Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Leicester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 - 2 Leicester City FC
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
16:04It's all over at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and that four-minute comeback right at the start of the second half proves enough for Leicester City to seal a 2-1 win over Tottenham! 1-0 down from the first half, the Foxes were level at 1-1 58 seconds after the restart as Vardy turned in De Cordova-Reid's cross from close range, and after El Khannouss picked out the bottom corner from distance just four minutes later, the hosts were absolutely reeling. The Foxes produced 1.50 xG to Spurs' 1.04, despite Kulusevski, Porro and Dragusin all having golden opportunities to equalise. It's a fourth league defeat on the spin for Tottenham, who are now winless in their last seven, as Leicester pick up their first victory in nine attempts to move above both Ipswich and Wolves and climb out of the bottom three in the process!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:57FULL-TIME: TOTTENHAM 1-2 LEICESTER CITY.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:57Spurs win a late corner after Porro's cutback for Kulusevski is deflected behind, but Bentancur's first-time shot from the cleared delivery is blocked and cleared by Daka!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:56CHANCE!! Kulusevski's superb cross into the area is met on the volley by Moore from right in front, and Stolarczyk makes a superb last-ditch save before the offside flag is raised!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:54Coulibaly's first touch for Leicester is an interception to cut out Davies' wide pass, and the Frenchman also recovers well to win the ball back after being briefly dispossessed by Moore.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:52Substitution James Michael Justin Woyo Coulibaly
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:51Soumare does brilliantly to win possession on the edge of his own box and carry it forward for a potential counter-attack, but Winks gives up possession far too easily and Spurs are straight back onto the front foot.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:50We're into SEVEN additional minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and will that give the hosts enough time to find a last-ditch equaliser here?
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:48Justin is now down for Leicester as the stop-start nature of this second half continues, and we can't help but think there's set to be a big chunk of time added onto the 90.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:47SAVED!!! Another Spurs corner is met by another punch from Stolarczyk, but again Porro cleans it up and plays a one-two with Son, before shooting through the crowd and straight into the Leicester goalkeeper's gloves!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:45Stolarczyk is the first goalkeeper in Premier League history to concede multiple goals in each of his first five appearances, shipping 11 goals in total, but if he keeps Spurs limited to just one goal in the final 10 minutes or so, he'll have helped secure a first win in nine for Leicester.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:44Substitution Jordan Pierre Ayew Conor David Coady
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:44Substitution Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid Oliver William Skipp
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:40Another delay results in jeers from the home fans as Stolarczyk goes down after collecting a header from a corner, but he's eventually back to his feet as the post-90 minutes injury time adds up.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:39Yellow Card Jakub Stolarczyk
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:38Reguilon drives down the lflankft as Spurs play the ball right to left from a short corner, but his dangerous cross into the near post is put behind by Faes on the slide.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:36Yellow Card Facundo Valentín Buonanotte
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:36Substitution Jamie Richard Vardy Patson Daka
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:36Substitution Bilal El Khannouss Facundo Valentín Buonanotte
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:34Kulusevski works his way into the middle before slipping a pass through for Son, but Stolarczyk comes off his line at speed to gather the loose ball before the offside Spurs captain can get there.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:34Yellow Card Harry Billy Winks
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:33Yellow Card Dejan Kulusevski
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:33Ayew hits the deck following a head clash with Bentancur, and the Leicester winger leaves the pitch momentarily following a delay which the travelling fans won't mind at all.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:32OVER!!! Son swings the Spurs free-kick into the area and sees his delivery met by a strong punch away from Stolarczyk, but Porro crosses back into the middle and finds Dragusin, who heads well over the bar from 10 yards out!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:29Yellow Card James Michael Justin
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:29Since the start of December, only Southampton, with eight, have lost more Premier League games than Tottenham's seven, with the Saints also being the only side to concede more goals (25) than Spurs have. If Leicester net another goal and see out victory here though, they'll equal the record of the side sat rock-bottom of the table.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:28Yellow Card Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:26WIDE!!! Porro beats three on his way into the box before going for goal himself again, but he's at an even tighter angle than his first-half effort and lashes it into the side netting!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:25CHANCE!!! Gray plays a superb one-two with Son as he works his way into the Foxes' box, getting away from Vestergaard before pulling the ball back across goal, but to no avail!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:25Kulusevski slips a throughball in behind Leicester's defence with Moore giving chase, but Stolarczyk's off his line to come and collect before the Spurs youngster can get there.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:23OFF THE BAR!!! What a goal this would have been!!! Porro steps up to take the Spurs free-kick from some 30 yards out and lashes a right-footed strike goalwards, which smacks into the crossbar at pace and rattles back into the field of play as Bentancur skews the rebound wide!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:20Tottenham have lost their last three Premier League matches, last losing four in a row in April through May 2024. They didn’t lose four in a row at all between 2005 and 2023, with Ange Postecoglou potentially becoming only the second Spurs manager to lose four consecutively twice – alongside David Pleat in 2003-04.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:19SAVED!!! What an opportunity for the hosts!! Kulusevski gets on the end of a long ball forward and races clear in the final third. He gets away from Kristiansen and looks to pick out the far corner, but a deflection off Faes and parry by Stolarczyk do just enough to slow the flight of the ball and Justin arrives to hammer it clear!!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:19Yellow Card Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:17Spurs have won four, lost four and drawn two of the 10 games they've taken the league in so far this term, and that five-minute collapse at the start of the second half shows just how unpredictable Ange Postecoglou's side can be.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:15Ayew charges down the right flank and takes on Gray before crossing for Vardy, but the veteran's effort on the volley is blocked by Dragusin before being cleared!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:13The Foxes' tails are well and truly up as Soumare sizes up a shot from range, but his left-footed effort is miles off-target and sways behind for a goal-kick.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:13Substitution Pape Matar Sarr Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:12Substitution Richarlison de Andrade Mikey Steven Danny Moore
