
All roads lead to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on January 26 when Leicester City roll into town for their Premier League showdown.
Tottenham are desperate for three points as they bid to get their season back on track and potentially push for a top four finish.
Spurs failed to clinch Champions League football last term, and many expected the failure to spur them on this season.
However, Ange Postecoglou’s side remains a bundle of inconsistency.
Back-to-back wins over Liverpool and Tamworth will not make fans forget they recorded just one win in their previous 11 matches.
At the time of writing, Tottenham sit in 13th place, 13 points off Chelsea in fourth place.
They need to start picking up points domestically if they want any chance of sealing qualification to the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Leicester manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy has not collected three points since his debut match in charge of the Foxes six league games ago.
Leicester have won only three out of 20 Premier League games at the time of writing.
They are in 19th place and face a fight to escape the relegation zone after a horrendous start to the season.
The stage is set for a pulsating clash between two teams eager to put their names in the win column, and fans can catch the action live when they cop Tottenham vs Leicester City tickets on Seatsnet.com.
Match Preview
Decimated by injuries, Tottenham have failed to live up to expectations this season. Postecoglou has rightly come under fire for their shortcomings.
Many heaped the blame for the injuries at his feet, believing that his gung-ho football is why they are battling so many setbacks.
His tactics have also been scrutinised for lacking control and defensive organisation, which means they struggle to contain opponents.
Since enjoying a five-game winning run between September and October, Spurs have been hapless, struggling to put together successive victories in the league.
At the time of writing, Spurs are winless in their last four league games since beating listless Southampton 5-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium in mid-December.
Liverpool mullered Tottenham 6-3 thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister, and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Losing to the imperious league leaders could be forgiven, but their wretched results did not stop there.
A 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest would follow. Then it was a sloppy 2-2 draw against struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Next came the 2-1 loss to Newcastle United, where they should have gotten something out of the game but ended up with zero points.
Cup ties have helped Tottenham find their groove, but they must start picking up crucial points in the league.
They must be licking their lips for this Leicester clash, but the Foxes will provide a stern test of their mettle.
The Foxes sacked Steve Cooper after a thoroughly underwhelming and uninspiring tenure and brought in former Manchester United striker Van Nistelrooy to steady the ship.
Unfortunately, the job is proving too difficult for the Dutchman.
Van Nistelrooy thought he would be able to turn the tide, especially after a debut victory over West Ham United and a respectable draw against Brighton & Hove Albion, but the new manager bounce quickly dissipated.
Newcastle wiped their smiles with a 4-0 pummelling that brought back the gloom.
It didn’t help that fellow relegation contenders Wolves also flexed their muscles against Foxes, thrashing Leicester 3-0.
They have since lost to Liverpool, Manchester City, and Aston Villa.
They need a spark if they want to salvage their Premier League status. A result against a struggling Spurs might be the catalyst for their season.
Head to Head
Fireworks tend to fly when these two lock horns. Over their last five meetings, there have been 28 goals. Tottenham have also had the upper hand in those clashes, winning four (L1).
However, that loss came in their last meeting in February 2023 when Leicester ran riot through Harvey Barnes, James Maddison, and Kelechi Iheanacho, claiming a scalp against the Lilywhites.
Expanding the record to the last ten games, Spurs have still been the dominant side, winning seven matches, but the Foxes have also shown they can cause upsets.
Interestingly, Son Heung-min has been involved in 13 goals in 15 Premier League appearances against Leicester (nine goals, four assists). He could prove decisive in this clash.
Best XIs
Tottenham
Antonin Kinsky has been sensational since joining the club earlier in the window and should have Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Cristian Romero, and Destiny Udogie ahead of him.
The latter two are still battling injuries at the time of writing, but they will be ready by the time this game comes around.
In midfield, Yves Bissouma will anchor Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison in the absence of Rodrigo Bentancur, who is currently on the treatment table.
Up front, Son and Dejan Kulusevski will run the flanks, hoping to create magic for centre-forward Dominic Solanke to feast on.
(4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Romero, Udogie; Bissouma, Bergvall; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke.
Leicester City
With Mads Hermansen sidelined by a groin injury, Jakub Stolarczyk has taken the reigns between the sticks. Luke Thomas, Conor Coady, James Justin, and Jannik Vestergaard form the rest of his rearguard.
Meanwhile, Boubakary Soumare and Harry Winks are expected to run the engine room. Stephy Mavididi, Belal El Khannouss, and Jordan Ayew provide the creative cast behind the ageing Jamie Vardy.
(4-2-3-1): Stolarczyk; Thomas, Vestergaard, Coady, Justin; Soumare, Winks; Mavididi, El Khannouss, Ayew; Vardy.
Ticket Information
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How to Watch In the United Kingdom
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