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Everton manager Sean Dyche stressed that his players have had to handle high stakes which come with playing for the club, while Leicester boss Dean Smith has urged his side to make home advantage count ahead of the huge Monday Night Football clash between the two sides.
A 4 -1 defeat at home to Newcastle means Everton head into Monday’s relegation six-pointer at Leicester, one point above the Foxes in 18th and having to win if they are to stand a chance of extending their 69-year stay in the top flight.
It is a huge occasion which is likely to have a massive bearing on the futures of both clubs, and having seen his side crumble in the second half at home to the high-flying Magpies Dyche wants his players to understand just what the implications are.
“The stakes have been high since I got here,” said the Toffees boss, without a win in 10 matches.
“The stakes should be high, by the way. The ones that build belief are when you take it on, then deliver and get a result.”
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest’s 3-1 win over Brighton on Wednesday put Leicester in the drop zone, with Everton a point and a place behind.
Leicester are now one point adrift of safety with five games left to play.
Leicester boss Smith said: “It’s a big game for both teams with the positions we’re both in and with games running out. He did well in the Wolves game, scored the penalty, and his all-round displays have been really good.”
Jonny Evans should return to training on Saturday but Ricardo Pereira remains out with a hamstring injury.
Everton are winless in their last 12 Premier League away games (D5 L7), failing to score on nine separate occasions in that run. Since beating Brighton 2-0 in August 2021, they’ve won just two of their last 33 away league games (D10 L21), with all three of their clean sheets in that run coming in 0-0 draws.
The Toffees have lost four of their last five Premier League away games played on Mondays (D1), failing to score on four occasions in that run.
However, Everton have won their last two Premier League away games against Leicester – they’ve never won three consecutive visits to the Foxes in their league history.
Following their 2-0 win at Goodison Park in November, Leicester are looking to complete the Premier League double over Everton for just the second time, previously doing so in their 2015-16 title winning campaign.
Leicester came from behind to beat Wolves in their last Premier League home game, last winning consecutive league matches at the King Power Stadium in May last season.
The Foxes have conceded in each of their last 18 Premier League games, their joint-longest run without a clean sheet in the competition. They last had a longer run without a league shutout between April and December 1994, a run of 21 which included their first 18 Premier League matches.
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