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:11Assist Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:08Assist Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:08Vardy has now scored 10 goals in 18 Premier League appearances against Tottenham, and it's a seventh goal of the current league season for Leicester's 38-year-old talisman.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:05The odds are firmly stacked in Spurs' favour after that first half, with our live win probability tracker having them on a 77.8% chance of victory compared to Leicester's mere 6.2%. The Foxes will certainly be hoping to change that into their favour as the second period gets up and running, with Vardy getting us back underway.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:05Goal Jamie Richard Vardy
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
15:00Porro has been all-action down the right-hand side for Spurs in that first half, having two shots on goal himself after eight final-third entries, as well as setting up the opener for Richarlison with one of his five crosses and nine passes in the final third so far. The Spaniard has also won four of his six duels, winning possession on seven occasions in total, including once in Leicester's own defensive third.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:54There's the half-time whistle, and at the break it's the hosts Tottenham who lead Leicester 1-0 thanks to that close-range header from Richarlison! The hosts had already had the better of the chances and produced 0.80 xG through efforts from Sarr, Son and Porro before the latter put a superb cross into the middle for the Brazilian to head home in his first league start of the season. Leicester did go close themselves on occasion, generating 0.48 xG and seeing Ayew, Justin and El Khannouss all have shots blocked. Spurs nearly added to their advantage through Porro's shot on the angle before half-time, but the game remains very much in the balance heading into the second period.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:49HALF-TIME: TOTTENHAM 1-0 LEICESTER CITY.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:49We'll play one minute of added time as Spurs push to add themselves a second goal in north London.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:47WIDE!!! Porro makes a surging run in behind and gets on the end of Dragusin's ball over the top, and with no support, he shoots from a tight angle to rattle his effort into the side netting!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:44Following a 1-1 draw in August, Leicester are looking to avoid defeat in both Premier League meetings with Spurs in a single season for the first time since their title winning campaign of 2015-16. Back then, the sides drew 1-1 in August, before the Foxes won 1-0 away in January.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:42CHANCE!!! The delayed Foxes corner is eventually taken and met by Faes at the far post, who rises above Bergvall but can't find the target as he heads over from close range!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:42BLOCKED!!! Leicester turn possession over high up the pitch again and it comes to El Khannouss, whose shot from 20 yards takes a big deflection off Sarr to loop up and over before landing on top of the net!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:40Leicester swing successive corners into the hosts' box, with the first headed behind by Richarlison and the second knocked well clear by a convincing Kinsky punch.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:39BLOCKED!!! Almost an immediate Foxes response!! Justin gets himself forward once again and is played into the area by Winks, before cutting inside his marker and firing a low shot which hits the back leg of Davies to ricochet wide and behind for a corner!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:36Dragusin stays forward from the Spurs free-kick and whips a teasing ball back into the area from the right-hand side. His centre-back partner Davies gets up for it, but can't quite steer his headed effort on target!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:36OFF THE BAR!!! Kulusveski wins Spurs a free-kick which is initially dealt with by the visitors as Stolarczyk punches it away, but only as far as Son. He crosses right towards the back post, taking the goalkeeper by surprise and rattling the crossbar as the ball comes back down!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:35Assist Pedro Antonio Porro Sauceda
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:34Goal Richarlison de Andrade
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:32Kulusevski looks to pick out the final-third run of Sarr in the middle with his cross-field pass, but Stolarczyk races well out of his box to thump the ball clear before the midfielder can get there.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:31Vardy gets onto the end of Justin's ball down the right channel and takes on Dragusin, but chooses to cross rather than going for the box and his deflected effort is easily caught by Kinsky.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:27Tottenham have won five of their last six Premier League home games against Leicester, losing the other and scoring at least three goals in all of those victories.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:27Son is bundled over on the near touchline by Justin and Ayew, hitting the deck and staying down as Spurs take the free-kick quickly.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:25SAVED!! Justin cuts inside off the right flank from Vestergaard's cross-field pass and lets fly from the edge of the box, but he can only drill it low and straight into the gloves of Kinsky!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:24Another ball forward from Porro is met by Richarlison as he races in behind and shoots to draw a save from Stolarczyk, but the offside flag is correctly raised and it'll be a Leicester free-kick.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:23Since Ruud van Nistelrooy took charge of Leicester for the first time on 3 December, only Brentford (176) and Southampton (169) have faced more shots than the Foxes' 154 before this game. The 17.1 shots they’ve faced per 90 under the Dutchman is still marginally lower than they did under Steve Cooper this season (17.6).
