Leicester 0-2 Everton: Why Foxes dismal home record continued

Leicester City fell victim to their own hype, as Brendan Rodgers couldn’t overcome his winless head-to-head record versus Carlo Ancelotti, with the Foxes losing at home – again – to Everton, 0-2.

It was another chance, in this weird and wonderful COVID-19 affected season, for Leicester City to claim top place, even if it would’ve been brief – as champions Liverpool reinstated their spot at the top of the table just hours later. But, as has been the case with previous chances, the Foxes didn’t perform to their esteemed heights and lost the game. It was exactly what you’d expect from a team that had played six games inside of 14 days – including a long-trip to Ukraine; exasperated, leggy, and struggling to dissect a stubborn defensive structure that Carlo Ancelotti has implemented at Everton.

Leicester City started the game in a fairly familiar 4-2-3-1, but there was some interesting choices inside of the starting XI. Firstly, Wilfred Ndidi dropped into the back four and accompanied Wesley Fofana as the two centre-backs. I think the Nigerian is an extremely capable centre-back, aside from the slight over-commitment from time-to-time – although his partner is similar, but his presence was severely missed in the centre of the Foxes midfield.