Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of securing a Premier League top-four finish suffered another blow as they were thrashed 4-1 by Leicester City on Saturday.
Looking to build on their victory over champions Manchester City last weekend, and chasing a fourth successive win in all competitions, Spurs raced into an early lead at the King Power Stadium through Rodrigo Bentancur’s close-range finish.
The hosts quickly turned the match on its head, however, with Nampalys Mendy hammering an equaliser home in the 23rd minute before James Maddison’s second goal in as many games completed the turnaround two minutes later.
Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho added a third in first-half stoppage time to extend Leicester’s lead, with the timing of that strike seemingly killing off Spurs’ hopes of getting anything from the contest.
The visitors offered very little in attack after the break, with Harvey Barnes adding a fine fourth nine minutes from time, securing Leicester a third successive win in all competitions to move them up to 13th in the standings.
A poor Spurs remain fifth, one point off the top four having played two games more than Newcastle United in fourth, with Eddie Howe’s side in action against Bournemouth later on Saturday.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
WHAT A HIT! 1-1! It’s an absolutely superb goal from Mendy, who smashes a first-time blast into the roof of the net leaving Forster absolutely no chance. Maddison’s corner is headed on at the near post by Dewsbury-Hall, only for Bentancur to deny the midfielder on the line. The Uruguay international heads it out but only towards Mendy, who latches onto the loose ball with conviction and unleashes a thunderbolt!
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tete hits a speculative effort from a long way out but the shot fails to curl back towards the net, allowing Forster to collect the ball for a goal-kick.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Looking to take advantage of another set-piece, Son sends an inswinging corner into the penalty area but this time it fails to trouble Ward, who rises highest to get two hands to the delivery.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City will have to come back from behind for the second time in two matches if they wish to take anything from Spurs. They managed the trick on two separate occasions last week against Aston Villa, who have the same defensive record as Conte’s team.
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