Tottenham vs Leicester City Premier League score predicted as six-game streak ends
An injury-ridden Tottenham side take on Leicester City in the Premier League today, with three points vital for Ange Postecoglou's side.
Spurs continued their good form in cup competitions midweek with a 3-2 win over Hoffenheim in the Europa League, leaving the Lilywhites sixth in the table and in a strong position for automatic qualification to the knockout stages. But, their Premier League form is quite the opposite, with Postecoglou's side winless in their last six league outings, most recently falling to a 3-1 defeat against Everton.
The copious number of injury problems have not helped Spurs in the slightest, with Djed Spence set to join the ever-growing list of sidelined players later today. Leicester currently sit 19th in the Premier League, with the Foxes holding Spurs to a 1-1 draw in their meeting earlier this season.
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So, can Spurs pick up a much-needed three points later today? Let's take a look.
We simulated Tottenham vs Leicester City to get a score prediction
To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Tottenham could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Gray; Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son.
We predict that the Foxes could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Stolarczyk; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Soumare, Winks; Ayew, Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy.
A dominant start from Spurs saw Postecoglou's side have 11 shots in the opening 25 minutes of the game, but it was Leicester who took the lead against the run of play, with Jamie Vardy firing past Antonin Kinsky after a long ball caught out the Spurs high line. It was the visitor's first shot of the game, but just minutes after going behind, Spurs levelled the score.
Son Heung-min played a one-two with James Maddison to break into the box and fire towards goal, with his shot being saved at the near post. Fortunately for Spurs, the ball fell into a dangerous area, and Richarlison was able to pounce on the loose ball and score to make it 1-1.
The Brazilian was impressive in the first half for Spurs as he caused all sorts of problems for the Leicester defence, and he almost turned provider when he flicked Son's cross towards Dejan Kulusevski at the back post, but the Swede smashed the post with his effort. It was an impressive display from Spurs in the first half despite the equal scoreline, but in the 44th minute, they took a deserved lead.
As Spurs camped around the Leicester box, Maddison spotted a smart run from Richarlison, picking out the striker with a well-timed through ball. The Brazilian latched onto the pass, shrugged off his marker and used the outside of his right foot to curl the ball home, beating the 'keeper at his near post to make it 2-1.
Richarlison should've had a hattrick in the 72nd minute when he capitalised on a defensive mess to intercept the ball and go through one-on-one with the 'keeper, but a lack of composure saw him fire at the body of Jakub Stolarczyk. Despite managing 31 shots to Leicester's three, Spurs failed to score again, but it didn't matter as they finally picked up a much-needed win in the Premier League.
