Tottenham vs Leicester as it happened: Spurs in crisis after damaging Premier League defeat

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·26 gennaio 2025

Tottenham vs Leicester as it happened: Spurs in crisis after damaging Premier League defeat

Spurs face struggling Foxes amid dire form and injury problems

Leicester City snapped a seven-match losing streak in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur that continued the home side's abysmal form on Sunday.

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Tottenham have now managed only one win in 11 league games after goals by Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss early in the second half piled more pressure on manager Ange Postecoglou.

Leicester's second away win of the season took them out of the bottom three, above Wolverhampton Wanderers, into 17th place with 17 points from 23 games.

Tottenham, who deservedly led at halftime with a 33rd-minute header by Richarlison, remain 15th with 24 points after a fourth successive league loss, eight points off the drop zone.

Postecoglou might only still be in a job because of his record in this season's cups, with Spurs in the English League Cup semifinals — and leading Liverpool 1-0 after the first leg — and in the automatic qualification spots in the Europa League.

It was a fourth straight loss in the league for Tottenham, whose winless run in the competition extended to seven games.

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