'Cannot be overestimated' - National media react to huge Everton win at Leicester City

Everton’s hopes of avoiding relegation were handed a significant boost following their win at Leicester City.

The Blues claimed a huge 2-1 victory over the Foxes in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. First-half goals from Vitalii Mykolenko and Mason Holgate, either side of a Patson Daka strike, sealed a big three points for Frank Lampard's side.

The Blues are now 16th in the table and one point above the relegation places with a game in hand on both Burnley and Leeds United, who are also in danger of joining Watford and Norwich City in the drop.

Next up for Everton is a trip to newly relegated Watford on Wednesday. But for now, let's look at what the national media, along with our Joe Thomas, made of the win at the King Power Stadium.

“Frank Lampard’s rescue mission with Everton is gathering momentum and a first away victory in over eight months could prove a defining moment in their troubled season. Lampard’s experiences away from Goodison Park have been excruciating since his appointment in January, with seven successive defeats on the road, but this performance included all the qualities required in a relegation scrap.

“Jordan Pickford, their goalkeeper, was outstanding with a number of fine saves while Lampard’s outfield players displayed fight and hunger to follow up last weekend’s win over Chelsea with three vital points.

“After Burnley’s defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday, and Leeds’s implosion against Arsenal, Everton hoisted themselves out of the bottom three into 16th place, with a game in hand on their rivals. The 3,301 Everton fans were noisy throughout, driving their team on with regular renditions of Spirit of the Blues , and the importance of Everton’s first away win since August 28 cannot be