Jamie Vardy's second-half strike decided a tight game at Goodison Park as Leicester overcame Everton 1-0 in the Premier League's opening game of 2019.
Both sides made scrappy starts to the proceedings at Goodison Park, as errant passes littered the opening 20 minutes. Jonjoe Kenny's thumping drive that rattled the crossbar was the closest either team came to breaking the deadlock.
The full-back's rasping drive proved to be the best chance in an opening 45 minutes that Everton slightly shaded, as both sides failed to truly threaten either goalkeeper during a first-half that was in jeopardy of boiling over on a couple of occasions.