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
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- J. Vardy(18' PEN, 52' PEN)
- H. Kane(41')
- K. Schmeichel(76' O.G)
- G. Bale(87', 90+6')
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Updated 23/05/2021 at 16:57 GMT
18'
GOAL! Leicester City 1 (Vardy pen. 18) Tottenham Hotspur 0
Cool as you like from Vardy, as he sends Lloris definitively the wrong way to give Leicester potentially crucial lead.
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J. Vardy
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17'
PENALTY! That review didn't take long. Vardy latched on to a loose ball and tried to cut into the area, and a careless stray leg from Alderweireld sent him over.
15'
Good news for Spurs, as Everton have gone behind at the Etihad. On the pitch, Vardy hits the deck when running through into the area, collapsing under a challenge from Alderweireld. We're playing on, but his is going to be a penalty...
13'
Alli goes on a dander, beating three but losing the ball as it drifts out over the touchline. A brief spat with Castagne over which way the throw-in should go follows, before Anthony Taylor calms it all down.
11'
Suerb work from Ndidi in midfield, winning a ball he looked certain to lose, eventually leads to him finding Maddison. He unloads from 25 yards out, and it's deflected wide for another corner.
9'
Leicester are on the up now as Maddison is finding some space. He slides it into the channel for Vardy, who wins a corner. That finds Soyuncu, who can only guide a soft header into the hands of Lloris.
6'
A foothold for Leicester, as Vardy briefly gets behind the Spurs defence. He lays it off to Tielemans, whose cross is headed clear at the back post.
5'
Leicester give it away sloppily in their final third. Winks and Bergwijn work it through to Alli in the area, but he can't get the ball under control and it's a goal kick.
2'
Son gets into the left side of the Leicester area from a long, diagonal ball. After exchanging passes with Reguilon he opens up and shoots, but it deflects harmlessly through to Schmeichel.
KICK OFF
We're underway!
15:59
Before we kick-off, both sides take the knee. There is no room for racism, anywhere.
15:56
Here come the players, and we're ready to get it popping. Your referee today is Anthony Taylor.
15:51
Other news: we'll have 10,000 in the King Power this afternoon, which will be just magnificent to see.
15:45
Two other things in the mix today - it's Ryan Mason's last game in temporary charge of Spurs and Roy Hodgson's last game in charge of anyone at Anfield. Will either have an impact on the race for the European places? The final day rarely goes to plan, so don't bank on this being a lazy Sunday afternoon.
15:40
As well as all of the various European permutations for the clubs, Kane is part of an individual race today. He’s currently level with Mohamed Salah on 22 goals, so the Premier League Golden Boot is still on the line. Could his last act as a Spur be to win the award for the third time?
15:35
A quick reminder of the corresponding fixture between these two in December, where Leicester walked away from the Tottenham Stadium with all three points.
15:30
As for Spurs, it's in their hands. If they win and West Ham lose at home to Southampton, they'll be in the Europa League next season. If they win and West Ham draw or win, it's a debut in the Europa Conference League; draw or lose and they can potentially be leapfrogged by Everton and Arsenal if both sides win, and as a result will have no European football at all next year. Gulp!
The other fixtures affecting the Spurs:
West Ham United v Southampton
Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion
Manchester City v Everton
15:25
A quick capsule review of what Leicester need to do today. Ahem: if they win, and one of Chelsea or Liverpool doesn’t, then they’ll be in the Champions League next season. A draw could be enough too, if either Liverpool lose and Chelsea lose by three, or both such results come in.
Those concurrent fixtures that Leicester will be keeping tabs on:
Liverpool v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Chelsea
15:20
Ryan Mason makes two changes to the Spurs team that lost to Aston Villa a few days back. Matt Doherty replaces the injured Japhet Tangana at right back, while Davison Sanchez replaces Eric Dier at centre half.
15:15
Only one change for Leicester from their midweek defeat to Chelsea, as Kelechi Iheanacho joins Jamie Vardy up front with Ayoze Perez dropping to the bench.
15:10
They are Tottenham, from the Lane: