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Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

Harry Kane heads in Tottenham's opening goal against Leicester
Harry Kane has scored 19 goals in 18 games against Leicester in all competitions – more than he has scored against any other side

Harry Kane and Son Heung-min rediscovered their touch in front of goal as Tottenham beat Leicester to boost their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish.

Kane, who had not scored in his previous five Spurs games, headed in the opener from Son’s corner.

Son stroked in the second after being picked out by Dejan Kulusevski, then curled in a sensational third.

Leicester’s Kelechi Iheanacho scored a consolation with a crisp strike.

But it was too late to stop Spurs taking all three points and moving above Arsenal into fourth before the Gunners play at West Ham later on Sunday.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Tottenham

Formation 3-4-3

  • 1Lloris
  • 4Romero
  • 15Dier
  • 33DaviesBooked at 26mins
  • 12Emerson Royal
  • 30BentancurBooked at 58minsSubstituted forWinksat 82′minutes
  • 5Højbjerg
  • 19R Sessegnon
  • 27Lucas MouraSubstituted forKulusevskiat 55′minutes
  • 10Kane
  • 7Son Heung-MinSubstituted forBergwijnat 82′minutes

Substitutes

  • 6D Sánchez
  • 8Winks
  • 14Rodon
  • 21Kulusevski
  • 22Gollini
  • 23Bergwijn
  • 42White
  • 44Scarlett
  • 51Craig

Leicester

Formation 3-5-2

  • 1Schmeichel
  • 27Castagne
  • 18AmarteyBooked at 63mins
  • 4Söyüncü
  • 11AlbrightonBooked at 48mins
  • 42SoumaréSubstituted forBruntat 67′minutes
  • 24Mendy
  • 17PérezSubstituted forTielemansat 76′minutes
  • 33ThomasBooked at 66mins
  • 14Iheanacho
  • 29DakaSubstituted forVardyat 67′minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Justin
  • 3Fofana
  • 7Barnes
  • 8Tielemans
  • 9Vardy
  • 12Ward
  • 20Choudhury
  • 37Lookman
  • 62Brunt

Referee:
Jonathan Moss
Attendance:
59,482

Match Stats

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1.

  3. Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.

  4. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  5. Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).

  6. Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

  7. Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.

  8. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).

  10. Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.

  11. Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur).

  13. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Son Heung-Min.

  14. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.

  15. Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.

  16. Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Ayoze Pérez.

  17. Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.

  18. Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.

  19. Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cristian Romero.

  20. Substitution, Leicester City. Lewis Brunt replaces Boubakary Soumaré.

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Tottenham Hotspur

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameLloris
    Average rating

    6.31

  2. Squad number4Player nameRomero
    Average rating

    6.85

  3. Squad number15Player nameDier
    Average rating

    6.55

  4. Squad number33Player nameDavies
    Average rating

    6.45

  5. Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
    Average rating

    5.53

  6. Squad number30Player nameBentancur
    Average rating

    6.58

  7. Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
    Average rating

    5.65

  8. Squad number19Player nameRyan Sessegnon
    Average rating

    6.23

  9. Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura
    Average rating

    6.47

  10. Squad number10Player nameKane
    Average rating

    7.25

  11. Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
    Average rating

    7.91

Substitutes

  1. Squad number8Player nameWinks
    Average rating

    5.86

  2. Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
    Average rating

    7.94

  3. Squad number23Player nameBergwijn
    Average rating

    6.90

Leicester City

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel

    Average rating

    5.40

  2. Squad number27Player nameCastagne

    Average rating

    4.97

  3. Squad number18Player nameAmartey

    Average rating

    4.82

  4. Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü

    Average rating

    4.87

  5. Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton

    Average rating

    5.16

  6. Squad number42Player nameSoumaré

    Average rating

    4.92

  7. Squad number24Player nameMendy

    Average rating

    5.13

  8. Squad number17Player nameAyoze Pérez

    Average rating

    5.11

  9. Squad number33Player nameThomas

    Average rating

    5.11

  10. Squad number14Player nameIheanacho

    Average rating

    5.33

  11. Squad number29Player nameDaka

    Average rating

    5.31

Substitutes

  1. Squad number8Player nameTielemans

    Average rating

    4.53

  2. Squad number9Player nameVardy

    Average rating

    4.55

  3. Squad number62Player nameBrunt

    Average rating

    4.17

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