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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Everton and Leicester City.

Here are some of your comments:

Everton fans

Robbie: What a start to the game - the quickest any home team has ever delivered in the Premier League. Garner's return made such a difference and Beto looked like a Premier League player for the first time. Let's build on this and win the last derby at Goodison Park.

Peter: Who would have thought that passing the ball forward on the ground- instead of sideways and backwards, then lumping it forward - would create chances? Hardly rocket science, is it?

Bill: There was something in my drink because I have just enjoyed watching the mighty Blues win - and win by four goals!

Jeff: Dominic Calvert-Lewin's injury is the best thing that could have happened for Everton this season. Beto has grabbed his chance and we are so much better with him instead. We are pretty much safe now.

Keith: Three consecutive wins and eight goals scored. Here's to all those naysayers who rubbished this appointment. No other manager out there could have turned it around so emphatically. Moyes and Everton just works.

Leicester fans

John: Abysmal! The speed of play was simply too fast for all of the defence, who were left wanting throughout the match. The dreadful performance was compounded further by a lack of creativity in midfield. In short, I am embarrassed to be a Leicester City supporter at present.

Steve: Dreadful! How can we have higher possession and no goals? We need to stop playing Faes immediately, I've never got over him scoring two own goals in one game! That alone will at least give us a fairer chance of staying up.

Martyn: I really hope that is Vestergaard's last game. He clearly evidenced that he is way too slow. We need to play Okoli as he is quick and strong. Coady should start too, along with Mavididi instead of Ayew. Freshen up the defence please, just like Moyes has done at Everton.

Tony: It is sad to watch this Leicester team. Trouble is, they are not a team. They are just individuals kicking a ball around, who seem to have no faith and are resigned to playing Championship football next season.

Nathan: Sadly this is going to come down to whether Ipswich and Wolves can both somehow be worse than us. Another woeful showing, particularly defensively. It could be a long stint in the Championship ahead, if recruitment isn't right.

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• Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool

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Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has been speaking to BBC Sport about the heavy defeat at Goodison Park: "If you look at the scoreboard after 10 seconds and after five minutes, if you look at the goals, of course you don't do yourself any favours to come here and get a result starting like that.

"You look at the first goal - it was a long ball, a duel, and Doucoure is in. The second goal - it was one ball down the channel. They are good finishes. They were very effective. We know that at the start of the game you have to stay in the game. You know it will be intense and hard at Goodison Park. We gave ourselves a big problem to get a result.

"You always think about changes, but at 2-0 you have some options and at 3-0 you have very limited options. We carried on for 15 minutes and then made substitutes.

"We worked hard for that [Tottenham] result and turning good performances into points. It took a lot of work to get ourselves out of the relegation zone. It is a hard one to take, credit to Everton. They have been great against Spurs, Brighton and in this one. We have to take it on the chin and improve.

"It's the little things. The first duel and sharpness to act accordingly. It can happen, it is football. We know the situation we are in. We are together and we want to push forward and get out of this situation."

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Six matches make up Saturday's Premier League action and BBC Sport will bring you every kick.

• Nottingham Forest v Brighton (12:30)

• AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Everton v Leicester City

• Ipswich Town v Southampton

• Newcastle v Fulham

• Wolves v Aston Villa (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

All kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated

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Both of these teams got good wins last week, but it's hard to know what to make of Leicester beating Tottenham because of the spell Spurs are going through.

I don't see that result as meaning the Foxes have turned a corner, but it was massive for them after seven straight league defeats.

What a player Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is by the way. He seems to be getting quicker, at the age of 38, and is still scoring really important goals for them.

It was Everton's victory at Brighton that impressed me the most, though.

They are still not going to be free-scoring but the centre-back partnership between James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite, with Jordan Pickford behind them, has given new boss David Moyes the foundation he wants.

I am backing them to edge this game too, which would give Moyes a hat-trick of wins and a bit of breathing space over the bottom four.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Read the full predictions and have your say here

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Seventeen of the 35 Premier League meetings between Leicester and Everton have been drawn, the highest percentage for any fixture that has been played 30 or more times in the competition (49%).

