Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Kane, Son goals hand Tottenham critical win in bid for Champions League
Tottenham claimed a critical win in their bid for a top four finish with a 3-1 win over Leicester on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 3': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 5': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 7': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
- 9': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 9': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 14': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré with a cross.
- 14': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 17': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 20': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 20': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 20': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 21': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 21': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 22': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Leicester City 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 26': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 26': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 31': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 31': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 35': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 35': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patson Daka.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Eric Dier.
- 41': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
- 42': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a cross.
- 42': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Leicester City 0.
- 47': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 47': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
- 47': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Lucas Moura.
- 58': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 58': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 59': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 60': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 63': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
- 63': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Davies.
- 65': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 66': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a cross.
- 66': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Lewis Brunt replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 69': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 70': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 71': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 79': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 86': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 86': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+3': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
 LEI |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 60.7 | Possession | 39.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 542 | Accurate Passes | 325 |
| 627 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 10 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,482
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,482
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | +8 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies  |
| 4 | Cristian Romero |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 19 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 27 | Lucas Moura |
Leicester City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 24 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 29 | Patson Daka |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
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