Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
Tottenham spoil Leicester's Champions League hopes
Leicester City suffered a horrible case of deja vu as their Champions League dream was shattered on the final day of in a loss to Tottenham Hotspur.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
- 8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 9': Attempt saved. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 11': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 11': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
- 11': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 11': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 14': Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Penalty Leicester City. Jamie Vardy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': Penalty conceded by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 17': VAR Decision: Penalty Leicester City.
- 18': Goal! Leicester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 21': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
- 22': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
- 22': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 28': Hand ball by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 30': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Steven Bergwijn is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 32': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 36': Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 37': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
- 37': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 40': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 41': Goal! Leicester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 46': Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 48': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
- 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 50': Attempt saved. Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 51': Penalty Leicester City. Jamie Vardy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Penalty conceded by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Leicester City.
- 52': Goal! Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 54': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 57': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 57': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 59': Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces James Maddison.
- 63': Foul by Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 63': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Gareth Bale replaces Steven Bergwijn.
- 68': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Dele Alli.
- 74': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 75': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
- 75': Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 76': Own Goal by Kasper Schmeichel, Leicester City. Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
- 78': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
- 79': Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 79': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Marc Albrighton.
- 82': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Nampalys Mendy.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davinson Sánchez.
- 83': Foul by Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 83': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Hand ball by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 84': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
- 85': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 85': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Goal! Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 87': VAR Decision: Goal Tottenham Hotspur - Leicester City 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur (Gareth Bale).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gareth Bale with a through ball.
- 89': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Son Heung-Min.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Offside, Leicester City. Luke Thomas tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Offside, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Joe Rodon replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 90'+6': Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 90'+6': Goal! Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 4. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 4.
Statistics
 TOT |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 397 | Accurate Passes | 340 |
| 492 | Passes | 444 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 24 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 18 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 13 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 8,000
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 8,000
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 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Çaglar Söyüncü |
| 3 | Wesley Fofana |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 4 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 3 | Sergio Reguilón |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 20 | Dele Alli |
| 8 | Harry Winks  |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 23 | Steven Bergwijn |
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