Tottenham v Leicester City preview: Team news, how to watch, weather latest
Tottenham host relegation-battling Leicester City at home in the Premier League on Sunday.
Ange Postecoglou’s side go into the game on the back of a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, 23 January.
The game on 26 January, meanwhile, will mark Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first trip to London as the Foxes manager.
With only 10 points separating the two sides near the bottom of the table, the clash in North London is a must-win game for both sides.
Tottenham v Leicester City preview
One might be blinded by the amount of red in Tottenham and Leicester’s recent record.
Spurs have lost seven of their last 10 Premier League games, while the East Midlands outfit have succumbed to defeats in each of their last seven league games.
With the North London giants sitting 15th in the table after 22 games, there are increasing shouts for Postecoglou to be sacked.
Meanwhile, the Leicester fans turned on Van Nistelrooy after their 2-0 loss against Fulham last Saturday, 18 January.
Therefore, both managers need a win to buy themselves some more time at their respective clubs.
For Guide (All Competitions)
Tottenham: WLLWW
Leicester: LLWLL
Weather Update
Storm Eowyn is wreaking havoc in several parts of the UK, with the Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Dundee on Saturday (25 January) already called off, and is expected to continue into the next week.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning in North London on Sunday with a high probability of rain and a wind speed of 18 miles per hour predicted at the time of kick-off.
Team News
Leicester are without four first-team stars in Mads Hermansen, Harry Souttar, Ricardo Pereira and Issahaku Fatawu. While Wilfred Ndidi is edging closer to regaining full fitness, the trip to Tottenham may come too early for him [Premier Injuries].
January signing Woyo Coulibaly, though, is in line to be in the matchday squad and may make his debut for the Foxes on Sunday.
As for Spurs, the injury situation is not significantly better with the likes of Dominic Solanke, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie still out.
Cristian Romero, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and Djed Spence are major-to-minor doubts [Evening Standard].
Tottenham v Leicester – Predicted lineups
Tottenham: Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Gray; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son
Leicester: Stolarczyk; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Ayew, El Khannous, Mavdidi; Vardy
Betting Odds
Tottenham: 9/20
Draw: 4/1
Leicester: 5/1
(Courtesy of Bet365)
Where to watch – TV and Live Stream
The Premier League clash between Tottenham and Leicester on Sunday has not been selected for broadcast in the UK, meaning it will not be available to watch for viewers in the location.
Prediction: Tottenham 3-0 Leicester
Postecoglou’s side are marred with injuries and have had a poor run of form as a result, but there is no reason why would not breeze past Leicester on Sunday.
Van Nistelrooy’s side have only scored twice in their last seven league games, meaning this is a good opportunity for the North London giants to register a clean sheet as well.
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