Alex Iwobi was Everton‘s hero as they avoided defeat at Leicester City to boost their survival bid while keeping the Foxes mired in the English Premier League relegation battle.
In France, Toulouse‘s Logan Costa was the unlikely star as Le TeFeCe won the French Cup for the first time by mauling Nantes 5-1, while Cameroon‘s Darline Yongwa made a name for himself with his first Ligue 11 goal in Lorient ‘s 3-1 giant-killing of Paris Saint-Germain.
Wins are few and far between for Everton these days, with the early optimism that followed Sean Dyche’s arrival having firmly faded, so it was imperative they didn’t lose against Leicester City in Monday’s relegation dogfight.
Defeat seemed to be forthcoming after the Foxes’ first-half comeback, as Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s early opener was cancelled out by goals from Caglar Soyuncu and Jamie Vardy before Leicester were awarded a penalty.
Jordan Pickford saved from James Maddison, keeping Everton alive, before Iwobi levelled affairs nine minutes into the second-half.
The Nigeria international was culpable in the build-up to Vardy’s goal, carelessly giving away possession with a cross-field pass that was readily pounced upon by the Leicester midfielders.
But he made amends with an emphatic equaliser, shooting beyond Daniel Iversen after Wout Faes‘ attempted clearance dropped into his path.
