Tottenham Hotspurs pile more pressure on Leicester by coming from behind to beat them 6-2.
Tielemans’ retaken penalty gave the Foxes an early lead, but Kane quickly equalised before Dier headed them in front.
Maddison scored a wonderful goal just before the break to pull Leicester level.
Two minutes into the second half, Ndidi was caught on the ball and punished as Bentancur slotted in Spurs’ third.
Son then came off the bench to score a 13-minute hat-trick, curling in two from outside the box before having his third awarded by VAR after it was initially ruled out for offside.
Starting lineup:
TOTTENHAM STARTING XI (3-4-2-1): Hugo Lloris; Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier, Clement Lenglet; Ivan Perisic, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ryan Sessegnon; Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison; Harry Kane.
LEICESTER CITY STARTING XI (4-1-4-1): Danny Ward; Timothy Castagne, Wout Faes, Jonny Evans, James Justin; Wilfred Ndidi; James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Barnes; Patson Daka.
Goals:
TIELEMANS SCORES! It’s a better penalty from Tielemans this time; he goes the same way as before, and this one does hit the back of the net. 1-0 Leicester!
KANE EQUALISES! They weren’t behind for long! He whips it into the far post and Kane peels away unmarked to nod it past Ward from close range. 1-1!
DIER SCORES! Leicester are caught out on a corner again! Perisic clips it in from the left and Dier just sidesteps in front of Daka to help glance it on. 2-1 Spurs!
MADDISON SCORES! And what a goal it is! Dewsbury-Hall switches play out to Castagne, and he gets the better of Sessegnon as he brings it down and plays the cross into the middle. Maddison hits the volley on the turn, and it floats out of Lloris’ reach and into the far side of the net. 2-2!
BENTANCUR SCORES! What a start to the second half for Spurs! Ndidi is caught dawdling on the ball and Bentancur steps in to nick it off him. He takes it to the edge of the D before coolly slotting his low shot past Ward, who rushes off his line, and in off the near post. 3-2 Spurs!
SON SCORES! Bentancur’s high press catches out Justin this time, and he slides it through to Son. He has two defenders in front of him, but they sit back and he knocks it past Faes before curling his shot into the top corner from the edge of the D for his first goal of the season. 4-2 Spurs!
SON SCORES AGAIN! It’s a brilliant goal from the substitute! He takes a touch before curling his shot into the top left corner from the edge of the D. 5-2 Spurs!
HAT-TRICK! The flag initially went up to deny Son, but a VAR check shows he was onside! Hojbjerg slid him through down the left, and he was one-on-one with Ward when he slotted into the near bottom corner, with a slight nick off the keeper. 6-2 Spurs!
So, what’s next?
In conclusion, That win lifts Tottenham into second place, only behind Manchester City on goal difference.
However, After the international break, they have the North London derby against Arsenal.
Meanwhile, That’s six losses on the bounce in the league for Leicester now, and Rodgers will be hoping they can turn things around against Nottingham Forest next time out.
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