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Leicester vs Tottenham LIVE - Dele Alli and Son Heung-min strike in comfortable win for Spurs

Harry Latham-Coyle
Saturday 08 December 2018 14:35 GMT
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Tottenham's 2-0 victory moved them back up to third in the Premier League, six points off leaders Liverpool.

Re-live the action below:

What time does it start?

Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur kicks off at 7:45pm (GMT)

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and 4K UHD from kick-off. BT Sport subscribers will also be able to stream the game via the online video player and the BT Sport app.

Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.

Player to watch

Lucas Moura: The Brazilian put in another industrious display against Southampton and scored his first goal since Spurs’ victory at Wolves at the beginning of November by reacting quickest to the loose ball. He was substituted in the second half but with fixtures coming swiftly, having the Brazilian at his peak as much as possible to utilise his pace will be one of Mauricio Pochettino’s greatest challenges over the coming month.

Form guide

Leicester City: WDDWWD

Tottenham Hotspur: WWWWLW

Odds

Leicester City to win: 29/10

Tottenham Hotspur to win: 49/50

Draw: 5/2

Prediction

Leicester 1-1 Tottenham: Two sides in good form could cancel each other out.

9 minutes

Eric Dier slides in to try and beat Kelechi Iheanacho to the ball, and just about gets there, but Craig Pawson is not happy with his raised boot and the out-of-control nature of the challenge, and cautions the Spurs midfielder.

81 minutes to survive on a booking. Dier will have to watch his step.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 19:55

10 minutes

Jonny Evans rakes a gorgeous pass to Ben Chilwell making a magnificent forward burst down the left.

Jan Vertonghen manages to get back and cut out the cross, but Leicester have a corner.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 19:56

11 minutes

James Maddison is Leicester's set-piece savant and hangs a lovely cross to the far post, a Tottenham head taking it away from Vicente Iborra who looked poised to volley towards goal.

His subsequent effort is less effective - overhit and Moussa Sissoko nods away.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 19:57

14 minutes

Leicester win another corner but can't profit from this one, either, while Dele Alli is in the bibliography and Moussa Sissoko in the contents as the Spurs counter-attack breaks down.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 20:01

15 minutes

Nampalys Mendy overstretches on Moussa Sissoko and brings his studs down on his compatriot's achilles in painful fashion. A booking.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 20:02

A physical but subdued affair so far in Leicester.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 20:03

19 minutes

Heung-min Son finds space in the Leicester box but is forced backwards to Moussa Sissoko.

Sissoko stands a diagonal up across the box but Ben Chilwell beats Serge Aurier in the air, and draws a foul for good measure.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 20:05

21 minutes

Hugo Lloris is alert to the danger and already on the edge of his area as Kelechi Iheanacho sets off in chase of a pass over-the-top, nonchalantly lifting the ball over the Nigerian striker to Jan Vertonghen.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 20:07

24 minutes

Lucas Moura beats the offside trap and brings a clipped pass down in lovely fashion, but can't force his square pass through to Dele Alli with Ricardo Pereira there to intercept.

Both Moura and Heung-min Son look dangerous running in behind the Leicester centre-backs.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 20:10

26 minutes

Ricardo Pereira has real pace and shows it to retrieve a Demarai Gray reverse pass just before it crosses the line.

His cutback finds Jan Vertonghen's left boot rather than a man in blue, however, and Spurs clear.

Harry Latham-Coyle8 December 2018 20:13

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