Spurs face struggling Foxes amid dire form and injury problems
Tottenham vs Leicester LIVE
Spurs bid to get back to winning ways in the Premier League as they welcome struggling Leicester to north London. Ange Postecoglou’s side have lost seven of their last 10 league games and failure to beat a Leicester, who have lost seven on the bounce and are near-certainties for relegation, would pile more pressure on Postecoglou.
While Spurs have slumped to 15th in the table and remain without a host of key players due to an injury crisis, they at least remain on track in the various cup competitions still to play for and Postecoglou will hope they can build on their 3-2 Europa League win over Hoffenheim on Thursday .
Tottenham vs Leicester latest news
Tottenham vs Leicester stats
- Tottenham have lost five of their past six Premier League matches, drawing the other
- Spurs have suffered 12 defeats in their first 22 league games of a season for the first time since 1997-98
- Ange Postecoglou could become the second Spurs manager to lose four successive Premier League games on two separate occasions, emulating David Pleat in 2003-04
- Leicester could equal the club record of eight successive league defeats, set between March and April 2001
Head to head history and results
Tottenham wins: 61
Draws: 22
Leicester wins: 38
Postecoglou: No need for anonymous sources to explain Spurs struggles
Ange Postecoglou says injuries are the only explanation for Tottenham's troubled form and has insisted the club is “in a much better place in all areas” than when he took over in the summer of 2023.
Spurs are slumped to 15th in the table, leaving Postecoglou's tactics in the spotlight and the head coach under pressure to reverse the slide.
Spurs could be without 11 first-teamers this afternoon, including four of his regular back five and key forward Dominic Solanke.
Asked for insight into why Tottenham were struggling for points, Postecoglou said: “Just injuries.
“You can walk outside and say ‘Jeez, it’s really bright’ and look at the sun and think ‘maybe it’s not the sun.’ But it’s the sun, mate. We’ve just got injuries.
“You can do a million investigations and talk to anonymous sources but you don’t need to talk to anonymous sources you can talk to me.
“Every decision that is made is on me. I’m responsible for it. I’m the one that is guiding this. If you’re looking for a head on a stick take mine.
"But I am absolutely 100 per cent confident that we are in a much better place in all areas of the club today than we were when I started.”
Tottenham vs Leicester latest odds
Tottenham to win: 1/2
Draw: 15/4
Leicester to win: 9/2
Odds via Betfair and subject to change
Head to head history and results
Tottenham wins: 61
Draws: 22
Leicester wins: 38
Tottenham vs Leicester prediction
Spurs may be in dire form but their attacking players surely have enough to overcome Leicester, who are one of few teams in the league in worse form than them.
The Foxes have lost seven on the spin and new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is already under pressure. Anything less than a win for Spurs would be a disaster.
Tottenham to win, 2-1.
Leicester team news
Full-back Woyo Coulibaly is likely to make his debut after joining from Parma last week.
Wilfred Ndidi and Mads Hermansen will not return, while Abdul Fatuwu and Ricardo Pereira remain long-term absentees.
Tottenham team news
Tottenham have injury doubts over Djed Spence, Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr.
Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson remain sidelined among a long list of absent Spurs players including Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.
Being without Spence, Bissouma and Sarr would leave Ange Postecoglou desperately short of options.
Archie Gray appears in need of a rest and will have to play next Thursday against Elfsborg in the Europa League, so Sergio Reguilon could make only his second start of the season at left-back.
If Sarr and Bissouma do not make the cut, Postecoglou will have no choice but to stick with the same midfield three that played in the Thursday's 3-2 win over Hoffenheim in Germany,
Postecoglou is down to just four first-team forwards, including teenager Mikey Moore.
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How to watch
TV channel and live stream: The game will not be broadcast in the UK.
Free highlights: The Sky Sports App and YouTube channel will provide free highlights. UK-based supporters can also watch highlights for free on Match of the Day Two when it airs at 10.30pm GMT on BBC One on Sunday.
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It’s a crunch game for Spurs with pressure building on Ange Postecoglou.
Spurs are languishing down in 15th place in the Premier League and another bad result against lowly Leicester would pile pressure on Postecoglou, who will hope his side can build on their 3-2 Europa League win over Hoffenheim on Thursday.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 2pm GMT from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
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