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.
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The goal took quite a while to be verified, with VAR taking a look at every phase of the build-up to the opener. It first appeared as though Bentancur was in an offside position but after careful review it appears as though first contact was from a Leicester City player, with the Uruguay international uninvolved until his side-foot finish.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM TAKE THE LEAD! 1-0! The visitors take the lead from a corner, with Perisic’s whipped delivery evading the crowd of bodies on the penalty spot. The ball falls to Kristansen, whose mishit clearance presents Bentancur with a chance to take the lead!
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
WHAT A BLOCK! Kristansen manages to get a left knee to the ensuing corner, pushing it up and over the crossbar with the goalkeeper nowhere to be found! It’s saved a certain goal as Tottenham are given another chance from the corner.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Perisic steps up and delivers a dangerous shot high in a central position from the set-piece, forcing Ward into a diving stop to push it over the bar.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Porro and Barnes duel for an aerial ball in midfield but the Leicester winger is deemed to have been a little too aggressive, giving away a free-kick and causing his opponent to lose a shoe in the process.
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