Tottenham vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Foxes come from behind to win
Tottenham 1-2 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Postecoglou after defeat to the Foxes
Ange Postecoglou’s role at Tottenham manager is under threat again after Spurs’ latest defeat in the Premier League as Leicester City won 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.
The hosts started the match on the front foot and looked controlled despite plenty of space for Leicester to operate in the wide areas. Spurs scored the opener with a flying Pedro Porro picking out Richarlison in the box. The Brazilian nodded home for his second goal in as many games and sent the hosts into the break with a slim lead.
It wasn’t enough though as Leicester came flying out of the blocks in the second half. Just 58 seconds after the restart, Bobby De Cordova-Reid found Jamie Vardy in the area and the forward poked home the equaliser.
Less than three minutes later the visitors were ahead. They turned the ball over high up the pitch and sent it into the middle of Bilal El Khannouss. His low, curling effort beat Antonin Kinsky.
Despite a desire to score again Tottenham couldn’t find a way back into the match and Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men secured a vital three points to lift them out of the relegation zone.
Relive the action with our live blog below:
Tottenham 0-0 Leicester
15 mins: SAVE!
Jakub Stolarczyk keeps Leicester in this contest with a sharp stop.
Archie Gray sweeps a pass into the box from the left and finds Lucas Bergvall. He pokes the ball to the edge of the box to Pedro Porro.
Porro runs onto the ball and strikes it first time. He connects with it well and almost scores only for Stolarczyk to palm the ball behind.
Tottenham 0-0 Leicester
12 mins: Close!
Leicester sweep forward after a storming run from Victor Kristiansen.
The defender hooks a pass back into the middle of the box where Jordan Ayew arrives.
He shoots first time but his effort is blocked and cleared by the Tottenham centre-backs.
Tottenham 0-0 Leicester
9 mins: Son takes the free kick and lifts the ball into the far side of the box.
Jakub Stolarczyk comes out and slaps the ball away from the back post.
That’s a decent clearance.
Tottenham 0-0 Leicester
6 mins: Spurs send a cross into the box from the right side of the pitch but it gets dealt with by Yannik Vestergaard.
Tottenham come again and attack from the left side this time.
Heung-Min Son and Archie Gray combine on the wing with Gray looking to nip around James Justin. The Leicester defender grapples with him then brings Gray down for a free kick.
Tottenham 0-0 Leicester
3 mins: Both managers are under pressure today and will be given a boost if they can win.
Spurs give the ball away easily as Bilal El Khannouss nips forward and takes possession after a loose pass.
He feeds to ball to Jamie Vardy who slips it into the right side of the box for Jordan Ayew.
Ayew runs at Archie Gray but can’t find enough space to get off a shot.
Kick off! Tottenham 0-0 Leicester
Spurs get the ball rolling in London with the cheers of the home supporters echoing around the stadium.
The ball is worked over to the left and punted down the wing.
Leicester turn over possession and boot it long with Antonin Kinsky collecting the ball.
Tottenham vs Leicester
Here come the teams.
There’s no James Maddison for Spurs today as he’s been excluded from the squad by Ange Postecoglou.
Tottenham are in desperate need of a win and hope to sweep past Leicester who hope to move themselves out of the relegation zone.
Kick off is up next...
Closing in on kick-off
Just under 10 minutes until we get things kicked off here at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Both Spurs and Leicester are in dire need of a positive result as they look to turn a corner in what has been an equally dismal season for both so far.
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Postecoglou hails his young stars for stepping up
Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall have repeatedly stepped up for Spurs in recent weeks, filling in all over as injury woes continue to plague the squad.
“They’ve been fronting up and are doing the best for their club and I think they all sense the opportunity,” the 59-year-old reflected.
“We’re deep in one competition, we’re in the knock-out stages of another and further along in the FA Cup.
“It’s not like it’s just the league and we have to get some results in the league to brighten us up. We need to get some results in the league because where we are is unacceptable, but there is still plenty to play for and it’s exciting.
“I think they all sense that as well and they want us to get through this period so we can tackle the exciting part of the season in the best shape possible.”
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