It was Everton's victory at Brighton that impressed me the most, though. They are still not going to be free-scoring but the centre-back partnership between James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite, with Jordan Pickford behind them, has given new boss David Moyes the foundation he wants.

Live updates, analysis and reaction from Goodison Park as Leicester City look to claim a second straight Premier League win and increase their chances of survival

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Everton go into the fixture without striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who suffered a hamstring injury last time out at the Amex Stadium plus Orel Mangala, who also went off in Sussex, and has now been ruled out for the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Everton - With Calvert-Lewin and Mangala out, Moyes has gone for direct replacements with Beto and Garner starting. Leicester City - van Nistelrooy has Vardy starting, of course. With two consecutive wins Everton have started moving away from the drop zone,