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Ruud van Nistelrooy hopes Leicester can build on the foundations laid last weekend as they travel to Everton on Saturday.

The Foxes beat Tottenham on Sunday to move one point outside the relegation zone. Victory at Goodison Park would also bring the Toffees back within a win of Leicester and Van Nistelrooy is keen to carry on where they left off at Spurs.

"I think one thing was our defensive shape and organisation - the way we worked together to stop Tottenham playing," he said. "On that foundation we built a result and we were capable to score our goals and make the difference.

"Against Spurs, you saw a very well-organised team that defended well, was very compact and also on the ball we showed what we can do away from home against a team like that.

"Of course, momentum is when you celebrate a deserved win. [It was also] three points that we can add to our total, which [gives] the energy, confidence and momentum we want to keep going.

"We're in the middle of that progression, of that development. Results and performances have been talked about a lot and rightly so."

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Former Northern Ireland manager and Foxes youth product Ian Baraclough says Bilal El Khannouss has flourished at Leicester since being given more game time.

"When you throw young players in you're never sure what you're going to get from them," Baraclough told BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast.

"He's one that has totally flourished with that game time, with the responsibility of being the number 10.

"He's 20 years of age. He's still learning, still developing physically, still learning how to deal with certain situations on and off the pitch.

"These new signings, when they're brought into the club and they're young, I think you have to take the pressure off them a little bit. Don't expect them just to hit the ground running and he's now finding his feet.

"It is Premier League football in a team that has been struggling but he is consistently now putting game after game together and becoming one of the first names on the team sheet."

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The latest episode of BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast has landed.

Owynn Palmer-Atkin is joined by former Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough to discuss injuries, transfers and the increasing impact of Bilal El Khannouss.

Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Leicester will work "until the last second" of the transfer window to find reinforcements, boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy has vowed.

The Foxes are looking for new recruits to help them in their fight for Premier League survival.

Defender Woyo Coulibaly is Van Nistelrooy's only signing of the January window, having joined from Parma for about 3m euros.

The transfer deadline is at 23:00 GMT on Monday and the manager insists Leicester, 17th in the Premier League after beating Tottenham on Sunday, will push hard for new signings.

"We are still working on a couple of things - we know it's the deadline and what ywe're working towards," he said. "It's something we're going to address until the last second of the window.

"In the conversations we had before I signed, we were very clear on what possibilities would be handled this window.

"It's about knowing what you're doing with the club and trying to do the maximum possible to get people in who can strengthen the team. It's what we're trying to do and if we can get something, great. If not, we will carry on with this group."

Millie Sian
BBC Sport journalist

Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Everton (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Long-term absentee Ricardo Pereira, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, is still in "individual training" with the physiotherapists but he is now training on the grass. The full-back's rehabilitation is "going to plan".

• Wilfred Ndidi is "making good progress" and is "partially back in team training". He hopes the defensive midfielder will be back in full team training over the coming week.

• Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen has been in team training this week and could be in contention for selection on Saturday.

• Van Nistelrooy praised Jakub Stolarczyk for doing an "excellent job" when called upon in recent games: "He has shown the progression he has made into a proper Premier League goalkeeper, so we are also very happy that we have developed him over these games."

• On whether the Tottenham win has inspired his players, Van Nistelrooy offered: "I don't feel a difference in training intensity. We have been demanding these standards from the start, so we are stable because the result is a win but the next week then starts. Of course, three points away from home is big for us."

• He is expecting a tough away atmosphere at Goodison Park: "I know what it is like to play there. I also know that in every away game in the Premier League, you are going to face circumstances where the crowd is a factor. With the experience we have in our team, we are able to handle that. We have to perform in those circumstances."

• The club is still working on "a couple of things" before the transfer deadline on Monday night, with Van Nistelrooy stating: "We know there is a deadline and that's what we are working towards. It is something that we are going to address until the last second of the window to see what we can do."

• He was hesitant to confirm whether the club is looking at permanent deals or loan deals, but he added: "We are trying to do the maximum possible, within the possibilities, to get players in that can strengthen this team. If we can get something then great. If not then we carry on with this group."