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:21SAVED!!! What an opening for Tottenham!! Son brings down a cross-field pass before beating two Leicester defenders as he cuts inside, firing a low shot towards the bottom corner which is just tipped around the outside of the post by Stolarcyzk at full stretch!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:19Son bursts around the outside of Justin down the left and fires a cutback into the middle, but Stolarcyzk has it covered at his near post and collects!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:18SAVED!!! Gray's threatening first-time cross isn't dealt with by the Foxes defence and Bergvall knocks it back for Porro, whose first-time strike is parried away from danger by Stolarczyk!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:16SAVED!!! Sarr's cross in from the left is headed back out and straight to the Spurs midfielder, who comes inside and lashes a low shot goalwards which rolls into the gloves of Stolarczyk!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:14BLOCKED!!! Kristiansen easily pinches possession from Porro and races clear into the final third. He pulls the ball back for Ayew, but his first-time strike from the edge of the area is blocked by Davies and the rebound loops up into Kinsky's gloves!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:13El Khannouss brings down a floated ball into the Spurs box and drifts wide before pulling it back for Winks, but there's not enough pace on the pass and it's cut out before the former Tottenham man can pull the trigger.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:10Gray wins Spurs a free-kick out on the left flank which is swung deep into the box by Son. Stolarczyk jumps through the crowd to try and palm it away, and does just enough to push it clear of the danger area.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:09CHANCE!!! Porro's long ball forward is met by Richarlison in behind, but he can't quite knock it beyond the onrushing Stolarczyk and Leicester eventually come up with possession!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:07There have been 130 goals in 35 Premier League meetings between Tottenham and Leicester – 3.71 per 90 – the highest goals-per-game ratio of any fixture to have been played at least 30 times.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:06Sarr gifts Leicester possession cheaply as El Khannouss and Vardy come forward, but the latter's wide ball isn't struck first-time by Ayew and Spurs are able to recover at the back.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:03Following a minute's applause in memory of former Tottenham player Garry Brooke, who passed away this week, Bergvall gets this must-win contest underway for the hosts.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:01Although neither of these sides are in good form by any stretch, it’s Spurs – who are still well clear of relegation trouble – being heavily backed to win this one. They sit on a 59.3% chance of victory in our live probability tracker, with Leicester down on just 20.6% as both sets of players head out onto the pitch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
14:01Leicester, meanwhile, make just the one change from their 2-0 loss to Fulham last weekend, with Bobby De Cordova-Reid coming in to replace Stephy Mavididi out wide. The Foxes’ number 10 drops to the bench, where he’s joined by the club’s most recent signing, former Parma right-back Woyo Coulibaly.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
13:57Injury-hit Spurs make two changes from their 3-2 midweek win over Hoffenheim in the Europa League, with James Maddison absent through injury and Brandon Austin dropping to the bench. Antonin Kinsky returns between the sticks, as Pape Sarr comes into the midfield three.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
13:41LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Daniel Iversen, Conor Coady, Caleb Okoli, Stephy Mavididi, Patson Daka, Oliver Skipp, Woyo Coulibaly, Kasey McAteer, Facundo Buonanotte.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
13:41LEICESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Jakub Stolarczyk; James Justin, Wout Faes, Jannik Vestergaard, Victor Kristiansen; Harry Winks, Boubakary Soumare; Jordan Ayew, Bilal El Khannouss, Bobby De Cordova-Reid; Jamie Vardy.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
13:41TOTTENHAM SUBS: Brandon Austin, Sergio Reguilon, Yves Bissouma, Yang Min-Hyeok, Will Lankshear, Mikey Moore, Damola Ajayi, Callum Olusesi.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
13:41TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Antonin Kinsky; Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray, Ben Davies; Lucas Bergvall, Pape Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur; Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son Heung-Min.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
13:36Speaking of long runs between victories, Leicester are in absolutely terrible form and sit second-bottom of the Premier League table, two points away from safety. Ruud van Nistelrooy hasn’t won a match in charge since his very first against West Ham, with the Foxes losing their last seven straight games, conceding 18 goals in the process and scoring just two at the other end.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
13:36A horror run of form, not helped by a crippling injury crisis, has seen Spurs win just one of their last 10 Premier League games, including seven losses and zero victories in their last six. Ange Postecoglou’s side find themselves a lowly 15th in the table as a result having shipped 35 goals already, and will be hoping for a first win since mid-December to take them back up the ladder.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
13:36Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture, as Tottenham Hotspur host Leicester City in a surprise battle at the bottom end of the table.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City
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