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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Another foul, another yellow card. This time the referee produces the booking for Barnes, who caught the top of Tanganga’s foot during a failed attempt to control the ball.
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It appeared as though Bentancur was attempting to get back on the pitch after the initial injury but the decision has been taken out of his hands as Sarr comes on to take his spot in midfield.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Play restarts but not a minute later Hojbjerg is down holding his ankle. It doesn’t appear to be a serious one for the Denmark international but it does buy his side some time to prepare a substitute.
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Dier has gone over to help console his team-mate, who is still down in what looks to be terrible discomfort. More members of the medical team have come running onto the pitch one by one, while the stretcher is prepared. It seems - in somewhat positive news - that the player won’t need to be carried off as he limps to the touchline.
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Bentancur goes knee-on-knee with Mendy during an attempt to win the ball and immediately drops to the floor in pain. The medical staff have come onto the pitch to look at the player, while Conte looks on in worry.
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Barnes and Kristansen link up effectively down the left wing, with the full-back playing a defence-splitting pass for his team-mate. Driving towards the byline, Barnes cuts inside and hits a low shot towards goal that’s saved smartly by the legs of Forster.
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