English Premier League

Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2019-20 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 69': Ricardo Pereira
  • 85': James Maddison
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2 - 1
  • 29': Harry Kane

Spurs lose at Leicester after more VAR drama

Tottenham's eight-month long wait for a Premier League away win continued after a controversial 2-1 loss at Leicester.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 2': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 2': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tanguy Ndombele.
  • 5': Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
  • 10': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 10': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
  • 10': Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 12': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 14': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 14': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 15': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 15': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 16': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 16': GOAL CANCELLED BY VAR: Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 17': VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
  • 18': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 18': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 21': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 21': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 24': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 27': Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 28': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 29': Goal! Leicester City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 30': Foul by Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 36': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 39': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
  • 39': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 39': Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
  • 41': Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 44': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
  • 45': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Danny Rose.
  • 45'+1': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 45'+1': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Serge Aurier is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 45'+3': Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 47': Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 47': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 49': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 51': Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 54': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Danny Rose.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Winks following a fast break.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 61': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 61': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
  • 64': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
  • 64': GOAL CANCELLED BY VAR: Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 66': VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur.
  • 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Victor Wanyama replaces Moussa Sissoko.
  • 69': Goal! Leicester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 71': Foul by Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 71': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
  • 76': Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 76': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
  • 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen replaces Erik Lamela.
  • 80': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
  • 80': Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Rose with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 83': Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Demarai Gray (Leicester City).
  • 83': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 84': Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 84': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 85': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 85': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Goal! Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Tanguy Ndombele.
  • 88': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 88': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Paulo Gazzaniga tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 3
55.8 Possession 44.2
11 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
403 Accurate Passes 286
491 Passes 380
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 67
22 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 14
18 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 12
23 Effective Clearances 24
23 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,129

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Çaglar Söyüncü
6 Jonny Evans
25 Wilfred Ndidi
3 Ben Chilwell
21 Ricardo Pereira
10 James Maddison
8 Youri Tielemans
15 Harvey Barnes
17 Ayoze Pérez
9 Jamie Vardy

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
22 Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
5 Jan Vertonghen
4 Toby Alderweireld
8 Harry Winks
3 Danny Rose
24 Sèrge Aurier
11 Erik Lamela
28 Tanguy Ndombele
17 Moussa Sissoko Yellow Card
7 Son Heung-Min
10 Harry Kane

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