Everton’s Alex Iwobi rescued a 2-2 draw against relegation rivals Leicester, but it was the Foxes who climbed out of the Premier League’s bottom three after Monday’s pivotal showdown.
Iwobi scored a second-half equaliser at the King Power Stadium after James Maddison missed a chance to put Leicester 3-1 up when his penalty was saved by Jordan Pickford.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin put Everton in front with an early penalty, before Leicester came back with goals from Caglar Soyuncu and Jamie Vardy.
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Leicester, who have won one of their last 12 league games, moved out of the relegation zone on goal difference. The Foxes, Premier League champions in 2016, are fighting to avoid playing in the Championship for the first time in nine years.
Everton, who last played in the second tier in 1954, remain in 19th place.
Sean Dyche’s side are one point from safety with four games left for each of the bottom five clubs.
Everton narrowly escaped relegation last season under Frank Lampard, but their struggles again this term led to Dyche’s appointment in January.
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