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Fighting Foxes Secure Big Win At Spurs

Something had to give for Leicester City and finally it did on Sunday as the Foxes came from behind to secure a huge 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

2025-01-26T16:11+00:00

by Sam Stevens

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26 Jan, 2025

from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Fighting Foxes Secure Big Win At Spurs

Something had to give for Leicester City and finally it did on Sunday as the Foxes came from behind to secure a huge 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Sam Stevens

2025-01-26T16:11+00:00

Fighting Foxes Secure Big Win At Spurs

Something had to give for Leicester City and finally it did on Sunday as the Foxes came from behind to secure a huge 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Sam Stevens

2025-01-26T16:11+00:00

Fighting Foxes Secure Big Win At Spurs

Something had to give for Leicester City and finally it did on Sunday as the Foxes came from behind to secure a huge 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Sam Stevens

2025-01-26T16:11+00:00

Fighting Foxes Secure Big Win At Spurs

Something had to give for Leicester City and finally it did on Sunday as the Foxes came from behind to secure a huge 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Sam Stevens

2025-01-26T16:11+00:00

Although Richarlison's 33rd-minute header put Spurs ahead, seemingly on course for victory, Ruud van Nistelrooy's men fought back with courage and guts. Jamie Vardy's eighth goal of the season got us level 60 seconds into the second half, before Bilal El Khannouss' stylish low curler completed a five-minute turnaround. This is a result which propels City up to 17th in the Premier League table, a point clear of Wolves, ahead of a consequential trip to Everton next weekend. Just as importantly, perhaps, it puts an end to a damaging run of form and allows City to start looking upwards in the table after a winter, so far, to forget for van Nistelrooy's side.

This was a meeting of two out-of-form teams in the Premier League. Spurs, with five defeats in six, welcomed the Foxes, themselves on a seven-game losing streak. Encounters between these two sides, mind you, are often goal-fest thrillers. In 35 previous Premier League clashes, there’s been 130 strikes shared between them, resulting in a per-90 average of 3.7 goals. Not since the 2007/08 tenure of Juande Ramos have Spurs gone six home league matches without a win like the class of 2025, but this stunning venue off White Hart Lane was designed to bring glory to this corner of north London. Ange Postecoglou won five trophies in two years at Celtic and is determined to end Spurs’ 17-year wait for silverware. Right now, merely travelling up the Premier League table is the target after an injury-hit campaign has taken them to the depths of 15th. Despite our own frustrating winter run, Leicester knew a victory in the capital would be enough to climb out of the bottom three, above Ipswich and Wolves.

We made an encouraging start in the game, the restlessness of the home faithful a testament to that. In the 10th minute, after repeated turnovers in the middle, forced by City’s high line, Wout Faes sprayed a diagonal ball out to Victor Kristiansen. The Danish full-back, on the left channel, spotted the central run of Jordan Ayew, a man whose goals had earned four of our five away points this term. The Ghanian, just inside the box, elected to shoot first time, side footed, but he found Ben Davies in his way. Three minutes later, there was a timely reminder of Tottenham’s own attacking threat, when Pedro Porro stung Jakub Stolarczyk’s palms with a fierce drive. Antonín Kinsky, the home side’s Czech stand-in goalkeeper, was called into action next, ensuring James Justin’s deflected cross didn’t loop in under his crossbar. Chances were swaying from one end to the other, so naturally Stolarczyk was the next ’keeper set to task. It was Son Heung-min’s brace which powered Spurs to victory at Hoffenheim on Thursday and the South Korean was nearly at it again, curling a low tester to the bottom corner. Our Polish shot-stopper, nevertheless, was able to tip it around the base of his far post.

The half swung on the half-hour, Spurs making home advantage count. Although Stolarczyk had done well to tip Son’s lofted effort onto the bar, Postecoglou’s men came back at Leicester down the opposite flank. Porro’s cross was inviting and Richarlison was there in the middle to nod it home. City’s promising start had gone unrewarded. Had Justin’s drive, after a Harry Winks pass, not twanged wide off Davies’ ankle, the Foxes may have hit back immediately, but a corner is all that came of it. Deflections were becoming a theme and next up El Khannouss’ 20-yard hit bounced off the roof of Kinsky’s net. Faes got his head to the resulting corner, too, but the Belgian couldn’t keep it down, with Lucas Bergvall for company in the six-yard box. Although we had nothing to show for it, there were positive signs in that first half. The priority was to make amends as soon as possible in the second. Less than two minutes after the restart, the travelling Blue Army were on their feet toasting an equaliser. Kristiansen had to ride a challenge down the left, referee Robert Jones playing advantage well. It dropped for Bobby De Cordova-Reid, back in the XI, to flash the ball across the Spurs penalty box. Kinsky, the home goalkeeper, fumbled the ball, and it came through to Vardy. The No.9 seemed surprised it had got through and needed a moment to get it out his feet before thrashing it into an empty net. It was about to get even better too, as El Khannouss crept forwards down the centre, with nobody in white closing him down. The Moroccan glanced upwards, surveying the scene, and picked his spot – curling it low into the bottom right corner to send the away end into raptures.

As opposed to sitting on their lead, the Foxes were initially hungry for more. Only Radu Drăgușin’s brave block prevented Vardy’s volley from hurtling into the net. The reality was, though, that our goal was likely to be subjected to intense pressure as time ticked away. Just before the hour, Spurs’ next chance came from a direct route, Kinsky’s long ball being latched onto by Dejan Kulusevski, who’d muscled his way past three in blue. The Swede got a shot away as well, but Stolarczyk stuck a hand out and batted it away. Justin also needed to get on his bike to prevent Mikey Moore from converting a simple tap-in on the rebound. Leicester’s crossbar was rattling for the third time of the afternoon shortly afterwards. Porro’s free-kick was lethal, hit with all his might, but Vardy’s forehead diverted it onto the crossbar before Rodrigo Bentancur’s follow-up struck team-mate Drăgușin. The Romanian centre-back headed over for Spurs later on, but a stop-start second half was limiting their chances and infuriating the locals in equal measure. The hosts dictated the play, but couldn't break through. And so Leicester have finally slammed the brakes on their losing streak. We're out of the bottom three and looking upwards. This could prove to be an afternoon which defines our season, but there's months of work to be done well first. Everton, six points but just one place above us, are next up at Goodison Park next weekend.

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