Watch: Seamus Coleman rallies the troops as he is stretchered off for Everton

Seamus Coleman was stretchered from the field in Everton's Premier League encounter against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

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.

"As Coleman is being carried off, he tries to whip the travelling support into a frenzy," The Guardian reported. "Captain, leader, legend."

The Republic of Ireland captain was replaced by Nathan Patterson. Watch Coleman rally the troops below:

If only we had 11 Seamus Coleman's on the pitch pic.twitter.com/yOx2XZM1NW

— Andrew Samuel (@andrew_sammy7) May 1, 2023

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 and the draw means Everton remain second from bottom, while Leicester jump above Leeds United and Nottingham Forest into 16th place.