RADZ SCORES WINNER

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Two inspired substitutions by Everton manager David Moyes turned the game in the Toffees' favour after they'd fallen behind to Leicester City against the run of play.

Wayne Rooney and Duncan Ferguson came off the bench to help Everton to a 3-2 win at Goodison Park.

The pair led Everton's comeback after Les Ferdinand had cancelled out Steve Howey's own goal and Jamie Scowcroft had put the Foxes ahead.

Everton totally controlled the first 15 minutes, a series of Gary Naysmith corners creating panic in the Leicester defence. Billy McKinlay cleared an Alan Stubbs effort off the line and Alessandro Pistone drove narrowly wide from 20 yards.

But after 32 minutes Everton deservedly took he lead when Nigel Martyn's upfield punt embarrassed Ben Thatcher on the edge of his own area. Lee Carsley nipped in, his flick was blocked at point-blank range by keeper Ian Walker, but the ball rebounded off Steve Howey, under pressure from Carsley, and into the net.

Leicester equalised on the stroke of half-time when referee Phil Dowd awarded them a controversial free-kick. He judged that Stubbs had held down Marcus Bent, and when the Everton captain threw showed dissent by throwing the ball behind him, Dowd booked him and advanced the ball 10 yards to the edge of the area.

Muzzy Izzet touched the indirect free-kick on to Ferdinand, who beat Martyn with a scorching drive into the top left-hand corner.

Everton began the second half well but were stunned when the stooping Scowcroft headed home Jordan Stewart's cross in the 58th minute.

Moyes introduced Rooney almost immediately to the delight of the home crowd, and the talismanic youngster responded with Everton's equaliser on 71 minutes. Radzinski's low right-wing cross was deflected into the path of Kevin Campbell who laid it off to Rooney. The England international drove it into the net from 15 yards.

Then Ferguson came on for his first appearance since late October, and with his first touch knocked David Unsworth's cross into the path of Radzinski, who hammered home a scintillating volley from some 10 yards out.

Everton are now unbeaten in four, and Rooney - about whose apparent loss of form concern was recently being expressed -has scored two vital goals in his last two games, both when coming on as a substitute. Perhaps David Moyes has found the right formula.