plenty of early chances for the away team as Everton took the game to Leicester.

And quickly the Toffees were ahead. Bernard had a superb first half and after a jinking, skilful run he teed up his fellow Brazilian Richarlison who met the cross and volleyed home.

Bernard looks like a great signing on a free who could give the Blues something really different in attack. Everton have rarely had a player that has the kind of skill, creativity and invention that the diminutive winger possesses.

It’s unlikely he will play a full 90 minutes every week, but his contribution could be decisive and match-winning when he does play.

Everton could and perhaps should, have perhaps gone further ahead but didn’t. And Leicester came back into the game and then equalised.

In the second half the game was in the balance until Wes Morgan was sent off for a second bookable offence after a foul on Richarlison. It seemed a little harsh but the decision gave Everton renewed impetus.

One statistic from the game that was particularly pleasing is the fact the Blues managed 17 shots with eight on target. That’s the kind of ratio the team need to maintain.

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Now we come to Sigurdsson’s wonderful winner. The Iceland international has begun to find the kind of form and consistency that Blues fans have been hoping for since his arrival at the club.

He produced a goal of the season contender here turning away from a Leicester player before firing a superb effort into the top corner of the net.

Leicester had a few late chances but Everton held on for a win that was on balance probably deserved.

The Blues have now won two Premier League games in a row! Coming next after the international break is a home game against Crystal Palace on Sunday the 21st October.