Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton vs Leicester City - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - January 31, 2018 Everton's Wayne Rooney in action with Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel REUTERS/Andrew Yates
February 1 (REUTERS) - Theo Walcott scored twice in his second appearance for Everton as they beat Leicester City 2-1 at home on Wednesday to move further clear of Premier League relegation danger.
Walcott, who joined Everton from Arsenal for about 20 million pounds ($28 million) in the current transfer window, converted Gylfi Sigurdsson's low cross from close range after 26 minutes and volleyed home before halftime to double the lead.
Jamie Vardy reduced the arrears from the penalty spot deep into the second half, following a foul by Wayne Rooney on Wilfred Ndidi, to set up a nervy finale for the hosts in which Leicester's Kelechi Iheanacho twice hit the woodwork.
Everton, who flirted with relegation danger earlier in the season, are ninth in the table while Leicester are three points above Sam Allardyce's side in seventh.
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Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton vs Leicester City - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - January 31, 2018 Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel, Harry Maguire, Aleksandar Dragovic and Wilfred Ndidi in action with Everton's Phil Jagielka and Michael Keane REUTERS/Andrew Yates[/caption]
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Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton vs Leicester City - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - January 31, 2018 Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho in action with Everton's Jordan Pickford REUTERS/Andrew Yates[/caption]
