Tottenham 1-2 Leicester: Player ratings as Vardy & El Khannouss lead Foxes fightback
- Tottenham took a first half lead through Richarlison
- Leicester scored twice in five second-half minutes
- Spurs didn't offer much of a fightback
Tottenham Hotspur were consigned to a 2-1 defeat at home to relegation-scrapping Leicester City on Sunday afternoon, deepening the crisis gripping the north London club.
In this battle between two clubs yet to earn a Premier League victory in 2025, Spurs took the lead. A returning Richarlison took advantage of Leicester's pedestrian centre-back pairing to head the hosts in front on 33 minutes.
That marked the 18th time in 23 matches that the Foxes have conceded the opening goal of a Premier League game. However, Jamie Vardy needed less than one second-half minute to stab the visitors level, taking advantage of the slap-stick defending which had been evident throughout Sunday's contest.
Bilal El Khannouss completed Leicester's blistering turnaround with a second goal just five minutes after the restart. Striding forward unchallenged, Tottenham's centre-backs watched on, vaguely interested at best, as the Morocco international stroked the hosts in front.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium became an increasingly hostile place - although that animosity was aimed at the players in white rather than the visitors, whose porous rearguard wasn't overly tested.
Tottenham ratings (4-3-3)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Antonin Kinsky | 6.1/10 |
RB: Pedro Porro | 8.2/10 |
CB: Radu Dragusin | 6.5/10 |
CB: Ben Davies | 6.3/10 |
LB: Archie Gray | 5.5/10 |
CM: Lucas Bergvall | 6.8/10 |
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur | 6.6/10 |
CM: Pape Sarr | 6.5/10 |
RW: Dejan Kulusevski | 6.0/10 |
ST: Richarlison | 7.0/10 |
LW: Son Heung-min | 7.4/10 |
SUB: Sergio Reguilon (54' for Sarr) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Mikey Moore (54' for Richarlison) | 5.8/10 |
SUB: Will Lankshear (90' for Gray) | N/A |
Subs not used: Brandon Austin (GK), Callum Olusesi, Yang Min-heyok, Yves Bissouma, Damola Ajayi.
Leicester player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Jakub Stolarczyk | 8.6/10 |
RB: James Justin | 7.5/10 |
CB: Wout Faes | 7.3/10 |
CB: Jannik Vestergaard | 7.3/10 |
LB: Victor Kristiansen | 7.4/10 |
CM: Harry Winks | 7.5/10 |
CM: Boubakary Soumare | 7.8/10 |
AM: Bilal El Khannouss | 8.2/10 |
RW: Jordan Ayew | 7.3/10 |
ST: Jamie Vardy | 7.5/10 |
LW: Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 8.5/10 |
SUB: Facundo Buonanotte (77' for El Khannouss) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Patson Daka (77' for Vardy) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Oliver Skipp (86' for De Cordova-Reid) | N/A |
SUB: Conor Coady (87' for Ayew) | N/A |
SUB: Woyo Coulibaly (90' for Justin) | N/A |
Subs not used: Daniel Iversen (GK), Memeh Caleb Okoli, Kasey McAteer, Stephy Mavididi.
Player of the match - Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester)
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