• On the reasoning behind Hamza Choudhury's loan to Sheffield United: "He is a senior player that needs minutes. We have four midfielders in his position so that made his minutes lower. It was important for him to play and he also wanted that to show himself. It is good for the club and the player so, in that sense, it is a good move."

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We asked you to tell us one thing that no one is talking about regarding Leicester.

Here are some of your comments:

David: It was obvious the squad needed strengthening in the January transfer window, so why is it still taking so long to bring in more than just the one player that we've signed? Is the Cannon sale just to balance the PSR books or will that £10m actually be spent on bringing much-needed talent to the King Power?

Dave: We have been desperate for a big, strong, good striker for many seasons, but no sign of one yet. Time someone took responsibility!

Richard: Unrealistic expectations from fans. We went down two seasons ago with a far better squad so why would anyone think we would do anything but go down again? Let's get back to understanding our place and enjoy just being in the Premier League.

Martin: Why is nobody bouncing off the walls about the fact that we need a whole new central defence?

James: The squad and the toxicity of the fanbase have been firmly under the microscope, but little focus has been put on the owner. Going from European football competitors to a mere yo-yo club on the brink of financial ruin is a spectacularly bad, and entirely self-inflicted, turn of events. The chickens have come home to roost and perhaps it is time for King Power and the board to step aside, and let the club be steered by a safer pair of hands and hierarchy.

Karl: Off the pitch, the club's administration is dire. From major: negotiating players' salaries and potential loans/permanent signings, to minor: access to the stadium on matchdays, standing, ticket allocation etc. All clubs have issues, but our off-pitch management team are far removed from the fans.

Everyone has been speaking about the Foxes after their comeback win at Tottenham moved them out of the Premier League relegation zone.

However, you know your club best, so we need you to tell us the one thing - good or bad - that nobody is talking about at Leicester but really should be.

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Kate Blakemore
Fan writer

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It has been a mixed week for Leicester City off the pitch.

There has been concern with the lack of transfer activity and rumours of player and manager unrest with stories of football boots making the headlines - a throwback to Sir Alex Ferguson's era. We are managed by one of his disciples after all.

The positive end to the week was £124m of debt being converted to equity by our owner, Khun Top. We would love to see money being spent as the sun sets on this transfer window. It is a squad in desperate need of a refresh and most feel a few signings would really boost our chances of survival. If not, there is a fear our fate is already sealed. But, for a club known for its stone wall silence, it is currently business as usual.

With all this noise surrounding the club, we headed to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium looking to avoid our eighth successive defeat. Despite the tremendous Foxes win, the only scoreline grabbing the headlines was the tally of Premier League titles between the two. For those that are not aware, it is 1-0 to Leicester, as communicated by Jamie Vardy in his personal game of charades with the Spurs fans. And, like Vardy, that never gets old!

The unexpected away day feeling is great and sets the fans up nicely for their role at Goodison Park this weekend, hoping to ruin the David Moyes party. A win there would see Everton brought into the relegation scrap. Resilience, concentration and an uptick in 'big chance' creation are crucial.

Confidence is a wonderful thing and it can turn on a sixpence. With both teams having pulled off unexpected away wins, this fixture could be a make or break for the momentum that both clubs are seeking. To capitalise on the Spurs win could really see a turning in the tide for the Foxes. I'm already nervous!

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Former Leicester City winger Matt Piper says the upcoming Everton game will be "massive" for manager Ruud van Nistelrooy and his team.

The Foxes won 2-1 at Tottenham on Sunday to end a run of seven consecutive defeats, leaving them a point and a place above 17th-placed Wolves.

"[Everton] becomes even bigger because back-to-back wins in that bottom four, bottom five [positions] are very rare, especially this season", Piper told BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast.

"Any teams that can put a mini-run together, even of two back-to-back wins, in the Premier League this season are going to go a long way in staying in it.

"That Everton game is going to be massive."

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Wolves and Leicester are interested in midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 31, who currently plays for Besiktas. (Sun, external)

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BBC Sport football news reporter

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Jamie Vardy has told his Leicester team-mates they must give their full backing to boss Ruud van Nistelrooy after their crucial win at Tottenham.

