Two struggling Premier League sides meet in north London on Sunday afternoon when Tottenham host Leicester.
While the Foxes were always projected to go through until 2024/25 after losing manager Enzo Maresca following their return to the top flight, only arsenal Supporters could have expected Spurs to be 15th in the table through 22 games.
Ange Postecoglou’s league campaign has been marred by a host of key injuries, but his success in the Cups has offered the Australian manager ample respite. They held on for a 3-2 win over Hoffenheim in the Europa League Thursday, but remain without a Premier League win since mid-December.
Leicester have a similar league form. They have lost their last seven under Ruud Van Nistelrooy and questions have already surfaced over the Dutchman’s future after replacing Steve Cooper in November.
The visitors are in 19th place and have claimed just five points from their ten league games on the road.
here it is 90 minutes Sunday Guide Premier League confrontation
Tottenham vs Leicester head to head record (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Tottenham |
Leicester |
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Hoffenheim 2-3 Tottenham – 23/01/25 |
Leicester 0-2 Fulham – 18/01/25 |
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Everton 3-2 Tottenham – 19/01/25 |
Leicester 0-2 Crystal Palace – 15/01/25 |
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Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham – 15/01/25 |
Leicester 6-2 QPR – 01/11/25 |
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Tamworth 0-3 (AET) Tottenham – 01/01/25 |
Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester – 01/04/25 |
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Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool – 01/08/25 |
Leicester 0-2 Man City – 29/12/24 |
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field |
TV Channel/Stream Live |
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united kingdom |
BBC Radio 5 Live – not televised |
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united states |
Fubotv, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports App, Telemundo Deportes Live, Use the Network, Telemundo |
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canada |
Fubotv Canada, Fubo Sports Network 2 Canada |
Postecoglou has confirmed that Dominic Solanke will spend the next six weeks on the sidelines with a knee injury, so Tottenham Desperately need Richarlison to stay fit. The Brazilian will likely lead the line again on Sunday.
Yves Bissouma and DJed Spence are doubts, while the extent of Pape Sarr’s recent setback is unknown.
With Cristian Romero, Micky Van de Ven, Wilson Odobert, Timo Werner, Brennan Johnson, Destiny Udogie and Guglielmo Vicario all out of action, there are not expected to be many changes to the team that started against Hoffenheim on Thursday. Spence and Antonin Kinsky could enter.
Tottenham predicted line-up vs Leicester (4-3-3): Kinsky; Leek, Dragus, Davies, Spence; Bentangur, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Richarlison, son.
Leicester will soon have the services of Wilfred Ndidi available after the Nigerian midfielder returned to training during the week, but he is not expected to be involved this Sunday.
Van Nistelrooy has also been coy about the potential return of goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, who has been out for weeks with a groin injury. The Dane could return next month.
The visitors are also without long-term absentees Abdul Fatawu and Ricardo Pereira.
Leicester predicted formation against Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Stolarczyk; Kristiansen, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin; Winks, Soumare; Mavididi, El Khannouss, Buonanotte; Vardy.
Tottenham are exhausted, but Leicester are terrible. The Van Nistelrooy era already looks as if it may be over, even if the man himself has recently dismissed any angst about his future.
The Foxes main task on Sunday is staying in the game as long as possible. The Spurs will come out strong to try and build a healthy lead before tiring late on. Can this error-prone Leicester backline keep the hosts at bay? It seems unlikely.
We’re expecting Tottenham to get past the visitors early on, but the second half is a fitting watchword. Fortunately, they face a Leicester side that have been shut out in their previous two outings.
