Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Leicester City LIVE - Premier League result as Jamie Vardy scores in stunning comeback win
Premier League / Matchday 23
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium / 26.01.2025
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- Richarlison(33')
- J. Vardy(46')
- B. El Khannous(50')
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Updated 26/01/2025 at 16:00 GMT
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16:26
LEICESTER STUN SPURS TO MOVE OUT OF RELEGATION ZONE
Leicester City came from behind in remarkable fashion to beat Tottenham 2-1 in north London and hand Ange Postecoglou’s side their 13th Premier League defeat of the season.
Spurs broke the deadlock on 33 minutes when Richarlison nodded in a header at the back post from Pedro Porro’s wonderful cross.
Things looked bright for Spurs after an uneventful first period, but things quickly changed after the break.
Jamie Vardy struck 58 seconds after the restart with a scrappy close-range effort before Bilal El Khannous put The Foxes ahead four minutes later with a wonderful curled finish.
Spurs could not break down Leicester and find an equaliser, and so for the fifth time this season, suffered defeat after taking the lead.
The victory means Leicester have moved up to 17th, and are now just two places below Tottenham in 15th.
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16:20
ANGE:' IT HURTS, IT HURTS A LOT'
Postecoglou has been speaking to the media following the damaging defeat against Leicester.
"It hurts. It hurts a lot," he said. "The players gave everything again. We are going to look at a lot of things, but in terms of effort, I can't ask any more of this group, things just didn't go our way today.
"We created some good opportunities and, unfortunately, things just didn't drop for us, not because the players weren't trying and that's the main thing.
"The players are giving everything they can. That is all we can ask for as a football club and me as a manager. They are trying their hardest and that is all anyone can ask for."
On the future: "I know it will turn. We'll get some players back, we were short again today but in the next couple of weeks, there are some really important players coming back that I know will help this group.
"We've not hit a ceiling. We've been going like this for two months," he added. "They put in an enormous performance on Thursday to make sure we're OK in Europe and they had to back it up today but there were probably at least two or three players that weren't at 100%.
"I'm a football manager and I get judged on results, that is the way of the world."
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16:09
VARDY: 'IT STOPS THE ROT'
Captain and goalscorer Jamie Vardy has been speaking about the massive victory for Leicester.
"It is big, hopefully, it stops the rot we have been in," the striker said.
"We have been playing some decent football for probably half a game and it has let us down a bit. The lads there battled through for 90 minutes and it is credit too to the manager what he’s been doing on the training pitch.
"At times you want to be the team playing the nice football but at times during a game it is not on. We have all stuck together as a team. We knuckled down, stayed together and got the big win.
"As a striker, you just want to score in every game and that is what I am trying to do."
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16:01
LEICESTER STUN TOOTHLESS SPURS
The most raucous of boos ring around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs fall to their 13th Premier League defeat of the season. Only the bottom four have lost as many, with Leicester climbing out of the bottom three in the process.
Spurs are now 15th in the table after 23 games, with Postecoglou seemingly cracking under the pressure in his second season.
In terms of numbers, Spurs are light with up to 12 players missing, but they still put out a team that was capable of beating a side that had lost their last seven straight league games.
It was a must-win for Spurs coming into the game, and it could be a fatal defeat for Postcoglou's future. Can he survive this?
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90'+7
FULL-TIME! - TOTTENHAM 1-2 LEICESTER
Leicester have beaten Tottenham!
A remarkable comeback victory for Ruud van Nistelrooy's side, who record their first victory in nine!
90'+4
LEICESTER ALSO MAKE A CHANGE
And it's a debut for defender Woyo Coulibaly. What a time to make it!
90'+4
SPURS SUB
William Lankshear comes on with Gray departing.
90'+3
GAME HALTED
Once again, Jones must stop the play after Dragusin clashes heads with Daka, who has hit the ground.
The fans are understandably frustrated, but Daka does take a whack.
90'+1
SEVEN MINUTES
There will be seven minutes of additional time at the end of the second half.
88'
SPURS PUSHING
As you'd expect, things are getting desperate.
There should be a fair bit of added time, though, following an action-packed second half.
86'
DOUBLE LEICESTER CHANGE
Experience in Conor Coady and another ex-Spurs player enter the fray for Leicester, as Oliver Skipp also comes on.
Ayew and De Cordova-Reid are replaced.
83'
LESS THAN 10 TO GO
Time is running out for Tottenham and Postecoglou, who will suffer a 13th defeat of the season if they can't find something here.
82'
STOLARCZYK GETS HIS YELLOW CARD
Finally, Stolarczyk is cautioned.
It all got a bit silly after he took an age on another goal kick.
80'
SPURS FANS LIVID
Stolarczyk claims a high ball and proceeds to hit the deck and needs treatment.
The groans from the stands have intensified and Postecoglou also has a face of fury.
78'
BUONANOTTE BOOKED
He's only been on the pitch for a couple of minutes, but he quickly earns himself a warning after a foul on Gray.
77'
DOUBLE CHANGE FOR THE VISITORS
Facundo Buonanotte and Patson Daka come on for goalscorers El Khannous and Vardy.
75'
ANOTHER BOOKING
This time Winks is cautioned. It's becoming a real battle out there.
This time Winks is cautioned. It's becoming a real battle out there.
72'
AYEW GOES DOWN
It's a bump to the head so Jones stops play and there are more groans from the stands. Time is quickly running out for the hosts.
71'
JUSTIN ALSO IN THE BOOK
He hauls down Grey out wide and is also given a yellow by Jones.
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