The striker scored his eighth goal of the season as the Foxes ended a run of seven straight defeats to climb out of the Premier League's relegation zone on Sunday.

Van Nistelrooy's side came from behind to win 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after Richarlison's first-half opener.

Vardy levelled immediately after the break before Bilal El Khannouss struck four minutes later to ease any growing pressure on Van Nistelrooy, who only replaced Steve Cooper in November.

"He has his own set way of playing and it's all about buying into it. You buy into it, then you get it working. It's not been that long we've been together," former England striker Vardy said.

"You go from one system, to another and then other. You have to stay focused on what the manager wants but to make sure we are all together, all on the same page. It doesn't matter as long as we are all backing each other.

"People are going to make mistakes in a game but you make that mistake knowing your team mates are behind you."

Leicester are 17th, a point above Wolves, and go to Everton - who are six points and a place above them - on Saturday.

Sunday's victory in north London was their first in the Premier League since beating West Ham 3-1 in Van Nistelrooy's opening game on 3 December.

"One thing we have done is: back to basics, keep it simple," Vardy told BBC Radio Leicester. "You could see the togetherness and making sure we all stand together as an 11 and the players coming on as well. It was deserved in the end.

"We know during the games previously we have played really well for 45 minutes and then the sucker punch of a goal and the heads go down slightly.

"The main thing from this week is we know we're good enough, we know we can play football but it's sticking together, not letting heads drop and making sure we're united."

Jamie Vardy was speaking to BBC Radio Leicester with the full interview on the latest When You're Smiling podcast.

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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Tottenham and Leicester City.

Here are some of your comments:

Spurs fans

Alan: Although owners ENIC and chairman Daniel Levy are primarily responsible for the running of the club and the lack of funds for players, Ange Postecoglou is responsible for coaching and motivating the players. He has time and again shown that he is out of his depth, insisting on one style of play no matter what. All good coaches have at least a plan B. Also, the amount of injuries is indicative of poor training regimes.

Sean: Results are just not good enough. Players don't seem to realise they are in a relegation battle on the form they are showing. I am surprised Levy hasn't sacked as usual, especially after the last two defeats.

Edward: You can not put blame on Ange, he's giving everything he can to defend the club. It's all Levy's fault we are in the trouble we are in. Under-investment and constant management changes have put our club in trouble and now we can all see why we are in the position that we are in. A change of chairman would be needed but unfortunately we all know who will carry the blame and that's poor Ange. The whole support of the club knows who's to blame.

Paresh: Unfortunately time is running out for Ange. I don't think there's a better replacement but Spurs need new ideas - sleeping at the wheel isn't good enough.

Kaden: I don't think you can blame Daniel Levy. He has invested the money, improved the business side and cares for the club. I think you have to blame the recruitment and the amount of poor signings such as Richy and Ndombele, who were both £60m. Ange can only do so much with the players he has.

Nick: I'm no fan of Levy but he's not on the pitch. He hasn't sent the team out. Look at the clubs above us challenging for Europe. You can't tell me that most of the players in our team today wouldn't walk into Bournemouth, Fulham, Forest. Ange has to go.

Leicester fans

Jon: I am shell-shocked! A fighting performance - which Leicester have been so lacking in recent games. It was fantastic that they got the equaliser so soon into the second half. They can savour the victory but as Ruud said, it's back to hard work next week.

Peter: Followed the match on Radio Leicester, great commentary by the match team. Wow what a match - I had a gut feeling we would win today. Goalkeeping was amazing, but I felt the whole team wanted it today so I'm not going to pick out individuals. It was a magnificent team effort. On to the next game with Everton now with much more confidence.

Nigel: Much better performance than recent weeks. We didn't mess around with the ball too much in defence. Still not perfect but a glimmer of hope. Let's take this forward to the next game. Well played the whole team.

Adam: Move on quickly Leicester, every game's a big game now. Soak up this feeling and get ready for Everton. Absolutely pointless win if you lose the next one. Consistency, consistency, consistency.