Tottenham Hotspur conquers Leicester City after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

LEICESTER. Tottenham Hotspur was able to turn the tables against Leicester City.

Tottenham Hotspur conquers Leicester City after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

LEICESTER. Tottenham Hotspur managed to reverse the scoreline against Leicester City.

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Moss with the help of Marc Perry and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.4 degrees Celsius or 38.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 13 Total 29
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 22
  • 6 Shots blocked 7
  • 103 Attack 133
  • 46 Dangerous attack 64
  • 87 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Leicester City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Tottenham Hotspur that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match.​

Leicester City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 29 times, 7 on target, 22 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 1 yellow card (H. Choudhury). Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (D. Sanchez and S. Bergwijn).

Match Timeline

P. Daka(goal)
24'
38'
46'
J. Justin- sub ->L. Thomas
53'
Hamza Choudhury- Yellow
55'
59'
74'
Giovani Lo Celso- sub ->H. Winks
75'
76'
James Maddison(goal)H. Barnes
79'
88'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

After this match, Leicester City will stay with 25 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will have 36 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 23rd of January with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (6 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will play away agasint Chelsea on the 23rd of January with a 23-8 head to head in favor of Chelsea (14 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
Kasper Schmeichel 1.Denmark
6.4
D
Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark
6.5
D
6.4
D
Hamza Choudhury 20.England
6.9
55'
M
Luke Thomas 33.England
7.8
53'
M
Marc Albrighton 11.England
6.7
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
7.0
M
James Maddison 10.England
7.5
Goals76'
M
7.6
88'
F
P. Daka 29.Zambia
6.8
75' Goals24'
F
Ademola Lookman 37.Nigeria
6.6
Substitutes
Lewis Brunt 62.England
K. McAteer 49.England
G
D. Ward 12.Wales
G
Eldin Jakupović 35.Switzerland
D
J. Justin 2.England
6.4
53'
D
M
Harvey Barnes  7.England
7.0
75'
M
Boubakary Soumaré 42.France
6.1
88'
F
Ayoze Pérez 17.Spain

Leicester City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel (6.4), Hamza Choudhury (6.9), Çağlar Söyüncü (6.4), Jannik Vestergaard (6.5), Marc Albrighton (6.7), James Maddison (7.5), Youri Tielemans (7.0), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (7.6), Luke Thomas (7.8), Patson Daka (6.8) and Ademola Lookman (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Ayoze Pérez, Lewis Brunt, Harvey Barnes (7.0), James Justin (6.4), Boubakary Soumaré (6.1), Danny Ward, Eldin Jakupović, Kasey Mcateer and Vontae Daley-Campbell.

Substitutions

Leicester City made 3 changes: L. Thomas for J. Justin (53′), P. Daka for H. Barnes (75′) and K. Dewsbury-Hall for B. Soumare (88′).

Best player: Luke Thomas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Luke Thomas.

His rating is (7.8) with 48 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Hugo Lloris 1.France
6.4
D
Ben Davies  33.Wales
7.0
D
Davinson Sánchez 6.Colombia
7.4
59'
D
7.2
79'
D
Japhet Tanganga 25.England
7.1
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
6.1
46'
M
7.0
M
Harry Winks 8.England
7.9
74'
M
Oliver Skipp 29.England
6.4
F
Lucas Moura 27.Brazil
7.1
F
Harry Kane  10.England
9.4
Goals38'
Substitutes
G
D
Ryan Sessegnon 19.England
D
Joe Rodon 14.Wales
D
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
7.2
46'
M
Dele Alli 20.England
M
Bryan Gil 11.Spain
M
Giovani Lo Celso 18.Argentina
6.2
74'
F
Steven Bergwijn  23.Netherlands
8.2
79' 90' Goals90', 90'
F
Dane Scarlett 44.England

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris (6.4), Emerson Royal (6.1), Japhet Tanganga (7.1), Davinson Sánchez (7.4), Ben Davies (7.0), Sergio Reguilón (7.2), Oliver Skipp (6.4), Harry Winks (7.9), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.0), Harry Kane (9.4) and Lucas Moura (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Bryan Gil, Giovani Lo Celso (6.2), Steven Bergwijn (8.2), Dele Alli, Ryan Sessegnon, Joe Rodon, Dane Scarlett, Matt Doherty (7.2) and Pierluigi Gollini.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Emerson Royal for M. Doherty (46′), H. Winks for G. Lo Celso (74′) and S. Reguilon for S. Bergwijn (79′).

Best player: Harry Kane​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Harry Kane.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 35 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​