On Dec 19th, Everton will play host to Leicester City in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Everton is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Crystal Palace. Conor Gallagher struck first for Crystal Palace in the 41st minute on a feed from Jordan Ayew, then James Tomkins added another in the 62nd minute. Everton looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while leicester City is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Newcastle United. Youri Tielemans scored the first goal for Leicester City in the 38th minute from the penalty spot, then Patson Daka added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Harvey Barnes In the end, Newcastle United was frustrated by Leicester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leicester City ended the match with the shutout victory. Leicester City is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Everton and Leicester City battled to a 2-2 draw. James Maddison struck first for Leicester City in the 26th minute on a feed from Ricardo Pereira, then Jonny Evans added another in the 29th minute .
Leicester City’s most prolific scorer has been James Maddison. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Demarai Gray has been the most prolific scorer on Everton in the last five matches with two goals
Everton will be without Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Tom Davies, André Gomes, Richarlison, Yerry Mina and Sylvain Distin, while Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester City squad will be without Wesley Fofana and James Justin.