The Independent
·26 Januari 2025
The Independent
·26 Januari 2025
Tottenham Hotspur face Leicester City in the Premier League with the hosts looking to climb from 15th in the table after a terrible run of form.
Ange Postecoglou’s side have lost four of their last five matches in the league, leaving the Australian facing questions over his future at the club.
But today brings a great opportunity to ease the pressure and climb up the table as they face a Leicester side sitting in 19th.
The Foxes’ results have not improved since Ruud van Nistelrooy took charge, with seven losses and one draw from nine games meaning they sit two points adrift of safety.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.
The match is due to kick-off at 2pm on Sunday 26 January at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The match will not be shown live on TV in the United Kingdom having not been selected for coverage, with Sky Sports showing Crystal Palace vs Brentford in the 2pm timeslot. Extended highlights will be shown on Match of the Day 2, which airs at 10.30pm GMT on BBC One.
Tottenham’s injury crisis has deepened with Dominic Solanke ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury, and concerns over Djed Spence, Pape Sarr and Yves Bissouma. It leaves Ange Postecoglou with a skeleton squad, though Cristian Romero is nearing a return.
For Leicester, long-term absentees Ricardo Pereira and Wilfred Ndidi remain out, while goalkeeper Mads Hermansen is still a few weeks from returning. New signing Woyo Coulibaly could make his debut.
Tottenham XI: Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Reguilon; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son.
Leicester XI: Stolarczyk; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Ayew, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy.
Tottenham win 9/20
Draw 17/4
Leicester win 17/4
Even with their recent struggles and injuries, Spurs should have enough to win comfortably at home.