Tottenham Hotspur were consigned to a 2-1 defeat at home to relegation-scrapping Leicester City on Sunday afternoon, deepening the crisis gripping the north London club.
In this battle between two clubs yet to earn a PREMIER League victory in 2025, Spurs took the lead. A returning Richarlison took advantage of Leicester’s pedestrian centre-back pairing to head the hosts in front on 33 minutes.
That marked the 18th time in 23 matches that the Foxes have conceded the opening goal of a PREMIER League game. However, Jamie Vardy needed less than one second-half minute to stab the visitors level, taking advantage of the slap-stick defending which had been evident throughout Sunday’s contest.
Bilal El Khannouss completed Leicester’s blistering turnaround with a second goal just five minutes after the restart. Striding forward unchallenged, Tottenham’s centre-backs watched on, vaguely interested at best, as the Morocco international stroked the hosts in front.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium became an increasingly hostile place – although that animosity was aimed at the players in white rather than the visitors, whose porous rearguard wasn’t overly tested.
*Ratings provided by FotMob*
|
Player |
Rating |
|---|---|
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GK: Antonin Kinsky |
6.1/10 |
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RB: Pedro Porro |
8.2/10 |
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CB: Radu Dragusin |
6.5/10 |
|
CB: Ben Davies |
6.3/10 |
|
LB: Archie Gray |
5.5/10 |
|
CM: Lucas Bergvall |
6.8/10 |
|
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur |
6.6/10 |
|
CM: Pape Sarr |
6.5/10 |
|
RW: Dejan Kulusevski |
6.0/10 |
|
ST: Richarlison |
7.0/10 |
|
LW: Son Heung-min |
7.4/10 |
|
SUB: Sergio Reguilon (54′ for Sarr) |
6.5/10 |
|
SUB: Mikey Moore (54′ for Richarlison) |
5.8/10 |
|
SUB: Will Lankshear (90′ for Gray) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Brandon Austin (GK), Callum Olusesi, Yang Min-heyok, Yves Bissouma, Damola Ajayi.
*Ratings provided by FotMob*
|
Player |
Rating |
|---|---|
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GK: Jakub Stolarczyk |
8.6/10 |
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RB: James Justin |
7.5/10 |
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CB: Wout Faes |
7.3/10 |
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CB: Jannik Vestergaard |
7.3/10 |
|
LB: Victor Kristiansen |
7.4/10 |
|
CM: Harry Winks |
7.5/10 |
|
CM: Boubakary Soumare |
7.8/10 |
|
AM: Bilal El Khannouss |
8.2/10 |
|
RW: Jordan Ayew |
7.3/10 |
|
ST: Jamie Vardy |
7.5/10 |
|
LW: Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
8.5/10 |
|
SUB: Facundo Buonanotte (77′ for El Khannouss) |
6.2/10 |
|
SUB: Patson Daka (77′ for Vardy) |
6.2/10 |
|
SUB: Oliver Skipp (86′ for De Cordova-Reid) |
N/A |
|
SUB: Conor Coady (87′ for Ayew) |
N/A |
|
SUB: Woyo Coulibaly (90′ for Justin) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Daniel Iversen (GK), Memeh Caleb Okoli, Kasey McAteer, Stephy Mavididi.
