Vardy was merciless when Everton missed a total of

In a messy battle scored Vardy the winning goal after 58 minutes of play. It came after two miserable Everton-involveringer at the rappen. First misset Theo Walcott with a heading, and then conferred on Michael Keane the ball to Ricardo Pereira.

Thus, it was a sea of smoky back rooms for Leicester to run in. Vardy was played free by Pereira before he controlled put the ball in the net behind Jordan Pickford.

Tip has now scored 22 ligamål since Claude Puel was Leicester manager. There are twice as many as anyone else in the club has had in the same period.

Everton was close to get 1-1 in injury time, but Kasper Schmeichel came out and denied Cenk Tosun to heade the ball in the goal from five metres. Leicester was rescued by the eminent keeperspill.

Thus have Leicester won five of their last six league games played on 1. new year's day. The last ended in a draw.

Before the break was Everton to be the leading team in a game that is not offered on great quality. Closest to scoring was Jonjoe Kenny when he after 20 minutes, sent a whizz in the crossbar.

Leicester have won three of their last four Premier League games. Sensasjonsmesteren from 2016 is on 7.-plas with 31 points, while Everton's number ten, with four points less.