A superb long-range strike from James Maddison gave Leicester City a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium.
2019/2020 Premier League
2-1
Match Report
James Maddison's superb long-range strike helped Leicester City come from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 following VAR controversy at the King Power Stadium.
Harry Kane's brilliant improvised finish saw Spurs head into half-time with the advantage on Saturday but a spirited Leicester, who had seen an Ayoze Perez goal chalked off early on, fought back following the interval.
After a Serge Aurier strike had been ruled out by VAR due to the tightest of offside decisions, Ricardo Pereira got the Foxes back on level terms when he arrived to convert Jamie Vardy's low cross.
Match Events
15' OFFSIDE! Ndidi's goal disallowed
Tielemans hits a powerful shot from distance that Gazzaniga spills into the path of Perez! He goes over as he tries to divert it in, before Alderweireld makes a hash of his attempted goal-line clearance and Ndidi turns it in! However, VAR is consulted and Perez was offside when Tielemans struck his shot, meaning the goal is disallowed!
29' GOAL! Leicester 0-1 Tottenham (Kane)
Son pulls off a clever backheel and Kane gets a nudge form Soyuncu and he drives into the box. He loses his footing and goes down, but somehow clips the ball into the far corner past Schmeichel! That's a very clever finish.
58' Son misses a golden chance!
Son just can't find the target! He drifts into another promising position, this time on the left, before fizzing a left-footed effort narrowly wide of goal!
67' OFFSIDE! Aurier's goal disallowed
Aurier has the ball in space on the right and lashes a low shot past Schmeichel and into the net to double Spurs' lead! However, a lengthy VAR check rules the goal out for offside against Son! It's the tiniest of margins, but it's given!
69' GOAL! Leicester 1-1 Tottenham (Pereira)
Vardy races down the left and cuts it across goal for Pereira at the back post to fire home via a slight deflection off Rose! It's 1-1!
85' GOAL! Leicester 2-1 Tottenham (Maddison)
MADDISON SCORES A STUNNER! He gets the ball outside the box and rifles a wonderful, dipping effort into the bottom-left corner past a scrambling Gazzaniga! Great strike! Leicester now lead 2-1!
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