Son Heung-min comes off bench and ends his goal drought with a 13-minute hat-trick as Tottenham punish Leicester’s latest defensive horror show.
The South Korea striker responded to Antonio Conte’s decision to drop him to the bench after a barren start to the season by coming on to curl home two fantastic strikes and slot home a late third.
Spurs trailed to Youri Tielemans’ early penalty but took advantage of the Foxes’ failings at set-pieces as Harry Kane and Eric Dier nodded home from corners to turn the game around.
James Maddison’s fabulous first-time finish briefly drew Leicester level again, but Wilfried Ndidi’s mistake allowed Rodrigo Bentancur to steer Tottenham back in front before substitute Son stole the show.
Victory maintained Spurs’ unbeaten start to the Premier League season as they climbed to second, level on points with leaders Manchester City.
Leicester, meanwhile, remain at the foot of the table, still searching for their first win, despite having led in four of their seven matches thus far.
As at all Premier League games this weekend, fans observed a minute’s silence for the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and a 70th-minute round of applause in honour of her 70-year reign.
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Tottenham Hotspur
Starting XI
Avg
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Squad number1Player nameLlorisAverage rating
7.46
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Squad number6Player nameD SánchezAverage rating
5.76
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Squad number15Player nameDierAverage rating
7.24
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Squad number34Player nameLengletAverage rating
6.66
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Squad number14Player namePerisicAverage rating
6.58
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Squad number5Player nameHøjbjergAverage rating
4.10
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Squad number30Player nameBentancurAverage rating
8.04
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Squad number19Player nameRyan SessegnonAverage rating
6.71
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Squad number21Player nameKulusevskiAverage rating
7.47
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Squad number9Player nameRicharlisonAverage rating
6.96
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Squad number10Player nameKaneAverage rating
7.85
Substitutes
Avg
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Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-MinAverage rating
9.31
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Squad number12Player nameEmerson RoyalAverage rating
6.44
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Squad number17Player nameRomeroAverage rating
6.73
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Squad number38Player nameBissoumaAverage rating
6.98
Leicester City
Starting XI
Avg
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Squad number1Player nameWard
Average rating3.16
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Average rating3.56
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Squad number6Player nameEvans
Average rating3.45
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Squad number3Player nameFaes
Average rating3.78
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Squad number2Player nameJustin
Average rating3.64
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Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Average rating3.09
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Average rating5.53
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Average rating4.55
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Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Average rating3.90
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Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Average rating4.10
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Squad number20Player nameDaka
Average rating3.89
Substitutes
Avg
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
Average rating3.14
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Average rating2.95
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Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Average rating2.88
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 6D SánchezSubstituted forRomeroat 59’minutes
- 15Dier
- 34Lenglet
- 14PerisicBooked at 73minsSubstituted forEmerson Royalat 55’minutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 30Bentancur
- 19R Sessegnon
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forBissoumaat 70’minutes
- 9RicharlisonSubstituted forSon Heung-Minat 59’minutes
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 2Doherty
- 4Skipp
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 17Romero
- 20Forster
- 25Tanganga
- 38Bissouma
Leicester
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Ward
- 27Castagne
- 6Evans
- 3Faes
- 2Justin
- 25NdidiBooked at 49minsSubstituted forSoumaréat 85’minutes
- 10Maddison
- 8Tielemans
- 22Dewsbury-HallSubstituted forIheanachoat 74’minutes
- 7Barnes
- 20DakaBooked at 60minsSubstituted forVardyat 74’minutes
Substitutes
- 9Vardy
- 11Albrighton
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 18Amartey
- 26Praet
- 31Iversen
- 33Thomas
- 42Soumaré
- Referee:
- Simon Hooper
- Attendance:
- 61,450
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 6, Leicester City 2.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 6, Leicester City 2.
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Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
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Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
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Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
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Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
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VAR Decision: Goal Tottenham Hotspur 6-2 Leicester City (Son Heung-Min).
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 6, Leicester City 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
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Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 5, Leicester City 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Wout Faes.
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Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
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Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
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James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Attempt saved. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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