Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur, 28 November 2017

Score2-1 to Leicester City
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,950

View Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm Leicester City had now won more games in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur than any other opponent (ten).

2 Leicester City

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 13 G
Riyad Mahrez 45 G

Goals:

Harry Kane 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Danny Rose Defender/Midfielder
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Moussa Dembélé Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 77
Hamza Choudhury for Shinji Okazaki 83
Islam Slimani for Jamie Vardy 88

Substitutions:

SON Heung-min for Moussa Sissoko 57
Fernando Llorente for Moussa Dembélé 69
Érik Lamela for Christian Eriksen 77

Cards:

Kasper Schmeichel 90 Y

Cards:

Jan Vertonghen 20 Y
Érik Lamela 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Islam Slimani

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender Juan Foyth
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Forward Fernando Llorente

Comments:

League position: 9th Leicester City had now scored more goals in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur (39) than any other team. Jamie Vardy's goal was the 49th goal he had scored in the Premier League and the 100th goal of his league career. The Foxes had lost ten of their preceding 11 Premier League games in 2017 against the teams that finished in last season's top six.

Comments:

League position: 5th Tottenham Hotspur had now lost as many Premier League games so far this season as they did in the whole of the previous season (four). Harry Kane had now scored 11 goals in all competitions against Leicester City; four more than against any other opponent. Spurs had now lost three consecutive away games in the Premier League games for the first time since March 2014 under manager Tim Sherwood.

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 13 G
Riyad Mahrez 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 77
Hamza Choudhury for Shinji Okazaki 83
Islam Slimani for Jamie Vardy 88

Cards:

Kasper Schmeichel 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 9th Leicester City had now scored more goals in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur (39) than any other team. Jamie Vardy's goal was the 49th goal he had scored in the Premier League and the 100th goal of his league career. The Foxes had lost ten of their preceding 11 Premier League games in 2017 against the teams that finished in last season's top six.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Harry Kane 79 G

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Danny Rose Defender/Midfielder
Davinson Sánchez Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Moussa Dembélé Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

SON Heung-min for Moussa Sissoko 57
Fernando Llorente for Moussa Dembélé 69
Érik Lamela for Christian Eriksen 77

Cards:

Jan Vertonghen 20 Y
Érik Lamela 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender Juan Foyth
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Forward Fernando Llorente

Comments:

League position: 5th Tottenham Hotspur had now lost as many Premier League games so far this season as they did in the whole of the previous season (four). Harry Kane had now scored 11 goals in all competitions against Leicester City; four more than against any other opponent. Spurs had now lost three consecutive away games in the Premier League games for the first time since March 2014 under manager Tim Sherwood.