Leicester City superbly ended their torrid run as a five-minute turnaround earned them victory at Tottenham and carried them out of the bottom three.

Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss scored in a quickfire double just after the restart to overturn the lead Spurs had claimed through Richarlison’s first-half header. They then defended with heart to hold on for the three points to the relief of manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.

One more loss would have seen City defeated eight times in a row, equalling a club record. But instead, their second away victory of the season lifts them above Ipswich and Wolves and into 17th.

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Van Nistelrooy made one change to his starting line-up, and it wasn’t one that was expected. Bobby De Cordova-Reid was handed his first Premier League start since August, with Stephy Mavididi making way. It meant Facundo Buonanotte and new signing Woyo Coulibaly were only on the bench.

While Spurs were favourites, this was a big chance for City to claim a result. The injury-hit, out-of-form hosts also had James Maddison ruled out just before the game, while there was potential for tiredness in their ranks after they played away in Europe on Thursday.

And City did start brightly. Their energy in attack saw them pinch possession high up the pitch, but they just lacked cutting edge, and only created one real chance, Jordan Ayew’s effort blocked.

For all of their injuries, Spurs did still have that extra quality in attack and City needed goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk at his best to keep the game level. First, he parried away a thunderous Pedro Porro hit and then produced a superb stop to get fingertips to a Son Heung-min effort that looked destined for the bottom corner.

City then had another decent spell without much penetration before Spurs came on again. This time, they did get a goal. Moments after Stolarczyk tipped Son’s mis-hit cross onto the bar, Porro swung in and Richarlison escaped Wout Faes’s attention to bury the header.

James Justin had a chance for an immediate equaliser, the right-back’s shot deflected wide, but City went in at the break behind. They would need a big second half to avoid defeat.

Their response could not have been better. Within five minutes, they had turned the game on its head to lead.

First, Vardy ended his barren run in the Premier League. Sixty seconds after the restart, Boubakary Soumare surged forward, De Cordova-Reid cross perfectly into the danger area and Vardy gobbled up the chance from a few yards out.

Moments later, with Spurs at sixes and sevens, De Cordova-Reid fed the ball inside to El Khannouss. In space, he edged forward, used Ben Davies as a shield, and then curled into bottom corner from 20 yards, sending the away fans wild.

But City had 40 minutes to hold on, a long time for a side on such a dismal run of form. There were moments of panic. First, Dejan Kulusevski scampered onto a long ball with City needing Faes, Stolarczyk and Justin to combine to get it clear. Then Porro lashed a free-kick from 30 yards, a flick off Vardy’s head taking it onto the crossbar.

But while Spurs piled on the pressure from there, City stood firm, defending superbly, fighting for every ball and eventually reaching the final whistle.

Here’s how we scored the players...

Jakub Stolarczyk: Brilliant. He was out quickly to Richarlison’s early chance, then produced strong hands to keep out Porro. But the save from Son’s effort was outstanding. It looked destined for the net. He made more saves in the second half, and punched clear corners too. 8

James Justin: He did have difficulty in one-on-ones throughout, but when he pressed quickly, he was really effective, limiting the danger and occasionally stealing possession. On the ball, once he started to exploit the space in front of him, he was an outlet, and got into some dangerous positions. 7

Wout Faes: He did lose Richarlison for the Spurs goal, a poor piece of defending, but otherwise he defended City’s box extremely well. In the second half especially, he was always in the right place to make blocks and head clear crosses, while he came out to the wings to win tackles too. 7

Jannik Vestergaard: When he came short and pressed, he didn’t often win the ball, and that did mean he was out of position for a few dangerous Spurs attacks. However, in the second half, he was in the right place to head clear crosses. 6

Victor Kristiansen: Produced a good cutback to Ayew early on, but he struggled at times after that. He gave away too many fouls and let Kulusevski in behind for his big second-half chance. Although, as the pressure was piled on, he did stand firm. 5

Harry Winks: He used the ball well in the first half, spinning it wide to get City out of precarious situations, while he defended with energy too. There were a few moments second half where the game looked too frantic for him, but it was still a decent showing. 6

Boubakary Soumare: He was really lively early on, intercepting and playing quick, firm passes into the forwards’ feet. He surged forwards a few times too, and played an important role in the Vardy goal. There were still a couple of cheap giveaways in dangerous positions though. 7

Jordan Ayew: He was heavily involved and did make sure he was always an option when City attacked. He could have taken a touch for his first-half chance and did sometimes make the wrong call, but he did help out Justin plenty. 6

Bilal El Khannouss: While he was bright early on, his decision-making was poor and sometimes a little too greedy. But you want confident players to try things and that’s exactly what he did for the winner. An excellent strike. 7

Bobby De Cordova-Reid: He was another who was decent without being hugely threatening in the first half, with some of his good runs not found by team-mates. In the second period, he delivered a perfect cross for Vardy’s goal. 7

Jamie Vardy: You can’t keep a good man down. His touch was heavy in the first period, but he never lets a poor showing affect him and he was the man in the right place to score the equaliser. 6

Facundo Buonanotte: He didn’t really get involved. City were on the back foot when he came on, so there wasn’t much scope for him to show off his best attributes. 4

Patson Daka: Chased hard, but also gave up silly free-kicks. His touch wasn’t great either. 4

Conor Coady: Won a good few headers in and around the box. He did help make City stronger at the back. 6

Oliver Skipp: Helped protect the defence and relieved the pressure on Winks and Soumare to do that. But didn’t get on the ball much. 5

Woyo Coulibaly: On the pitch for a few minutes and had a lively first 10 seconds as he intercepted, lost the ball, then won it back. Fans will want to see more. N/A

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