Romelu Lukaku on Sunday scored twice to check Leicester’s
renaissance in the English Premier League (EPL) under manager Craig Shakespeare
as Everton beat the Foxes 4-2.
The naijaroyaltyculture.blogspot.com reports that the win ensured
that the Toffees moved within goals difference of Arsenal in sixth.
Tom Davies poked in for the hosts after 30 seconds, before
Leicester rallied with a slick counter-attacking goal from Islam Slimani and a
superb free-kick from Marc Albrighton.
But Leicester, much changed before Wednesday’s Champions League
quarter-final at Atletico Madrid, never looked comfortable.
Lukaku headed in a Ross Barkley cross to draw Everton level and
Phil Jagielka was allowed too much space at a corner kick as the Toffees reached
the break ahead.
Lukaku drilled in from close range after the interval and the
withdrawal of the bright Demarai Gray and striker Jamie Vardy seemed to signal
Leicester’s attentions turning towards Europe.
In another EPL match played earlier on Sunday, Sunderland’s
hopes of avoiding relegation suffered another setback as Manchester United
eased to a 3-0 victory to climb to fifth in the table.
Sunderland played with 10 men for more than 45 minutes after
Sebastian Larsson’s controversial red card for a challenge on Ander Herrera.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic had already put United ahead with a sublime,
curling 20-yard effort.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan made it 2-0 before Marcus Rashford drilled in
the third.
Sunderland are 10 points from safety with just seven games left
and have not scored for seven matches.
United, who move above Arsenal, are four points behind
fourth-placed Manchester City with one game in hand over their neighbours.
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