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.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
That concludes our commentary of the Premier League fixture between Leicester City and Tottenham! We hope you’ve enjoyed it!
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester face a trip to Manchester United in their next match in eight days’ time, while Tottenham play Milan in midweek Champions League action ahead of a London Derby at home against West Ham next Sunday.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
The job was done in the first half for Leicester, who overcame a 1-0 deficit to lead 3-1 by the interval. Goals from Mendy, Maddison and Iheanacho left Bentancur’s opener a distant memory as the two sides came back out onto the pitch after half-time. The second period would follow a similar pattern to the first, with the hosts dominating the play and the goal-scoring opportunities. Barnes thought he had made it four with just under 20 minutes remaining but a tight offside call kept the score as it was. Not to be denied, the Leicester winger would eventually end his day with a goal, scoring Rodgers’ side’s fourth of the day with a low, accurate strike. The win sees the Foxes go up into 13th while Spurs stay fifth.
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
FULL-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 4-1 TOTTENHAM
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