After a year in the Championship, Leicester City will return to Premier League action as The King Power Stadium welcomes a Tottenham side with big ambitions coming into a fresh Premier League season.
The sides share a lot of history in past encounterss, with the fixture having the highest goals per game average of those played more than 30 times. Between the two teams there have been 128 goals scored in 34 games.
In their most recent meetings in the 22/23 season, there was a combined total of 13 goals scored across both fixtures, and in the last 5 matches played between the teams a record 28 goals have been scored.
Leicester hold 13 victories over Tottenham in the Premier League, the joint largest total of victories against any other team.
Tottenham have won four out of the last five matches between the two sides claiming 12 out of the 15 points available. One of the most memorable meeting between the two teams was in January 2022, when Leicester hosted Spurs and after leading 2-1 the home side then lost to Tottenham after two last minute goals in the last 80 seconds of the game.
James Maddison scored for Leicester in both fixtures the last season the two teams met as a Leicester player, he will now be returning to the King Power Stadium to face his former team.
Tottenham will be looking to secure their first three points of the campaign under Ange Postecoglou while Steve Cooper's newly-promoted Leicester face a tough task.
Team News
Tottenham have no major injurie concerns, says head coach Ange Postecoglu, after some concerns with Forster [foot] and Richarlison [calf] after both failed to make an appearances during pre-season.
New signing Solanke had a minor foot injury but is clear to play and have a pretty much fully fit squad to come up against Leicester.
Leicester has a few injury problems coming into the game against Tottenham, Patson Daka will be unavailable and will continue to be out for a few months says the Foxes boss Steve Cooper.
Daka has had surgery on his ankle following an injury picked up in pre season in a match againts Lens. Conor Coady will also be unavailable due to a muscle injury and will remain out until September. Club captain Jamie Vardy also won't be available for selection until September due to a knock injury.
Likely Line-ups
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Gray, Sarr, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Solanke.
Hermansen; Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin; Winks, Ndidi, Soumare; Reid, Mavididi, Fatawu
Players To Watch -
Leicester
Abdul Fatawu -
Abdul Fatawu became a permanent member of the Leicester City squad after spending last season on loan from Sporting Lisbon.
He is one of football most exciting and upcoming talents, he provides pace and skill on the wing and in his first Championship season with Leicester scored 6 goals and provided 13 assists in 40 appearances.
He will experience his first season in the top flight of English football and will hope to burst into life in the Premier League.
Tottenham -
Archie Gray -
Tottenham have brought in 18-year-old Archie Gray this summer from Leeds United; he is described as one of the most exciting talents in English football.
He is a player that provides versatility, as he was played at center back during pre-season but also played in central midfield and right back for Leeds throughout last season.
In his last season in the Championship, he completed the most tackles for any player under the age of 21 and will be an exciting prospect for Tottenham who will be pushing for silverware this season.
Match Details -
Where will the game be played?
The game will be played at King Power Stadium, home of Leicester City.
What time will the match kick-off?
The match will kick off at 8pm BST on the 19th of August 2024.
How can you watch the match?
The match will be available to watch on Sky Sports in the UK.