North London Nightmare: Foxes Pile Pressure on Spurs

Drama in North London! Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy silences the Tottenham faithful, and a young Foxes star delivers a dagger to heap more misery on Ange Postecoglou.

January 26, 2025
6:32 pm

Leicester City shocked Tottenham Hotspur and manager Ange Postecoglou with a thrilling 2-1 comeback win in North London. This is the first time since their amazing 2015/16 season that Leicester has taken points off Spurs in both league matches.

Leicester, struggling lately, saw Spurs trying to take charge right from the start. Jakub Stolarczyk, filling in as goalie for the Foxes, quickly became the star. He first saved a fierce shot from Pedro Porro and then made an incredible low save to stop Son Heung-min’s curling strike. But he almost messed up when a wayward cross from Son hit the crossbar—lucky break for Leicester!

With Spurs controlling the game, a goal felt like it was coming, and it did on the half-hour mark. Porro sent in a beautiful cross, finding Richarlison all alone in the box. The Brazilian headed it in, scoring on his first Premier League start of the season. Leicester, looking lifeless in attack, trudged into halftime feeling the pressure.

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But whatever Ruud van Nistelrooy said at halftime worked wonders! Just a minute after the restart, Jamie Vardy connected with Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s wicked cross and glanced it past Guglielmo Vicario, shocking the home crowd. Spurs, still with the same lineup but looking lost, started to fall apart.

The Foxes smelled blood and took advantage of another Tottenham mistake in midfield. Bilal El Khannouss charged forward and curled a perfect shot into the far corner. Suddenly, Leicester found themselves in a rare position—leading!

Spurs tried to fight back, with Porro’s free-kick grazing the crossbar off Vardy’s head, but that was as close as they got. As frustration grew, Leicester skillfully managed the clock, disrupting Spurs’ rhythm and snuffing out any hope of a late equalizer.

For Van Nistelrooy, this wasn’t just a tactical win; it could be a game-changer, lifting Leicester out of the relegation zone and ending a rough seven-match losing streak. On the flip side, Postecoglou’s Spurs now face tough questions, with the Aussie’s job likely under serious scrutiny after this damaging loss that leaves their season in chaos.