Tielemans and Barnes strikes continue Leicester revival with win at Everton | Premier League

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The Leicester revival continues, and in spectacular style. Youri Tielemans added another superb goal to his rich catalog as Brendan Rodgers’ side soared out of the relegation zone with a highly accomplished victory at Everton.

Harvey Barnes added a late second after starting and finishing a devastating counterattack in which he received James Maddison’s ball inside the area, spun away from Abdoulaye Doucouré, and swept an emphatic finish beyond Jordan Pickford. Maddison impressed throughout as Rodgers’ saved his first Premier League win at Goodison Park, a third victory in four matches and yet another clean sheet.

It was remarkable the game remained goalless until Tielemans’ fabulous strike just before half-time. The glut of clear-cut chances started within seconds of kick-off when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall broke down the left and crossed for the lively Maddison, who side-footed wide of the far post.

There was still an opportunity for Patson Daka to convert but, unmarked and at full stretch, the striker was just unable to connect. Maddison and Dewsbury-Hall combined again to play Daka through an exposed defence. His low shot on the turn was stopped by the fingertips of Pickford.

The hosts should have led from their first genuine attack. Idrissa Gana Gueye engineered it with a sharp tackle to dispossess Boubakary Soumaré just outside the Leicester area.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin collected the loose ball and sent Alex Iwobi scurrying into space behind Wout Faes. Iwobi had only Danny Ward to beat but placed his shot inches wide of the far post.

Youri Tielemans scores his stunning opener for Leicester. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Getty Images

The former Leicester winger Demarai Gray, his every touch jeered by the visiting supporters, and Calvert-Lewin half chances before Ward saved from James Tarkowski’s towering header and Iwobi had a diving header blocked by his own number nine.

It was a flowing, ridiculously open contest with both sides looking to move the ball forward as quickly as possible. Chaos in the Everton defence, with Pickford’s kicking repeatedly erratic and Tarkowski enduring a rare off day, also aided the Leicester cause.

Maddison swept just wide from the edge of the area, Barnes miscued when well placed and Tarkowski blocked from Dewsbury-Hall as the visitors poured forward in numbers. Maddison had a goal-bound shot deflected just wide by Gana Gueye and Pickford saved from Daka following an error by Tarkowski, but the England goalkeeper was powerless to prevent Tielemans volleying Leicester into a stunning, deserved lead.

After a brief interruption when what appeared to be a firework landed on the pitch, prompting the referee, David Coote, to speak with a police officer, Dewsbury-Hall released Barnes down the left with a fine first time ball.

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From his low cross Daka had a shot blocked by Tarkowski but Conor Coady under-hit an attempted clearance and allowed Maddison to tee up his captain 25 yards from goal. Tielemans controlled on his thigh, then sent a superb volley arching over Pickford and into the top corner.

Everton were almost level early in the second half when Iwobi played Calvert-Lewin in behind the Leicester defence.

Ward was off his line quickly to smother his shot, and Calvert-Lewin’s frustrations deepened when he was forced off on the hour. Any outside chance of the Everton striker making England’s World Cup squad may have disappeared with this setback.

Maddison could not have delivered a better audition, however. The playmaker was inches away from doubling Leicester’s lead when beating Dwight McNeil before hitting a post with a shot from the edge of the area.

Frank Lampard introduced Anthony Gordon, Neal Maupay and Nathan Patterson in a bid to inject fresh energy into Everton’s play but they were unable to break a resilient Leicester defence that preserved a fourth clean sheet in five games.

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