3-2 v Leicester City - 19 January 2022 - Away

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Spurs 3

Leicester City

Leicester City

2

Details
Match Number

7521

Opposition
Leicester city

Leicester City

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2021/22

Date

19th January 2022

Kick Off

19:30

Venue

Leicester City Stadium

Attendance

31,986

Referee

Jonathan Moss

VAR

Simon Hooper

League Position

5th

Opposition League Position

10th

Opposition Form

DWDLDL

Weather at Kick Off

4.5° - Clear

Facts & Milestones
  • 7484th overall match (3589 wins, 1633 draws, 2249 losses)

  • 5877th competitive match (2668 wins, 1363 draws, 1846 losses)

  • team

    121st match vs Leicester City (63 wins, 20 draws, 38 losses)

  • competition

    1133rd Premier League match (491 wins, 279 draws, 363 losses)

  • 6827th match in England (3231 wins, 1519 draws, 2064 losses)

  • 11th match at Leicester City Stadium (7 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses)

  • There were 3 changes to the starting lineup from the last match.

Against STATS For
10 Crosses 18
9 Throw-ins 14
3 Corners 8
9 Blocks 6
5 Saves 2
6 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Offsides 0
Report

Steven Bergwijn scored two injury-time goals as Tottenham fought back from 2-1 down to snatch an incredible victory at Leicester in a thrilling finish at the King Power Stadium.

Leicester were moments away from inflicting a first Premier League defeat on Spurs since Antonio Conte took charge, before Bergwijn grabbed a 95th-minute equaliser from Matt Doherty's pass.

But there was more drama to come.

The Dutchman, who had only been introduced as a 79th-minute substitute, then took the ball around goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in the seventh minute of stoppage time and scored the winner with the ball going in off the post.

It was a fitting finale to a brilliant match.

The Foxes had taken the lead against the run of play in the 24th minute with Patson Daka's clinical finish over visiting goalkeeper Hugo Lloris with the hosts' first shot on target.

But Harry Kane, who had earlier had a shot cleared off the line and also hit the crossbar, equalised just before half-time, collecting Harry Winks' ball forward, cutting inside Caglar Soyuncu and side-footing past Schmeichel.

James Maddison then put Leicester ahead in the 76th minute after he had linked up well with substitute Harvey Barnes and the hosts thought they were collecting the three points before Bergwijn's dramatic double.

Tottenham's win takes them above north London rivals Arsenal and up to fifth in the Premier League, while Leicester are 10th in the table.

Leicester were playing for the first time in the Premier League in 2022 after games against Norwich, Everton and Burnley had been postponed because of Covid-19, while this match had originally been scheduled to take place on 16 December.

The Foxes were without top scorer Jamie Vardy because of a thigh injury, while Nigeria's Kelechi Iheanacho is on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Daka was making only his third Premier League start and he took his opportunity in style, finishing well after a challenge from Tottenham's Sergio Reguilon saw the ball drop into his path.

That goal came after Spurs had missed numerous chances, with two shots cleared off the line and a Kane header bouncing off the crossbar.

Kane, who impressed throughout, then registered only his fifth Premier League goal of the season, although he has also netted eight times in cup games in 2021-22 as well as scoring 10 for his country.

It also brought up a landmark for the England captain as the goal was his 250th in club matches.

The performance of Maddison, capped once by the Three Lions in 2019 but pushing for a recall, would have also been pleasing for watching England boss Gareth Southgate.

The Leicester midfielder produced two fine saves from Lloris, one in each half, before getting the goal his play deserved after he linked up with Barnes, who had only been on the field for a minute before getting the assist.

In Maddison's last 11 appearances in all competitions, he has now been directly involved in 13 goals - eight goals and five assists.

Spurs had not been beaten in the Premier League since they lost 1-0 at West Ham on 24 October when Nuno Espirito Santo was in charge.

But Conte maintained his unbeaten league run in the most dramatic of fashions, with not one, but two goals deep into added time.

The victory also set a new Premier League feat as Spurs were behind at 94 minutes, 52 seconds - the latest time a team has been behind before winning a Premier League match.

The previous mark had been back in May 2012 when Manchester City were trailing 2-1 at home to QPR after 91 minutes, 14 seconds before goals from Edin Dzeko and, famously, Sergio Aguero clinched City's first Premier League title.

Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
22 18 2 2 54 13 41 56
2
Liverpool
21 13 6 2 55 18 37 45
3
Chelsea
23 12 8 3 46 18 28 44
4
West ham united
22 11 4 7 41 30 11 37
5
Arsenal
20 11 2 7 33 25 8 35
6
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
18 10 3 5 23 20 3 33
7
Manchester united
20 9 5 6 32 29 3 32
8
Wolverhampton wanderers
20 9 4 7 17 15 2 31
9
Brighton hove albion
21 6 11 4 22 22 0 29
10
Leicester city
18 7 4 7 31 33 -2 25
11
Crystal palace
21 5 9 7 30 31 -1 24
12
Southampton
21 5 9 7 25 33 -8 24
13
Aston villa
20 7 2 11 27 32 -5 23
14
Brentford
21 6 5 10 24 33 -9 23
15
Leeds united
20 5 7 8 24 39 -15 22
16
Everton
19 5 4 10 24 34 -10 19
17
Watford
19 4 2 13 23 37 -14 14
18
Norwich city
21 3 4 14 10 45 -35 13
19
Newcastle united
20 1 9 10 20 43 -23 12
20
Burnley
17 1 8 8 16 27 -11 11
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
22 18 2 2 54 13 41 56
2
Liverpool
21 13 6 2 55 18 37 45
3
Chelsea
23 12 8 3 46 18 28 44
4
West ham united
22 11 4 7 41 30 11 37
5
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
19 11 3 5 26 22 4 36
6
Arsenal
20 11 2 7 33 25 8 35
7
Manchester united
21 10 5 6 35 30 5 35
8
Wolverhampton wanderers
20 9 4 7 17 15 2 31
9
Brighton hove albion
21 6 11 4 22 22 0 29
10
Leicester city
19 7 4 8 33 36 -3 25
11
Crystal palace
21 5 9 7 30 31 -1 24
12
Southampton
21 5 9 7 25 33 -8 24
13
Aston villa
20 7 2 11 27 32 -5 23
14
Brentford
22 6 5 11 25 36 -11 23
15
Leeds united
20 5 7 8 24 39 -15 22
16
Everton
19 5 4 10 24 34 -10 19
17
Watford
19 4 2 13 23 37 -14 14
18
Norwich city
21 3 4 14 10 45 -35 13
19
Newcastle united
20 1 9 10 20 43 -23 12
20
Burnley
17 1 8 8 16 27 -11 11
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