English Premier League

FT Friday, December 26, 2014
Tottenham Hotspur DLWWW 2
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Leicester City LLLLL 1
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TOT112
LEI011
King Power Stadium · 31,870 att.

Match Report

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Christian Eriksen free kick earns Tottenham away win at Leicester

Christian Eriksen was Tottenham's saviour as they survived a storm to edge past Leicester 2-1.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
1
50.4
Possession
49.6
8
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
344
Accurate Passes
314
457
Passes
419
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
9
9
Crosses
40
0.7
Cross %
0.2
66
Long Balls
83
22
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
14
Effective Tackles
17
20
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
44
Effective Clearances
30
44
Clearances
30

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Ben HamerG
  2. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  3. 27Marcin WasilewskiCD-R
  4. 3Paul KoncheskyLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 10Andy KingCM-L
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 23Leonardo UlloaF
  11. 35David NugentRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Jamie VardySUB
  2. 19Esteban CambiassoSUB
  3. 7Dean HammondSUB
  4. 24Anthony KnockaertSUB
  5. 31Adam SmithSUB
  6. 8Matty JamesSUB
  7. 2Ritchie de LaetSUB

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 21Federico FazioCD-R
  4. 3Danny RoseLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 23Christian EriksenAM
  7. 42Nabil BentalebLM
  8. 25Benjamin StambouliRM
  9. 18Harry KaneF
  10. 22Nacer ChadliAM-L
  11. 11Erik LamelaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Michel VormSUB
  2. 38Ryan MasonSUB
  3. 33Ben DaviesSUB
  4. 17Andros TownsendSUB
  5. 8PaulinhoSUB
  6. 6Vlad ChirichesSUB
  7. 9Roberto SoldadoSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Leicester City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacer Chadli with a cross.
  2. 35' Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Matthew James replaces Andy King because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan Mason replaces Benjamin Stambouli.
  5. 48' Goal! Leicester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  6. 63' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Roberto Soldado replaces Nacer Chadli.
  7. 71' Goal! Leicester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 75' Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces David Nugent.
  9. 82' Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Leicester City. Anthony Knockaert replaces Paul Konchesky.
  11. 84' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Paulinho replaces Harry Kane.
  12. 90'+3' Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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