Frank Lampard hails Jordan Pickford as one of the world's best

Frank Lampard hailed Jordan Pickford as one of the world's best after the England goalkeeper's spectacular saves earned Everton another vital win in their battle for Premier League survival.

Everton won away from home for the first time since August to seal back-to-back wins and climb out of the relegation zone — and they will fancy their chances of making it three victories in a row at relegated Watford on Wednesday.

Ukrainian star Vitalii Mykolenko gave Everton an early lead and though Patson Daka equalised for Leicester, Mason Holgate — who declared himself fit only hours before the game after illness — restored the visitors' advantage on the half-hour and Pickford's efforts ensured they held on to it.

'Jordan gives the team huge confidence,' said Lampard, who was also indebted to Pickford's brilliance in the win over Chelsea eight days ago.

'You need goalkeepers to make big saves for you and I'm pleased he is getting the recognition he deserves.

'He is not just England's No 1 but one of the top goalkeepers in the world. For some reason you don't always get the recognition you deserve as England's No 1.

'A week ago we were five points away from safety and now we are a point above the relegation zone. But we are still in a relegation fight. We need to protect against over-confidence.

'Our away form has been a problem and there has never been a more important time to put it right.

'We were banging the drum to ensure the players knew we needed to change our form without the Goodison Park crowd behind us — though fortunately we had a version of it here.'

The 3,301 travelling Everton fans were in joyous mood but Leicester were booed off at half time and full time. They are now without a win in five in the league and after