Leicester Move Second After Sinking Spurs

Leicester City leapfrogged Tottenham Hotspur into second position on the Premier League standings with a 2-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

Leicester had the first chance in the 14th minute. James Madison swung in the free-kick which Harvey Barnes met at the far post, heading it back to the six-yard box. It bounced around dangerously, before falling to Jamie Vardy, who swung at it. However, his effort was blocked and Hugo Lloris then were able to gather.

Harry Kane was needing to drop deep to can get on the ball in early stages, with Schmeichel yet to be tested in the Leicester goal in the opening around 30 minutes.

The Leicester shot-stopper was called into action a couple of minutes later, however. Kane stepped up to have a free-kick from around 25 yards out, which took a big deflection off Jonny Evans in the wall and sent it towards underneath left-hand corner of the net. However, Schmeichel got across quickly and made a good save.

In the 41st minute, Son Heung-Min whipped a excellent corner delivery in to the penalty area and Kane met it at the front end post, heading it towards goal. However, he got an excessive amount of on it and it flew inches over the crossbar.

The Foxes won a penalty in the next minute of stoppage time when Serge Aurier barged into the back of Wesley Fofana before Vardy converrted from the location.

Maddison seemed to have doubled Leicester's lead 3 minutes after half-time nonetheless it was ruled out. A long ball comes outrageous from James Justin, with Maddison racing in-behind, taking a touch and firing it into the back of the net past Lloris.

However, ten minutes later Brendan Rodgers' side wouldn't normally be denied another. It was an excellent cross in to the box from the right by Marc Albrighton and Vardy got up ahead of Sissoko and headed it into the ground. However, Alderweireld tried to cut it out and from danger, but he couldn't sort his feet out quickly enough and fired it in to the back of his own net.

In the 71st minute, Schmeichel produced a excellent stop to deny Son. Leicester didn't handle a corner delivery from Bale and it fell to Son at the far post, he volleyed it towards goal from close range, but Schmeichel made himself as big as possible and denied Spurs.

Vardy cruled an attempt that ws well saved by Lloris after Barnes' initial effort was blocked in the ultimate nine minutes. And that might be the last real action of the matchas the Foxes closed out a comfortable victory ultimately.