Leicester City's winning streak ends in post-Ranieri era

The reigning Premier League champions lost 2-4 at Everton's home ground in round 32 on the evening of April 9.

Goals: Davies (1'), Lukaku (23', 57'),Jagielka (41') -Slimani (4'),Albrighton (10')

After sacking coach Claudio Ranieri, Leicester City won six consecutive matches, overcoming Sevilla to reach the Champions League quarter-finals and escaping the relegation race in the Premier League. It was the transformation of the "Foxes" that raised suspicions that the players had previously played below their ability to "break the seat" of the Italian strategist.

But then Everton, who were in good form at home, stopped Leicester's winning streak.First defeat under coach Craig Shakespearedoes not affect much the position of the team owned by the Thai owner in the Premier League. They currently have 36 points, eight points more than the red light group while the tournament has only five rounds left to end. However, leaving Goodison Park empty-handed more or less affects the mentality of the "Foxes" before the trip to Spain to play the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals withAtletico Madrid(April 12).

Everton was the first team to beat Leicester City in theCraig Shakespeare. Photo: Reuters

Just 30 seconds after the referee blew the whistle to start the match, Leicester City's net shook. The finisher was Tom Davies but the first credit went to Kevin Mirralas, who sprinted through three defenders before putting the ball to his teammate.

However, Leicester bounced back just as quickly. Less than 10 minutes later, the reigning Premier League champions took the lead thanks to a quick counter-attack, Islam Slimani's shot going through the goalkeeper's legs and Marc Albrighton's beautiful free-kick into the right corner.

At Goodison Park, fans witnessed a goal-strewn half, with dramatic score chases. Immediately after letting the opponent take a 2-1 lead, Everton scored two goals in quick succession to regain the lead. Leicester's defense showed that they were poor in the air, both goals conceded came from aerial duels by Lukaku and Jagielka.

Lukaku continued to play the role of Everton's hero with a double.

Lukaku was the one who put an end to Leicester City's hopes of maintaining their unbeaten streak with a close-range shot, sealing a 4-2 win after a teammate's corner kick. This goal helped the Belgian striker continue to lead the Premier League's scoring list with 23 goals.

If we consider the four major European leagues of Spain, Italy, Germany and England, Lukaku is only four goals behind Messi. With such a high scoring efficiency, it is not surprising that he is welcomed by a series of big teams such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Man Utd. The possibility of Everton losing their trump card in the attack is very high when the Belgian striker has publicly expressed his desire to play in the Champions League.

According to VNE