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title: "Everton fans praise Robin Olsen’s performance at Leicester"
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author: "Alex Jones"
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published: "2020-12-17T11:00:00Z"
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# Everton fans praise Robin Olsen’s performance at Leicester

A surprise start for [Robin Olsen](https://readeverton.com/2020/12/07/readeverton-com-2020-12-07-robin-olsen-return-explained-ancelotti/) was repaid with a commanding and assured display in Everton’s [2-0 win](https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/national/18949761.everton-make-big-statement-win-leicester/) over Leicester on Wednesday.

The goalkeeper, who [typically deputises](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robin-olsen/leistungsdaten/spieler/75458) for Jordan Pickford at Goodison Park, has only otherwise featured in a [2-1 defeat against Newcastle United](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54679343).

This time, the Swedish international gave a performance which delighted plenty of Everton fans as he took responsibility and looked a comfortable presence between the posts.

He worked well with a defence which consisted [entirely of natural centre-backs](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-everton/startseite/verein/29) as the likes of Mason Holgate and Ben Godfrey [filled in as full-backs](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3421797).

A mistake almost let Leicester’s Jamie Vardy in to score after some miscommunication with Yerry Mina, but the 30-year-old netminder otherwise performed superbly and kept a clean sheet.

In truth, Everton’s good defending ensured that Olsen had little to do as he was aided superbly by those in front of him. Other notable flashpoints included a six-yard Vardy header which the goalkeeper coolly collected and a low Cengiz Under shot.

Olsen’s clean sheet is [his first so far this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/robin-olsen/leistungsdaten/spieler/75458) and the [Toffees’ third in the Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/clean_sheet). These Everton fans expressed their delight on Twitter at the performance from the stand-in ‘keeper, with one labelling him a “calming influence” and other calling for him to start against Arsenal on Saturday:

> Twitter: Robin Olsen, everything Jordan Pickford isn’t. Calm, huge, no nonsense goalie, who was spot on again tonight.\
> Keep… https://t.co/0Y1KUrckaC (@StreetEnd056)

> Twitter: Also, don’t let Robin Olsen go without praise tonight.
>
> The biggest compliment I can pay him is that we didn’t have… https://t.co/LUAFNnFITO (@TheGwladysSt)

> Twitter: Robin Olsen makes me feel safe. I like that in my goalkeepers ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f60d.svg) (@LindseyC1878)

> Twitter: ![??](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f1f8-1f1ea.svg)Cleansheet for Robin Olsen tonight! Strong performance ![??](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f44f-1f3fb.svg) https://t.co/CSnNAt50vJ (@EvertonNewsFeed)

> Twitter: Jordan Pickford ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f91d.svg) Robin Olsen\
> Clean sheets in big games https://t.co/EQWdAagmsA (@Iwobnaldo)

> Twitter: Doucoure should get all the plaudits, but shout out to Robin Olsen for being a very calming influence all game, doe… https://t.co/Y51bjmdVS2 (@EvertonViking)

> Twitter: Robin Olsen has been very assured and a calming influence on the back 4. #EFC (@fatwap73)