Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur, 18 May 2017

Score6-1 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,351

View Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm This was Tottenham Hotspur's second biggest-ever win against Leicester City. They beat the Foxes 6-0 at White Hart Lane on 7 March 1959 in League Division One when Terry Medwin scored four goals.

1 Leicester City

6 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Ben Chilwell 59 G

Goals:

Harry Kane 25 G
SON Heung-min 36 G
Harry Kane 63 G
SON Heung-min 71 G
Harry Kane 88 G
Harry Kane 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Moussa Dembélé Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Islam Slimani for Shinji Okazaki 46
Demarai Gray for Yohan Benalouane 66
Ahmed Musa for Jamie Vardy 79

Substitutions:

Vincent Janssen for SON Heung-min 78
Filip Lesniak for Moussa Dembélé 86
Georges-Kévin N'Koudou for Moussa Sissoko 90

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 65 Y
Demarai Gray 75 Y
Danny Simpson 80 Y

Cards:

Moussa Sissoko 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Elliott Moore
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Midfielder Bartosz Kapustka
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Islam Slimani

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender Kevin Wimmer
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder Filip Lesniak
Midfielder Samuel Shashoua
Midfielder/Forward Georges-Kévin N'Koudou
Forward Vincent Janssen

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Leicester City's heaviest defeat since a 1-6 loss at Portsmouth on 24 September 2010 in the League Championship. It was their first home defeat by a five-goal margin since Aston Villa's 5-0 win on 31 January 2004 in the Premier League. It was their heaviest home defeat since a 0-6 loss to Leeds United in the League Cup on 9 October 2001 at Filbert Street. The Foxes had now lost 18 league games in this season; the most by a reigning top division champion since Ipswich Town in 1962-63 (19). Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare of Spurs. “We were totally second best. From the third goal, that was the disappointing thing for me. I made the decision to change the shape because, you could see, their fluid movement and the way they moved between the lines, I couldn’t see us getting back into the game with the shape we were playing in. I thought in the second half, for the first ten-15 minutes, we actually did. We caused them some problems. The disappointing thing for me, when we conceded the third goal, I didn’t see enough desire there to defend as a team. It really drained us of any belief. From then, there was only one side in it and they looked like scoring every time they went forward.”

Comments:

League position: 2nd This equalled the biggest-ever away win at a reigning English league champions (also 6-1 by Manchester United at Newcastle United in 1907, Middlesbrough at Manchester City in 1938 and Manchester City at Manchester United in 2011). This was Tottenham Hotspur's biggest away league win since a 5-0 victory at Millwall on 29 April 1989 in League Division One when Paul Stewart scored a hat-trick. Harry Kane became the first Spurs player to score four hat-tricks in a season since Jimmy Greaves in 1968-69. Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said: "I think we are so, so, so calm about our big players and they are so happy here. We are building a very exciting project. The players must feel they are part of us and want to share in our success. Harry Kane means a lot for the team. I tell you always that he's one of the best strikers in the world. His performances show that we are right."

1 Leicester City

Goals:

Ben Chilwell 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Islam Slimani for Shinji Okazaki 46
Demarai Gray for Yohan Benalouane 66
Ahmed Musa for Jamie Vardy 79

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 65 Y
Demarai Gray 75 Y
Danny Simpson 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Elliott Moore
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Midfielder Bartosz Kapustka
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Leicester City's heaviest defeat since a 1-6 loss at Portsmouth on 24 September 2010 in the League Championship. It was their first home defeat by a five-goal margin since Aston Villa's 5-0 win on 31 January 2004 in the Premier League. It was their heaviest home defeat since a 0-6 loss to Leeds United in the League Cup on 9 October 2001 at Filbert Street. The Foxes had now lost 18 league games in this season; the most by a reigning top division champion since Ipswich Town in 1962-63 (19). Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare of Spurs. “We were totally second best. From the third goal, that was the disappointing thing for me. I made the decision to change the shape because, you could see, their fluid movement and the way they moved between the lines, I couldn’t see us getting back into the game with the shape we were playing in. I thought in the second half, for the first ten-15 minutes, we actually did. We caused them some problems. The disappointing thing for me, when we conceded the third goal, I didn’t see enough desire there to defend as a team. It really drained us of any belief. From then, there was only one side in it and they looked like scoring every time they went forward.”

6 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Harry Kane 25 G
SON Heung-min 36 G
Harry Kane 63 G
SON Heung-min 71 G
Harry Kane 88 G
Harry Kane 90 G

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Moussa Dembélé Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Vincent Janssen for SON Heung-min 78
Filip Lesniak for Moussa Dembélé 86
Georges-Kévin N'Koudou for Moussa Sissoko 90

Cards:

Moussa Sissoko 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender Kevin Wimmer
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder Filip Lesniak
Midfielder Samuel Shashoua
Midfielder/Forward Georges-Kévin N'Koudou
Forward Vincent Janssen

Comments:

League position: 2nd This equalled the biggest-ever away win at a reigning English league champions (also 6-1 by Manchester United at Newcastle United in 1907, Middlesbrough at Manchester City in 1938 and Manchester City at Manchester United in 2011). This was Tottenham Hotspur's biggest away league win since a 5-0 victory at Millwall on 29 April 1989 in League Division One when Paul Stewart scored a hat-trick. Harry Kane became the first Spurs player to score four hat-tricks in a season since Jimmy Greaves in 1968-69. Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said: "I think we are so, so, so calm about our big players and they are so happy here. We are building a very exciting project. The players must feel they are part of us and want to share in our success. Harry Kane means a lot for the team. I tell you always that he's one of the best strikers in the world. His performances show that we are right."