On Sep 17th, Tottenham Hotspur hosts Leicester City in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. In their last match, Tottenham Hotspur recorded a 0-2 loss against Sporting CP. Paulinho scored the first goal for Sporting CP in the 90th minute, then Arthur Gomes added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Tottenham Hotspur was frustrated by Sporting CP’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sporting CP ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Tottenham Hotspur should be reasonably happy with their performance, while leicester City sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-5 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Kelechi Iheanacho struck first for Leicester City in the 1st minute, then Thomas tied it up for Brighton & Hove Albion on an own goal in the 10th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 64th minute on a goal by Leandro Trossard to cap off a wild match. Leicester City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Tottenham Hotspur won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Leicester City’s most prolific scorer has been James Maddison. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Harry Kane has been the most prolific scorer on Tottenham Hotspur in the last five matches with 3 goals
Tottenham Hotspur will be without Lucas Moura, Rodrigo Bentancur, Cristian Romero and Bryan Gil, while Ryan Bertrand and Ricardo Pereira are unavailable to play for Brendan Rodgers’s team.