Leicester City 2 Everton 2: Wood rescues late point for Pearson´s men

Leicester City 2 Everton 2: Wood rescues late point for Pearson´s men Chris Wood came off the bench to equalise with four minutes left as Leicester City drew 2-2 with Everton on their Premier League return.

Playing their first top-flight match since 2004, Leicester left it late to deny Everton on Saturday, with Wood curling in from just inside the penalty area to delight the King Power Stadium crowd. Everton, still reeling from the loss of Ross Barkley – who will miss six to eight weeks with a knee problem suffered on the eve of the campaign – started brightly and took the lead thanks to Aiden McGeady’s stunning 20th-minute finish. Record signing Leonardo Ulloa, who joined from Brighton and Hove Albion for a reported fee of £8million last month, provided a swift response within two minutes for Leicester, though.

With half-time looming, Everton took the lead again thanks to Steven Naismith’s well-taken effort from inside the penalty area, but Wood’s late strike ensured both sides would share the spoils. Wood, who replaced Ulloa with 12 minutes to play, showed great composure to calmly slot past Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard and give Leicester a lift ahead of a tricky trip to Chelsea next week. Leicester boss Nigel Pearson kept faith with the majority of players that won the club promotion from the Championship last term, with Ulloa the only new face to start for the hosts. Everton begun brightly, controlling possession in the early stages, and Gareth Barry was influential