The Essentials: All You Need Ahead Of Sunday’s Match

First Team
18 Dec 2020
4 Minutes
As Leicester City prepare for a Premier League encounter with Tottenham Hotspur in north London on Sunday, here is all the essential information you need to follow the game.

Spurs and City will be looking to bounce back from midweek losses, with respective defeats by Liverpool and Everton putting a mild dampener on what has otherwise been a highly productive campaign for both teams.

This weekend, José Mourinho’s side hosts Brendan Rodgers’ outfit at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with only one point separating them after 13 outings this campaign.

How can I watch the game?

The 62,000 plus capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host Sunday's match.

Such is the anticipation of the match, City fans can watch the game live on TV across the globe in a number of countries.

In the UK, the fixture will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, while those wishing to follow around the world can use the following channels...

Country Channel Time
Australia Optus 1:15am (Monday)
Brazil ESPN 11:15am
Canada DAZN 9:15am
Egypt beIN Sport 4:15pm
France Canal+ & RMC Sport 3:15pm
Germany Sky Sports 3:15pm
Hong Kong NOW 10:15pm
India Disney+ Hotstar & Select 7:45pm
Italy Sky Sports 3:15pm
Mexico Sky Sports 8:15am
New Zealand Spark Sports 3:15am (Monday)
Portugal Sport TV 2:15pm
South Africa Super Sports 4:15pm
Thailand True Visions 9:15pm
United States NBC & Telemundo  9:15am


Click HERE to see the Premier League's full broadcast schedules.

Who’s starring on LCFC TV?

LCFC TV's coverage will start at 12:45pm on Sunday ahead of the Foxes' trip to Tottenham.

For every Premier League fixture in 2020/21, LCFC Radio will provide extensive coverage of the game, and the Foxes’ trip to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be no different.

Matchday Live’s broadcast will commence at 12:45pm and will run right up until kick-off, as former Foxes Matt Elliott and Gerry Taggart bring you their expert opinion prior to Sunday’s showdown.

Then, shortly before the match gets underway, we’ll switch over to commentator Chris Parrott, who will be joined by ex-City striker Tony Cottee.

The duo will bring you live commentary throughout the game, before we re-join presenter Dan Bates, Elliott and Taggart for post-match reaction.

What’s the officiating team on Sunday?

Craig Pawson will referee Tuesday's Premier League encounter with the Red Devils.

For gameweek 14, Craig Pawson will be the referee, assisted by Simon Bennett and Eddie Smart. David Coote will be in between the dugouts as fourth official, while Paul Tierney will be on VAR, assisted by Harry Lennard.

When does everything happen?

Cengiz Ünder prepares to take a corner-kick against Everton on Wednesday.

Just four days after the clash with Everton at King Power Stadium, Brendan Rodgers’ side will be back in Premier League action, this time against Spurs.

Here are the key matchday timings for Sunday:

Event Time
Matchday Live begins on LCFC TV 12:45pm
Team news is confirmed on @lcfc social channels 1:15pm
Sky Sports coverage begins 2pm
LCFC Radio commentary commences 2:05pm
Kick-off 2:15pm
Full-time 4pm (approximately)
Short highlights on LCFC TV 6pm
Extended highlights on LCFC TV 12am (Monday)


All times based on UK.

Who’s in contention to play?

Timothy Castagne has not featured since the 1-0 win at Arsenal in late October due to a hamstring injury, and has missed 12 of City's matches.

Brendan Rodgers told the media during his pre-match press conference on Friday: “Everyone (from Wednesday) is available. We will hopefully have Timothy Castagne as well, which will be great news to get him back. Apart from that, the squad will be the same. Daniel Amartey may well be available as well, so both those players [returning] will be great news for us. We’ll look over that over the next 24 hours. He’s (Castagne) come through training very well. He was close for the Everton game, but we felt it would be best to keep him out and get him ready for the weekend.”

Assessing the fitness of his squad, José Mourinho told tottenhamhotspur.com: “He (Gareth Bale) trained yesterday with the team, he trained today. He looks okay so, if tomorrow he does it normally like he did in the last two days, he’s fine. No injuries (from the Liverpool game). [Japhet] Tanganga is out, of course, and [Érik] Lamela trained. I cannot say 100 per cent, but it was the first day he did a couple of exercises with us, so he’s coming to the end of his injury, but he’s not ready to play.”

What happened last time?

Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi looks to get Leicester on the front foot from central midfield.

After the 2019/20 Premier League campaign resumed, the Foxes were beaten 3-0 by Spurs in this fixture on Sunday 19 July, 2020.

An early own goal from defender James Justin was added to by a four-minute double from former City striker Harry Kane, with all goals coming in the first half.

City’s home encounter with Spurs last term, meanwhile, saw them record a 2-1 comeback win at King Power Stadium thanks to goals from Ricardo Pereira and James Maddison.

When can I watch match highlights?

City's last Premier League success came against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.

Approximately two hours after full-time, you can access a two-minute highlights package on LCFC TV - available for free to Digital Members on the Club's official website (free sign-up).

Short clips will also be available on Leicester City's official social media channels, while a full highlights video will be published on LCFC.com at midnight following the fixture.

Please note that in the interests of safety, Leicester City’s fixtures will continue to be played behind closed doors. To ensure matches can still go ahead and to help control the spread of COVID-19, the Football Club kindly asks its supporters to continue to follow their team from home and not to gather at any stadia.

All times GMT unless stated otherwise.