Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 16th where Leicester City plays host to Tottenham Hotspur in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 8th placed Leicester City is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Newcastle United. Youri Tielemans struck first for Leicester City in the 38th minute on a penalty shot, then Patson Daka added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Harvey Barnes In the end, Newcastle United was frustrated by Leicester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leicester City ended the match with the shutout victory. Leicester City is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while tottenham Hotspur sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Lucas Moura scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 10th minute, then Davinson Sánchez added another in the 67th minute In the end, Norwich City was frustrated by Tottenham Hotspur’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tottenham Hotspur ended the match with the shutout victory. Tottenham Hotspur is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Heung-Min Son has been the most prolific scorer on Tottenham Hotspur in the last five matches with two goals. Leicester City’s top weapon lately has been James Maddison, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Ricardo Pereira, Youri Tielemans, Wesley Fofana, James Justin and Daley-Campbell are unavailable to play for Leicester City, while Tottenham Hotspur will be without Reguilón.