{"id":8914,"date":"2017-10-30T10:28:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T10:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=8914"},"modified":"2017-10-30T10:28:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T10:28:21","slug":"leicester-city-hand-claude-puel-winning-start-as-evertons-woes-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/leicester-city-hand-claude-puel-winning-start-as-evertons-woes-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester City hand Claude Puel winning start as Everton\u2019s woes continue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claude Puel made a winning start to his tenure as Leicester City manager after his side defeated Everton 2-0 at home in the Premier League on Sunday.<\/h2>\n
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The hosts opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Jamie Vardy smashed in Riyad Mahrez\u2019s right wing cross. Their lead was doubled 11 minutes later when<\/p>\n

Everton defender Jonjoe Kenny sliced Demarai Gray\u2019s left wing cross into his own net.<\/p>\n

The result compounded a miserable week for Everton, who had caretaker manager David Unsworth in charge following the sacking of Ronald Koeman last<\/p>\n

Monday.<\/p>\n

Everton remain 18th in the standings, having lost six of their 10 matches this season, while Leicester are up to 11th.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was impressed with my players,\u201d Puel said. \u201cIt was a very good first half and there were good combinations between the players for the first goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Puel made two changes to the Leicester team that beat Swansea City last weekend, replacing Shinji Okazaki and Marc Albrighton with Ben Chilwell and Gray,<\/p>\n

and the promotion of the latter in particular proved instrumental.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old winger was largely to thank for the opening goal. He carried the ball out of defence and through midfield in a brilliant solo run before feeding<\/p>\n

Mahrez, whose cross landed perfectly at the feet of the on-rushing Vardy.<\/p>\n

Gray then switched to the left wing for the second goal, tormenting the Everton defence with his slick footwork and then swinging in a cross that Kenny badly<\/p>\n

miscued.<\/p>\n

Everton could have been given a route back into the game when Christian Fuchs collided with Aaron Lennon inside the box three minutes later, but referee Andre<\/p>\n

Marriner did not award a penalty.<\/p>\n

Kevin Mirallas went close for Everton with two strikes from outside the box in quick succession just before half-time, and Unsworth\u2019s side continued to improve<\/p>\n

and put pressure on Leicester after the break.<\/p>\n

But while they had 16 shots to Leicester\u2019s nine and 59 per cent of possession, they were unable to create clear-cut chances and fell to their third defeat of the<\/p>\n

week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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