Penalty shootout: B. Chilwell (Leicester City) scored!
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Penalty shootout: C. Tosun (Everton) missed!
91'
Penalty shootout: J. Maddison (Leicester City) missed!
90' +4
END OF 90 MINUTES: EVERTON 2-2 LEICESTER CITY.
90' +3
Everton win a corner thanks to a Chilwell mistake but the visitors clear the danger!
90' +1
L. Baines has scored a goal for Everton! Assist by C. Tosun.
WHAT A GOALLLL!!!!!!! EVERTON 2-2 LEICESTER - BAINES HAS DONE IT. The left-back has saved Everton's EFL Cup chances with a piledriver from 20 yards. No goalkeeper in the world is going to keep that out, and Baines scores his first goal for two years. Tosun set him up, but he did all the hard work himself.
Tosun claims the assist, but in all seriousness, it was a simple pass across the middle of midfield. Baines did the hard bit, and it deserves to be the final goal!
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Four minutes of stoppage time!
88'
Coleman goes down at the near post, and he claims he was tripped by Vardy, but it looked like Mina kicked him to the floor by accident. Nothing is given, and it remains 1-2.
87'
Chilwell and Maddison block crosses from Gordon but the youngster wins a corner...
86'
H. Choudhury enters the game and replaces D. Praet.
Rodgers is looking for some fresh legs in midfield with this change. Choudhury comes into the game with Praet now on the bench!
85'
Maddison goes for goal, but his effort takes a deflection off Keane's shoulders, and Pickford also gets a hand to the effort. Somehow, Jon Moss misses both touches and gives a goal-kick.
84'
A. Gordon enters the game and replaces Richarlison.
Ferguson now sends on Gordon, with Richarlison making way.
83'
Leicester are starting to make mistakes in possession, can Everton get the equaliser?
82'
Ç. Söyüncü enters the game and replaces M. Albrighton.
Rodgers is clearly worried here as he brings off Albrighton and sends on Soyuncu for the final eight minutes.
80'
10 minutes remaining and Leicester are doing their best to stem the flow of attacks. They know they can end the game on the counter, but this is some atmosphere inside Goodison Park, and anything could happen!
78'
C. Tosun enters the game and replaces A. Iwobi.
Ferguson is going for it here as Tosun replaces Iwobi.
72'
Ferguson's jacket is off. The orders are coming out and we now have a real game on our hands.
70'
T. Davies has scored a goal for Everton! Assist by Richarlison.
GOAAALLLLL!!!!!!!! EVERTON 1-2 LEICESTER CITY - Davies sends the home fans wild with a fantastic finish from just inside the box. Richarlison decided to go for the cross, and it was the perfect decision as Davies had lost his marker. He opened up his body and fired past Schmeichel.
Richarlison deserves plenty of praise for that pass. Top draw and it allowed Davies to go for goal without breaking stride.
69'
D. Gray enters the game and replaces Ayoze Pérez.
Rodgers makes his first change as he brings on Gray, with Perez coming off.
67'
Leicester deserve to be three-nil up after that attack, but Everton continue to be given a chance. The issue is they do not look like taking it!
58'
Everton win a corner after Calvert-Lewin plays in Kean. The former Juventus man saw his shot blocked, but Baines is ready to play his part from the next set piece.
55'
Baines is brought down by Perez, and that is the second time the home fans have voiced their anger towards the Leicester man. One more tackle like that and he could go into the referee's book.
53'
Everton's crowd are still firmly behind them, but they have yet to create any chances in the second half.
51'
SAVE!! Everton have Pickford to thank as he keeps the score at 2-0 after denying Perez. The former Newcastle United man was quick to pick his spot, but Pickford flew to his right-hand side to deny him,
49'
Davies gives the ball away in midfield and Leicester launch a counter-attack, but Baines comes back at the knick of time to put in a crucial block after a shot from Praet.
47'
The headlines will write themselves if Kean goes on and becomes the hero tonight after he was substituted against Manchester United. He has 45 minutes to make a name for himself in Everton colours.
46'
M. Kean enters the game and replaces Bernard.
Well, after Sunday's incident this is a surprise. Kean is on at the break and he replaces Bernard!
We are back underway!
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HALF-TIME: EVERTON 0-2 LEICESTER CITY.
45'
One minute of stoppage time at Goodison Park...
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Everton have only managed to test Schmeichel on one occasion and we may see Ferguson make changes at the break.
39'
Everton have scored at least two goals in their previous three ties in the competition, and they need to repeat that performance this evening if they are to have any chance of progressing.
37'
To say their team are losing, Everton's fans are right behind their team here. They are screaming for every decision, cheering every pass but at the moment they have not been rewarded.
31'
Everton now need to dig deep here before the interval, this game has just got away from them in the blink of an eye.
29'
J. Evans has scored a goal for Leicester City! Assist by J. Vardy.
GOAAAALLLL! EVERTON 0-2 LEICESTER CITY - Evans scores from point-blank range to put Leicester in total control. The Foxes won a corner and Vardy was quick to run to the near post before flicking the ball towards the back post, and Evans was on hand to tap home into the empty net.
