KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 6 October 2018
Leicester 0-0 Everton
Here we go.....
Summary
Bernard makes first Premier League start for Everton
Leicester unchanged
KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 6 October 2018
Battle of the tacklerspublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 6 October 2018
Leicester v Everton (15:00 BST)
Two of the league’s most effective defensive midfielders go head-to-head this afternoon. No-one made more tackles than Wilfred Ndidi in the Premier League last season with Everton’s Idrissa Gueye a close second. The Toffees midfielder tops the tackling charts so far this campaign; indeed his 19 tackles in his last two games is more than 376 Premier League players (97%) have managed all season.
Here come the teamspublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 6 October 2018
Leicester v Everton (15:00 BST)
Here come the two teams - 14 years between the two captains this afternoon as 34-year-old Wes Morgan and 20-year-old Tom Davies lead the players onto the pitch.
Both sides looking to Europe?published at 14:55 British Summer Time 6 October 2018
Leicester v Everton (15:00 BST)
Alistair Mann
MOTD commentator
Image source, Getty ImagesThis season's 12-point haul after seven games is the same as Leicester accumulated in 2015-16 - and we all know what happened next!
October that year signalled the beginning of a stunning 10-match unbeaten run, concluding with a 3-2 win against Everton which guaranteed the Foxes would be top of the table at Christmas.
Even those who backed them at 5,000-1 in 2015 will surely be less speculative this time around but, with European qualification a realistic target, games against teams with similar aims can prove pivotal.
Having won six of their last eight matches, the Foxes are buoyed by far better form than Everton, whose defeat to Southampton in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday was their third in four games.
England watchpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 6 October 2018
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With the international break nearly upon us, a lot of focus today is likely to be on James Maddison after the Leicester playmaker earned his first call-up to the England squad this week.
The 21-year-old has been central to Leicester’s attacking play, creating more goalscoring opportunities and having more shots than any other Foxes player in the Premier League this season.
TEAM NEWSpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 6 October 2018
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Image source, .Claude Puel names an unchanged Leicester side to the one that won at Newcastle last weekend as the Foxes seek a third successive Premier League win.
Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Chilwell, Morgan, Iheanacho, Vardy, Maddison, Pereira, Maguire, Amartey, Mendy, Ndidi.
Image source, .Everton boss Marco Silva makes one change to the side that beat Fulham in the Premier League at Goodison Park last Saturday. Summer signing Bernard makes his first Premier League start with Dominic Calvert-Lewin dropping to the bench. That will see Richarlison deployed further forward in a central striking positon.
Everton XI: Pickford, Digne, Zouma, Keane, Kenny, Gueye, Davies, Bernard, Sigurdsson, Walcott, Richarlison.
Good afternoonpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 6 October 2018
Leicester v Everton (15:00 BST)
Welcome to live text commentary of what’s set to be an intriguing encounter at the King Power Stadium as Leicester take on Everton.
The Foxes arrive in buoyant mood having won six of their last eight matches in all competitions. Everton meanwhile will be looking for a response after they crashed out of the Carabao Cup on penalties against Southampton in midweek, their third defeat in four games.