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Leicester 1-2 Everton: Mason Holgate turns home a vital winner at the King Power to pull Frank Lampard's side out of the Premier League drop zone above relegation rivals Burnley and Leeds

Daily Mail | May 8, 2022

Related Topics: Burnley F.C., Leeds United F.C., Leicester City F.C., Everton F.C., Premier League, Mason Holgate, Leeds, Leicester, Patson Daka, Vitalii Mykolenko

Everton picked up a crucial 2-1 win away at Leicester on Sunday afternoon to lift themselves out of the dreaded Premier League relegation zone.

Vitaliy Mykolenko blasted Frank Lampard's men in front at the King Power with a superb strike after six minutes, only for Patson Daka to draw the Foxes level five minutes later.

But on the half-hour mark Mason Holgate bundled home what proved the winner for Everton, lifting them out of the drop zone above relegation rivals Burnley and Leeds.

More to follow.

Everton claimed a precious 2-1 victory away at Leicester to move out of the relegation zone
Vitaliy Mykolenko fired the Toffees in front with a superb long-range strike after six minutes
The Ukrainian ensured Frank Lampard's men got off to the perfect start at the King Power
But it only took Patson Daka five minutes to convert past Jordan Pickford and equalise
Daka's strike cancelled out the opener from Mykolenko inside the opening 12 minutes
That was before Mason Holgate turned home the eventual winner on the half-hour mark
It was a massive moment for Lampard, whose side have now moved out of the relegation zone
Holgate's winner handed them a vital set of three points in their bid to avoid the dreaded drop
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