English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 21, 2015
Leicester City LLDLD 3
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Tottenham Hotspur LLWWL 4
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LEI123
TOT224
White Hart Lane · 35,950 att.

Match Report

AFP PHOTO / IAN KINGTON

Harry Kane hits hat trick as Spurs edge Leicester in thriller

Harry Kane's dream week got even better on Saturday as the Tottenham striker followed his first England call-up with a maiden Premier League hat trick as embattled Leicester were defeated in a thrilling 4-3 encounter.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
2
34.2
Possession
65.8
14
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
175
Accurate Passes
460
284
Passes
573
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
27
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.1
75
Long Balls
68
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
24
Effective Tackles
21
32
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
36
32
Clearances
36

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 15Eric DierCD-R
  4. 3Danny RoseLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 23Christian EriksenAM
  7. 42Nabil BentalebLM
  8. 38Ryan MasonRM
  9. 18Harry KaneF
  10. 22Nacer ChadliAM-L
  11. 17Andros TownsendAM-R

LEI · 5-4-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 14Robert HuthCD
  3. 6Matt UpsonCD-L
  4. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  5. 15Jeff SchluppLB
  6. 2Ritchie de LaetRB
  7. 19Esteban CambiassoCM-L
  8. 8Matty JamesCM-R
  9. 9Jamie VardyLM
  10. 35David NugentRM
  11. 23Leonardo UlloaF

Timeline

  1. 4' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Michel Vorm replaces Hugo Lloris because of an injury.
  2. 6' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Leicester City 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  3. 13' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 32' Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 38' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Nugent with a cross following a fast break.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Marcin Wasilewski replaces Matt Upson because of an injury.
  7. 48' David Nugent (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 50' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 2. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew James with a cross following a corner.
  9. 58' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Paulinho replaces Andros Townsend.
  10. 64' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 2. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 76' Substitution, Leicester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Robert Huth.
  12. 78' Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Own Goal by Jeffrey Schlupp, Leicester City. Tottenham Hotspur 4, Leicester City 2.
  14. 86' Substitution, Leicester City. Andy King replaces Esteban Cambiasso.
  15. 88' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mousa Dembélé replaces Ryan Mason.
  16. 90' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Leicester City 3. David Nugent (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a headed pass.

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