With a touch of luck and a Neville Southall who did not insist on playing like the goalkeeper of five or six years ago, Leicester might have won. Southall has been the victim recently of the fans' disaffection.He found the best possible riposte with a series of startlingly agile saves. The one which he produced to tip a fierce shot from the winger Franz Carr on to and over the bar was vintage stuff. In front of him, there lurked nothing quite so spectacular.Walker revamped the side by playing three centre-backs, with one of them, Gary Ablett, responsible for covering for David Burrows who was allowed to roam forward almost at will from his customary left-back position. If this gave Everton a slightly lopsided look it promised to bring some reward.

Burrows clearly relished the role and several times made incursions into the Leicester box. His cross from the left provided the clearest chance of the first half when Daniel Amokachi's shot was cleared off the line.Still, there was little cohesion to Everton's play as the proceedings wore on and the most pleasing sight of the match was Mark Draper, bristling with cheeky confidence in the Leicester midfield, and always looking to complement the pace of Julian Joachim at the front.It was Everton who deservedly took the lead six minutes into the second half. Dave Watson's header from Vinny Samways' corner was saved and Ablett managed to squeeze in the rebound at the post. If this was the fillip that Everton needed it simply did not show.Leicester began to attack, if not at will, then often enough to cause serious concern. Southall kept them out three times and could not be faulted for the 81st-minute equaliser. Joachim swept down the right, split the defence with his pass inside and Draper picked his spot in the bottom right-hand corner with admirable care.Leicester probably should have won it afterwards.