Son Heung-min scored twice as Tottenham eased past a weakened Leicester side 3-1 to climb to fourth, one point clear of Arsenal, who travel to face West Ham later on Sunday. Antonio Conte's side have recently lost momentum in the race to qualify for Europe's top club competition, taking just one point from their previous two matches with no shots on target.
Brendan Rodgers made eight changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Roma in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final last week, with only Kasper Schmeichel, Marc Albrighton and Timothy Castagne keeping their places.
Harry Kane powered home a header from Son's corner midway through the first half and Son doubled the lead on the hour mark after a pass from substitute Dejan Kulusevski. Son scored a third in the 79th minute to kill the game, curling an unstoppable effort into the top corner before a late consolation for Kelechi Iheanacho.
Tottenham now put the pressure on Arsenal who must win their game against West Ham to regain fourth place in the standings. Leicester, meanwhile, are already looking ahead to Thursday's second leg of their Conference League semi-final against Roma.
May 1, 2022