Watch: Seamus Coleman rallies the troops as he is stretchered off for Everton
Everton captain Seamus Coleman was substituted with what looked like a serious injury against Leicester City following a challenge by Boubakary Soumaré
Seamus Coleman was stretchered from the field in Everton's Premier League encounter against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
The Killybegs native went down under an awkward challenge from Leicester's Boubakary Soumaré in the 45th minute. Having been assessed by medics for a lower leg injury, the 34-year-old was taken from the field on a stretcher, motioning to the crowd and his teammates to lift it as he did. Coleman received a standing ovation and well-wishes from players from both teams. The Republic of Ireland captain was replaced by Nathan Patterson. Watch Coleman rally the troops below:
Everton opened the scoring through a penalty from Dominic Calvert-Lewin on 15 minutes but Leicester went in 2-1 up at half-time, with Caglar Soyuncu and Jamie Vardy scoring. Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford saved a penalty from James Maddison in first half injury time. Alex Iwobi made it 2-2 in the 54th minute.