A weakened Tottenham Hotspur side travelled to the King Power Stadium, attempting to stretch their unbeaten run in the Premier League under Antonio Conte to nine matches, with their last defeat coming prior to the Italian's appointment in November.
The original fixture had been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in The Foxes squad, setting up this clash on a cold winter evening in the East Midlands, which proved to be a thrilling, record-breaking night.
With Cristian Romero, Eric Dier and Heung-Min Son all missing through injury, the former Inter Milan and Chelsea tactician opted to shuffle the pack, making three changes as he ditched his usual 3-4-3 formation for five players across the middle.
Starting XI (3-5-2): Lloris (GK - C); Tanganga, Sanchez, Davies; E. Royal, Winks, Skipp, Højbjerg, Reguilon; Lucas, Kane.
Substitutes: Gollini (GK), Doherty, Rodon, Sessegnon, Dele, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Bryan, Scarlett.
How it panned out
From the get-go, the contest only seemed to be heading in one direction. The visitors were dominant, creating many chances throughout the opening stages, but Spurs were unable to break the deadlock.
After eight minutes of action, Harry Kane saw his low effort tremendously cleared off the line by the back-tracking Luke Thomas, before the England captain crashed a header off the crossbar just nine minutes later following a Harry Winks corner.
However, with 23 minutes on the clock, a goal from Patson Daka stunned the King Power, with Leicester scoring against the run of play following a barrage of early Tottenham chances. Scrappy build-up play saw the ball fall to the Zambian forward inside the six-yard box, and he made no mistake, beating Hugo Lloris at his near post.
It didn't take long for The Lilywhites to look for a reply, and they came so close to finding one just past the half-hour mark. A through ball aimed towards Lucas Moura was smothered to the feet of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, whose effort was cleared off the line by Marc Albrighton.
Less than 120 seconds later, they were level. Winks lobbed a ball over the top to talisman Kane, who wonderfully cut inside Caglar Soyuncu before slotting a finish in off the inside post - sending the fixture into the break with the scoreline all-square.
Despite heavy domination from Tottenham, a rather quiet second half in terms of clear-cut chances led the travelling fans to believe it just wasn't going to be their day. These fears were deemed to be confirmed with fifteen minutes to go, as James Maddison sent the hosts 2-1 up.
A pinpoint one-two with substitute Harvey Barnes gifted the attacking midfielder a chance to go one-on-one with Hugo Lloris, and Leicester's number ten seized the opportunity, with his shot, fortunately, deflecting off Japhet Tanganga and then the post before the net bulged.
Conte instantly turned to the options at his disposal, making an attacking switch as Steven Bergwijn replaced Sergio Reguilon. Little did he know, the Spurs boss had produced an incredible mastermind, with the Dutchman, who was making his return after a spell on the sidelines with a calf injury, having the last laugh on the night.
With the clock ticking down, it looked like Antonio Conte was about to taste his first defeat as manager of the North Londoners, but little did he know, the game was about to be turned on its head with just seconds to spare.
In the fifth and final minute of additional time, a lofted ball from Højbjerg found Matt Doherty, whose attempted chest control was blocked, but it fell for fellow substitute Steven Bergwijn, who smashed an effort past Schmeichel to grab a late equaliser.
The winger wasn't done there. Youri Tielemans gave the ball straight back to Tottenham from the restart, gifting Spurs a golden chance to snatch all three points in wicked style. Kane turned and played a pass through to the Dutchman, who rounded The Foxes' goalkeeper and nestled an effort into the back of the net, via assistance from the post.
He wheeled away, joined by his teammates, in delirious celebrations, as they headed towards the chaotic away end where the travelling Lilywhites were going absolutely haywire!
A night for the history books
Many records were smashed to smithereens during this epic comeback victory from Tottenham Hotspur.
For starters, Harry Kane scored his 250th goal in professional football, with his 38th-minute strike being his 234th for his boyhood club. His other sixteen were made up from loan spells at Millwall, Leyton Orient, and funnily enough, Leicester City.
The Lilywhites also broke a long-standing Premier League record, which had been upheld for nearly ten years. With Spurs trailing at 94 minutes, 52 seconds - the thrilling comeback means it is the latest time a team has been behind before winning a Premier League match.
The previous holders were Manchester City, when goals from Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero produced one of the greatest moments in football history, as they won the title despite losing in their game against Queens Park Rangers with 91 minutes and 14 seconds on the clock.
Steven Bergwijn's inspiring cameo from the bench, which saw him bag a brace, meant he was nominated for the 21/22 Castrol Game Changer of the Season Award, only being pipped by Ilkay Gundogan, whose title-winning brace for The Cityzens couldn't go unrewarded.
Meanwhile, the club were awarded the inaugural Oracle Most Improbable Comeback award by the league.
Late drama, from the away end
Being a fan, my best-ever experience in a football ground came from the visitors' section at the King Power Stadium.
At 2-1 down, and with only seconds of added time remaining, I was heading for the exit, aiming for a swift exit as soon as the full-time whistle blew, in order to avoid traffic and road closures on the journey home.
As the cross stood up for Doherty, the rush of adrenaline was electric, sending myself and my dad down several rows of stairs, and not by choice. Before we had even had a chance to pick ourselves up, and amidst the pandemonium of the celebrations for the leveller, Spurs were belting forward again and I was about to be launched done another flight, or two, of stairs.
An almighty gasp could be heard echoing around the ground when Bergwijn cleared Schmeichel, before an eruption of noise bellowed from the away end. I recall one fan continuing the celebrations with blood pouring from his nose, whilst others encroached onto the pitch perimeter during the ecstatic scenes.
Some fans were still in the ground around twenty minutes after full time, whilst the home sections were deserted. A mere contrast from just a short matter of time earlier, where home fans could be heard aiming digs at Tottenham throughout their chants.
Anyone who left early deeply regretted their decision.