Leicester v Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after Vardy secures draw as Bentancur injured

That’s more like it from Steve Cooper’s side, Abdul Fatawu jinking nicely and then finding an elegant pass out to the opposite wing. Bobby Decordova-Reid can’t make much progress beyond 30 yards from the Tottenham goal, but that is about as far forward as they have ventured so far.

It is chucking it down in Leicester, which has slickened the surface in a manner which seems to be suiting Spurs. The hosts have been profligate each time they’ve had possession, allowing their opponents the chance to regather it a little too easily.

How much longer will the ramparts hold, though? Tottenham continue to bombard the Leicester box, Dominic Solanke just squeezed out before directing another dangerous Pedro Porro cross into Mads Hermansen’s midriff.

A Leicester head flicks on James Maddison’s next inswinger. Across the midfielder trots to take from the other side, teeing up Pedro Porro short.

Porro’s whip hits the forehead of Cristian Romero, standing tall under pressure, but the Argentine can’t find the target. Spurs are laying siege but the castle walls are yet to be breached.

This is an excellent start though from Tottenham, Maddison zippy, Heung-min Son ever a threat. The pair draw another corner with some neat passing and interchanging down the left.

More chances for Spurs. James Maddison tests the palms of Mads Hermansen soon after that Bentancur header, before a stooping Dominic Solanke gets his head to a floated cross to the far post. Could Solanke have gone for it with his foot? His goalwards nod has nothing like the requisite power to test Hermansen.

A remarkable clearance from Wilfred Ndidi! Rodrigo Bentancur flicks with menace across the face of goal as James Maddison gets his delivery spot on, and the midfielder’s header appears destined for the embrace of the net mesh inside Mads Hermansen’s left-hand post. But a leaping Ndidi acrobatically tonks the ball away, hurling himself towards his own line and hooking a vital swinging limb beneath it.

Spurs strum the ball about with pace and poise, settling into possession for the first time. Leicester seem happy enough to cede control of the ball, two blue banks of four behind the ball.

Facundo Buonanotte is playing just off Jamie Vardy, pushing up alongside the striker in Leicester’s defensive shape.

Dominic Solanke earns a free kick out of Jannik Vestergaard, the tall Dane bumping the new Spurs recruit in the back. Tottenham soon earn the game’s first corner, which James Madidson saunters over to take to a mixed reception.

Jamie Vardy’s 37-year-old legs look sharp enough as he threatens the Tottenham back four for the first time, and the striker has enough energy to press high up the field, too. A bit of a grimace, seemingly, with the Leicester captain not close to full fitness, but having been ruled out by his manager last week, it’s a real boost for Vardy to be available.