Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of Leicester City versus Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. It’s been quite a week for Leicester. Winning the first FA Cup in their history? Very, very good indeed. Losing their place in the top four for the first time this season? Not so. They were denied a place in the Champions League on the final day last season; will the same fate befall them again? This time, unlike last, it’s not in their own hands. Still Leicester could have had it worse; they could have had Tottenham’s month. One of the gang of six involved in the short-lived European Super League project, Spurs have since sacked their manager Jose Mourinho, lost the EFL Cup Final, watched their Champions League hopes disappear and are now scrambling around trying to qualify for the Europa League. There is still the possibility of being in the Europa Conference League instead, or no European football next season at all. On top of all that Harry Kane seems to want away and,

Premier League / Matchday 38

King Power Stadium / 23.05.2021

Leicester City

Completed

Tottenham Hotspur

J. Vardy(18' PEN, 52' PEN)

H. Kane(41')
K. Schmeichel(76' O.G)
G. Bale(87', 90+6')

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ByBen Snowball

Updated 23/05/2021 at 16:57 GMT

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End of 2nd Half

Peep! That's it; Leicester are in the Europa League next season, while Spurs will be in the Europa Conference League.

90+6'

GOAL! Leicester City 2 Tottenham Hotspur 4 (Bale 90+6)

It's another one for Bale! With Leicester piling forward Spurs break, with Bale using decoy runners to saunter right through the middle of the pitch and into the area. He pokes his shot onto the post initially, but gobbles up the rebound from a yard out.

Goal

G. Bale

Tottenham Hotspur

Goals2

On target2

Hit Post / Hit Bar1

Wide1

90+3'

Joe Rodon replaces Son for Spurs.

90+1'

Iheanacho scrambles the ball over the line from a corner, but he and another player were in clear offside positions.

90'

What a blow for Leicester. Have they got anything left to give here? Schmeichel is up for a corner, and there will be at least five more minutes.

87'

GOAL! Leicester City 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Bale 87)

Spurs lead! Or do they? Kane gets onto a back heel from Son in the area, and goes around Schmeichel; there's no angle for the shot, so he lays it off to Bale who places the ball through a crowd and into the net. It's VAR reviewed as the ball popped up and hit Kane's hand initially, but it's not deemed near enough to the goal being scored, so it stands!

Goal

G. Bale

Tottenham Hotspur

Goals1

On target1

83'

Kane tries to scoop a ball over the Leicester defence and Mendy scrambles it behind for a corner. This is on edge! The corner is cleared eventually, and an almost comically cynical hack from Winks stops a three on one Leicester break. My oh my, they were in then without that foul.

80'

Ayoze Perez replaces Albrighton for Leicester.

Goals elsewhere: Liverpool now lead Leicester 2-0 after another Mane goal, and Chelsea have pulled one back at Villa. Brace yourselves for a big last ten; Leicester need a goal to get in the Champions League, Spurs need one for the Europa Conference League.

78'

Leicester are currently in fifth, and also in bother on the pitch. Spurs, with Moura, Bale, Son and Kane up top, are going for this. They work the ball through to Son on the left of the area, and his low shot is saved by the feet of Schmeichel.

77'

GOAL! Leicester City 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Schmeichel o.g. 77)

Spurs are level! Son whips the corner right into the six yard box. Schmeichel, under pressure but not being fouled, tries to punch it away but can only divert it into his own net!

Own goal

K. Schmeichel

Leicester City

Own goal1

Fouls against1

Free Kicks3

76'

Spurs win a free kick in a dangerous position on the left of the Leicester area. Son whips it in but Soyuncu, who has been excellent today, heads it away at the near post.

74'

A few minutes of not much here from both sides. Son then suddenly gets away down the left from a chipped pass, and his cross into the area is hacked wildly out for a corner by Soyuncu.

70'

Although it's going Leicester's way here, it's precarious; a Spurs equaliser would put them back in fifth if Chelsea don't go three behind at Villa. A nervy 20 minutes incoming.

68'

Gareth Bale and Lucas Moura replace Bergwijn and Alli for Spurs.

66'

Vardy is giving Sanchez an afternoon here; he runs him deep into the Spurs area again and wins another corner.

64'

A nice ball from Albrighton, stroked with the outside of his right foot, finds Vardy down the left. He runs at Sanchez and wins Leicester a corner.

62'

Ricardo replaces Maddison for Leicester.

R. Pereira

Leicester City

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J. Maddison

Leicester City

Blocked Shots1

Fouls1

61'

Leicester are keeping it tight now, and playing through Vardy and Iheanacho on the break.

58'

Bergwijn goes in the book for a late challenge. Iheanacho then goes on a run into the Spurs area, before sidefooting tamely at Lloris.

Yellow card

S. Bergwijn

Tottenham Hotspur

Yellow Cards1

Fouls1

Offsides1

56'

Well well, more news! A penalty by Anwar El Ghazi at Villa Park has increased Villa's lead over Chelsea to 2-0.

Back on the pitch, Kane picks up a loose ball and cuts into the area, but balloons over from 15 yards with his left foot.

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