Vardy has grabbed all the headlines for his goalscoring exploits this season, but that is a fine assist from the striker.
26'
J. Maddison has scored a goal for Leicester City! Assist by Ricardo Pereira.
GOAAAALLLLL!!! EVERTON 0-1 LEICESTER CITY - Maddison fires home his third goal in the EFL Cup to give Leicester the lead at Goodison Park. Pereira was given too much time, and space on the right wing and his cutback found Maddison. The former Norwich City man took one touch before drilling the ball into the far corner with the outside of his right boot.
Pereira nearly grabbed an assist earlier in the game, but Perez missed the chance. This time Maddison finishes in style and his pass was inch-perfect!
25'
Everton clear at the first attempt and these two continue to cancel each other out.
24'
A mistake from Mina gives Perez the chance to win a corner and Leicester's players are now piling forward for the latest set-piece.
22'
The playmaker has received treatment, and he is now allowed back onto the field of play. Great news for the home side!
15'
Leicester win a corner after some good pressure from Vardy forces a mistake from centre-back Keane.
12'
The pace of the game is on the slow side of things at present. That's mainly down to Everton's pressure, but Leicester arrive in form, and it could be a matter of time before they click into gear.
10'
The home crowd rise to their feet as Calvert-Lewin concedes a throw-in by throwing himself into a Leicester clearance.
7'
Leicester are trying to control the game, but Everton look very disciplined in the early stages. None of their players are moving out of position, and they are doing all they can to break the play up.
4'
Perez gives Rodgers a little scare as he goes down with a back injury after colliding with Pickford in the box. He now appears ready to carry on, but for a moment he did not move on the floor.
2'
Everton start with real purpose as Richarlison wins a corner, but Calvert-Lewin is only able to fire over at the near post.
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We are underway at Goodison Park. Everton wearing their traditional blue, while Leicester go with their pink away strip.
Good evening and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the EFL Cup meeting at Goodison Park between Everton and Leicester City.
Tonight's tie sees two Premier League teams clash in the quarter-finals of the competition, with Aston Villa booking their place in the final four on Tuesday. Everton come into the game unbeaten in two, while Leicester have not lost in their last 10.
Caretaker-manager Duncan Ferguson is still at the helm at Goodison Park, and he has urged the crowd to make the stadium a "bear pit" tonight. He won his first game at home against Chelsea and will be hoping for more of the same.
EVERTON (4-4-2): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman (C), Michael Keane, Yerry Mina, Leighton Baines; Alex Iwobi, Tom Davies, Mason Holgate, Bernard; Richarlison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
SUBS: Dennis Adeniran, Anthony Gordon, Maarten Stekelenburg, Oumar Niasse, Moise Kean, Cuco Martina, Cenk Tosun.
LEICESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): Kasper Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Wes Morgan (C), Jonny Evans, Ben Chilwell; Wilfred Ndidi; Ayoze Perez, Dennis Praet, James Maddison, Marc Albrighton; Jamie Vardy.
SUBS: Demarai Gray, Danny Ward, Hamza Choudhury, Harvey Barnes, James Justin, Kelechi Iheanacho, Caglar Soyuncu.
The two teams are now out on the pitch and kick-off is moments away.
Leicester will be confident they can continue in the same fashion and book their place in the final four, but Everton's recent displays suggest we may see a response.
We go to penalties at Goodison Park, and this tie has had everything. Baines' effort was sensational, and he now needs to recompose himself for the shootout. Both managers are picking their penalty takers!
MADDISON DENIED!!!! The midfielder stepped up and drilled his shot towards goal, but Pickford dives the right way. 0-0
SAVE!!!! Schmeichel follows Pickford's path and dives to his right to deny Tosun.
CHILWELL!!! The left-back puts the Foxes in front in the shootout with a neat penalty. He keeps his composure to find the bottom corner and sends Pickford the wrong way - 0-1.
SCHMEICHEL!!!!! The Dane dives the same way, and he denies Baines who failed to generate any power with that penalty.
PEREIRA!!!! He sends Pickford the wrong way and Leicester now lead 0-2 in the shootout.
GRAAYYY! Superb penalty beats Pickford, and it is now 3-1 to Leicester on penalties.
EVERTON 1-2 LEICESTER - Holgate rifles the ball home, and it is now Leicester that need to keep their nerve!
EVERTON STILL IN IT! Calvert-Lewin steps up and finds the back of the net, but Leicester must miss their next spot-kick.
GOAAAALLL IT'S ALL OVER!!!!! Vardy and Schmeichel jump on each other as the forward sends his team through to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup.
FULL-TIME - EVERTON 2-2 LEICESTER CITY (Leicester win 4-2 on penalties).
Leicester will fancy their chances of lifting the trophy this season and Rodgers showed with his team selection that he means business. Everton could well have a new manager by the weekend, but Ferguson has restored the pride and given his all since he took charge.
That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joining us. Goodbye!
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