Jamie Vardy scored the winner as Leicester City got their festive period back on track with a 1-0 victory at Everton on New Year's Day
 Having beaten Manchester City on Boxing Day, Claude Puel's men suffered a shock home defeat to Cardiff on Saturday but were back on form at Goodison Park
Vardy - employed as a lone striker but starved of service for long periods - gobbled up the only chance that came his way (58) which grabbed Leicester a deserved three points
Everton were stifled by an organised Foxes team that restricted the home attackers any space to such an extent it took Marco Silva's men 75 minutes to register a shot on target
Everton have now lost four of their last five games, while Leicester are up to seventh in the Premier League table
The opening exchanges were nervy with both teams lacking quality
Jonjoe Kenny cracked an effort from 20 yards against the corner of the post and crossbar on 19 minutes before Kurt Zouma summed up Everton's frustrations with a wild 30-yard effort
Leicester's plan to soak up pressure was working a charm and they took the lead just before the hour mark
 Michael Keane lost possession deep in his own half and Ricardo Pereira played a through-ball which Vardy gleefully accepted and finished past Jordan Pickford
Gylfi Sigurdsson fired over the crossbar and substitute Cenk Tosun tested Kasper Schmeichel's palms with a fierce strike but rarely did Everton look capable of opening Leicester up
In fact, it was the visitors that carried the bigger threat
 Minutes after referee Martin Atkinson waved away a penalty claim for handball by Keane following a Harry Maguire header, the England centre-back should have doubled the lead but blazed over from close range
The Everton players mustered nothing in response and the home fans vented their frustration as they trudged off at full-time
"It was a disappointing result and a poor performance to be honest
 We always have to be honest and we have to look clearly at the game and analyse the match calmly and to pass the feedback back to our boys
"If you look at our last few results, they haven't been consistent but there is no reason to be so anxious and so nervous
 Even at the start of the match and in many moments, the fans were behind us and there is no reason for the nerves
""I think we can have better situations in the first half with the ball recovery but it was perfect with good timing and a good moment to score this goal
 We've had some difficult balls to play in the second half but the togetherness and organisation from the team was perfect
"It was a difficult challenge, of course
 Everton are a team with lot of ambition, character and strengths
 This moment is a busy period, all the players are tired and they have had to play like us
 But the most important thing is to show our strength in this moment and to handle the situation in the right way
"The Northern Ireland international turns 31 later this week and gave a reminder to all about his talents with a dominant showing, alongside the equally brilliant Harry Maguire
 Evans kept Dominic Calvert-Lewin very quiet, making nine clearances and winning five duels
What made the level of his performance even more remarkable was that he has not played in the last five games
 He will be impossible to leave out for the next Premier League game
Everton host Lincoln City in the FA Cup on Saturday, while Leicester have a trip to Newport County
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