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2021/22 English Premier League
Matchday 36
Leicester City v Everton
King Power Stadium
Leicester, England
Sunday, 8 May 2022
Kick-off is at 14h00
Everton will look to build on their first win in three
Premier League outings when they take on Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, May 8.
The Toffees got sucked into the relegation zone after losing seven of their last 10 matches prior to the visit of Chelsea on Sunday.
But Frank Lampard's side claimed a morale-boosting 1-0 victory over the Blues at Goodison Park to close within two points of safety in 18th place.
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Lampard paid tribute to the home fans for their part in achieving what could turn out to be a massive result for the Merseysiders in their bid to avoid the drop.
"Today was a huge game for us and when you see the fans turn up before this game and what they did to this game - they were people of the match," he said.
"Men, women and youngsters, all Everton crazy, they love this club and they pushed us over the line. It was amazing and I can only thank them. I have been through a lot in football but it was a goosebumps moment on the way in.
"It is not the norm, driving up and seeing the fans like that, it is special, and it makes a big difference when you feel pushed on by the ferocity and nice aggression of the fans support.
"The players understand what it means to people but, sometimes, a little reminder is a good thing, and they produced an outstanding display against a very good team. The great discipline and work ethic stemmed from the great support."
The Foxes are in danger of recording their worst finish under Brendan Rodgers, who guided them to ninth with a points tally of 52 at the end of the 2018/19 season after he replaced Claude Puel at the helm in February 2019.
Rodgers' team are 10 points worse off at this stage with five matches left to play, but a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham last Sunday left them without a win in four encounters.
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Rodgers felt the result wasn't a true reflection of the game and praised his players for not giving up, although he admitted they were guilty of conceding more cheap goals against Spurs.
"I didn't feel it [the scoreline] was a fair reflection," the Northern Irishman said. "I thought we started the game very well. Their keeper makes a good save to stop us going 1-0 in front. We were playing with confidence, we were moving the ball well, and then we gave away another cheap goal from a corner.
"That has been a huge problem for us this season, that's the reality of it. For five or 10 minutes, we were on the back front, but we worked our way back into the game again. We were still a threat. The second goal, we should never concede that.
"At 2-0 down, it makes it difficult, but in fairness to the players, they kept fighting and kept playing with the spirit that we want to play with. The third goal, we can do a little bit more, but the actual strike was world class. There's not a great deal you can do about that."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 5
Leicester - 1
Everton - 2
Draws - 2
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