Leicester v Tottenham Hotspur - as it happened

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Leicester v Tottenham, Premier League 2019/20, matchday 6, 21/9/2019 - official line.ups. BESOCCER
Leicester v Tottenham, Premier League 2019/20, matchday 6, 21/9/2019 - official line.ups. BESOCCER
Join us for live coverage of the game between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium. Tottenham will be looking to bounce back from their midweek crisis in the Champions League, whilst Leicester City will be searching to bounce back from their defeat to Manchester United last weekend.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
1 - 1
2 - 1
  • 90'
    FULL TIME! Full time sees Leicester steal the 3 points after a James Maddison strike gives Leicester the lead in what was a thrilling game!
  • 90'
    Leicester playing with 10 mean as Maddison goes off
  • 90'
    Maddison gets man of the match for today's performance
  • 90'
    6 minutes added time!
  • 87'
    Maddison is down after a bad challenge and is receiving treatment. Leicester have made all their subs so he's trying to come back on
  • 84'
    GOAL FOR LEICESTER!!!!
  • 84'
    Leicester make their final change as Tielemans comes off and Choudhury is his replacement
  • 82'
    Change for Leicester as Barnes comes off and is replaced by Gray
  • 78'
    Tottenham make their second change as Lamela comes off and is replaced by Eriksen
  • 77'
    Key clearance for Leicester after the ball is crossed into their box and Winks nearly gets to it, but Evans kicks it away on time
  • 72'
    Vardy skies the ball over the bar as Leicester threaten to take the lead!
Card

Yellow card

a Tottenham Hotspur
  • 71'
    Victor Wanyama takes one for the team and gets a yellow card after stopping Leicester from making a run and potentially scoring.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Leicester en el 69'
  • 69'
    LEICESTER GET THE EQUALISER!!!
  • 66'
    Two substitutions here: Leicester: Perez off, Praet on. Tottenham: Sissoko off and Wanyama on.
  • 66'
    The goal has been disallowed due to offside after Son was just offside
  • 63'
    Vital goal for Spurs, as Kane plays a good ball to Aurier across the box, Aurier just slots it in the bottom corner from the edge of the box. VAR check to see if the original ball through to Son was deemed offside
  • 63'
    TOTTENHAM GET A SECOND!!!
  • 59'
    Harvey Barnes' header goes just over the bar as he can't quite enough control on it. Dangerous play from Leicester as they threaten Spurs a lot
  • 57'
    Son couldn't finish effectively as he has a shot but it goes wide from the far post. Great break from Tottenham
  • 56'
    What a chance for Leicester as Vardy crosses into the box and nobody can get to it on time, Spurs clear
  • 54'
    Lamela has a shot but it goes just over the bar!
  • 51'
    Corner for Leicester, which goes wide
  • 49'
    Chilwell crosses to Vardy, who is in the box, but agaonisingly can't get to the ball on time and Vardy watches as the ball goes past him.
  • 46'
    Leicester start off on the front foot as the press straight away, but Ndidi's shot goes wide
  • 45'
    The second half is underway!! No changes have been made
  • 45'
    End of the first half sees Tottenham go 1-0 up away from home, in what has been an exciting and very open first half.
  • 45'
    3 minutes added time!
  • 44'
    Corner for Leicester, goes in with real pace from Maddison to Perez, but Rose manages to get back and clear it for another corner
  • 38'
    After some good play from Leicester, Ayoze Perez has a shot at the near post, but a good save by Gazaniga denies him the goal. Corner.
  • 35'
    Corner for Spurs. Schmeichel comfortably catches it.
  • 30'
    Tottenham haven't won away from home in the Premier League since January against Fulham and now they are 1-0 up
  • 28'
    What a finish that is, Harry Kane is pushed in the box and on his way down, he still manages to control the ball, maintain his balance and kick it with his left foot into the top corner. What skill as he managed to finish that even when he was tested and going down. 5th goal of the season for Harry Kane
  • 28'
    GOAL!!!!!
  • 27'
    Good play as Vardy is passed the ball on the left hand side of the box, passes to Perez, but he just can't get to it enough and it goes out for a goal kick.
  • 26'
    Perez back up. This is such an open game as it is very back and forwards, with both sides looking like they could score.
  • 24'
    Danny Rose just catches Perez with his elbow after they both go in for a header, no intent there, but Ayoze is down
  • 18'
    Sissoko goes into the book after he goes in low, 2 footed in a challenge with James Maddison. Free kick for Leicester
  • 17'
    Celebrations cut short. The goal was VAR checked and disallowed after Ayoze was deemed offside
  • 15'
    The ball comes in from the corner and Tielemans has a shot after Spurs cleared the ball, Gazaniga mistake as he drops the ball from the save, means that there is a scuffle in the box and Ayoze and Ndidi scuffle to score it. Ndidi eventually puts it in the back of the net
  • 15'
    GOALLLLLLL
  • 14'
    Fantastic, confident play again from James Maddison, 1-2 feet as he gets the ball and runs past the defenders in the box, but he shoots right at the keeper and goes out for a corner
  • 12'
    High quality initial play from Maddison, he turns, glides past the defenders and has a shot from the edge of the box, but he can't quite get the curl on the ball and it goes wide
  • 11'
    Free kick to Spurs as Winks is caught on the half-way line
  • 7'
    Maddison takes the corner, but it goes all the way through the players in the box and nothing comes of it. Well worked corner, just needed a second touch
  • 6'
    Corner for Leicester as Vardy's run up the pitch is cleared
  • 4'
    Second foul Ayoze makes, as he floors Danny Rose. Free kick for Spurs about 30 yards out
  • 2'
    Free kick for Spurs after Ayoze fouled Winks and Son had his first shot of the game as the free kick was passed to him, but it goes wide. Harry Kane also has a shot from wide and tries to catch Schmeichel out, but he deals with it well.
  • 1'
    Good football from Leicester, as Ayoze passes to Barnes in the box, who passes the ball to Maddison, but he can't quite finish it off and the keeper easily gets to it. Leicester have a nice flow about them
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Spurs kick us off today!
  • PRVW
    Only goal difference separates these two sides after five league matches. A game that is full of England players past, present and future, with Gareth Southgate watching from the stands.
  • PRVW
    Kick off soon!!
  • PRVW
    Dele Alli is also not in today's squad and Cristian Eriksen has been benched for today's trip to the King Power Stadium
  • PRVW
    Hugo Lloris misses today's clash due to his wife giving birth. There are two changes to the Leicester line-up, with Ayoze and Barnes coming into the starting XI.
  • PRVW
    Tottenham Hotspur: Gazzaniga (GK); Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Danny Rose, Aurier; Lamela, Winks, Sissoko; Ndombele, Son Hueng-Min, Kane
  • PRVW
    Leicester City: Schmiechel (GK); Soyuncu, Evans, Chilwell, Ricardo Pereira; Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Ayoze, Barnes; Vardy
  • PRVW
    Line-ups are as follows:
Info

Pre-match

21 September 2019, 13:30

Referee: Paul Tierney

Stadium: King Power Stadium

  • PRVW
    Join us for live coverage of the game between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium. Tottenham will be looking to bounce back from their midweek crisis in the Champions League, whilst Leicester City will be searching to bounce back from their defeat to Manchester United last weekend.