James Maddison's long-range finish helped Leicester come from behind and extend Spurs' miserable record away from home
James Maddison's first league goal of the season helped Leicester come from behind to beat Tottenham in an absorbing encounter at the King Power Stadium.
Maddison drilled a superb low effort into the far corner from distance to lift Brendan Rodgers' side back into the top four at the visitors' expense.
Ricardo Pereira had put the Foxes back on level terms, moments after Spurs had been denied a second goal when Serge Aurier's low drive was disallowed for a marginal offside call against Son Heung-min.
Harry Kane's fourth league goal of the season had given Spurs the lead in the first half, the England striker slotting Son's clever flick beyond Kasper Schmeichel despite being knocked off balance by Foxes defender Caglar Soyuncu.
Leicester thought they had opened the scoring themselves when Wilfred Ndidi scored on the rebound after Paulo Gazzaniga spilled Youri Tielemans' effort, but the goal was ruled out for offside by VAR.
Tightest of VAR calls denies Spurs
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino accused his players of "lacking fight" after they surrendered a two-goal lead to draw with Olympiakos in the Champions League midweek.
The result mirrored their 2-2 draw with north London rivals Arsenal in their previous away league game, with Kane admitting after Wednesday's Group B opener that Spurs had failed to learn from recent mistakes.
Pochettino made six changes to the team that started in Greece, with Hugo Lloris unavailable due to his wife giving birth and Dele Alli left out of the squad altogether. Christian Eriksen, Lucas Moura and Eric Dier all had to settle for places on the bench.
Perhaps as a result, the visitors looked disjointed in the early stages and were fortunate not to fall behind when Ndidi's effort was chalked off.
There was nothing fortunate about Kane's opener 13 minutes later, however.
The England striker managed to latch on to Son's back-heel and despite losing his balance under Soyuncu's challenge, he somehow managed to knock the ball past Jonny Evans before lifting it over Schmeichel into the far corner.
Spurs thought they had doubled their lead when Aurier drilled a powerful drive into the far corner, but Son was adjudged to have been marginally offside in the build-up and the goal was chalked off.
Buoyed by that narrow decision, Leicester threw bodies forward and restored parity through Pereira, before Maddison struck with five minutes remaining to extend Spurs' winless league run away from home to nine games.
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Line-ups
Leicester
1Schmeichel
21Ricardo Pereira
6Evans
4Söyüncü
3Chilwell
25Ndidi
17PérezSubstituted forPraetat 67'minutes
8TielemansSubstituted forChoudhuryat 84'minutes
10Maddison
15BarnesSubstituted forGrayat 82'minutesBooked at 83mins
9Vardy
Substitutes
2Justin
5Morgan
7Gray
11Albrighton
12Ward
20Choudhury
26Praet
Tottenham
22Gazzaniga
24Aurier
4Alderweireld
5Vertonghen
3Rose
8Winks
17SissokoBooked at 19minsSubstituted forWanyamaat 67'minutesBooked at 71mins
28NdombeleSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 86'minutes
11LamelaSubstituted forEriksenat 79'minutes
7Son Heung-Min
10Kane
Substitutes
12Wanyama
15Dier
23Eriksen
27Lucas Moura
29Skipp
33Davies
41Whiteman
Referee:
Paul Tierney
Attendance:
32,129
Match Stats
Home TeamLeicesterAway TeamTottenham
Possession
Home44%
Away56%
Shots
Home16
Away11
Shots on Target
Home7
Away4
Corners
Home8
Away2
Fouls
Home16
Away13
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Match ends, Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+7'
Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Posted at 90'+6'
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Paulo Gazzaniga tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
Posted at 90'
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
Posted at 88'
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 88'
Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
SubstitutionPosted at 86'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Tanguy Ndombele.
Goal!Posted at 85'
Goal! Leicester City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
Posted at 85'
Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 85'
Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
SubstitutionPosted at 84'
Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Youri Tielemans.
Posted at 84'
Foul by Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 84'
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 84'
Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 84'
Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
BookingPosted at 83'
Demarai Gray (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 83'
Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 83'
Foul by Demarai Gray (Leicester City).
Posted at 83'
Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
SubstitutionPosted at 82'
Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Harvey Barnes.
Posted at 82'
Attempt missed. Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Rose with a cross.
Posted at 80'
Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 80'
Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen replaces Erik Lamela.
Posted at 78'
Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Serge Aurier.
Posted at 76'
Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 76'
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 73'
Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
BookingPosted at 71'
Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 71'
Foul by Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 71'
Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!Posted at 69'
Goal! Leicester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Victor Wanyama replaces Moussa Sissoko.
SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Ayoze Pérez.
Posted at 66'
VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur.
Posted at 64'
GOAL CANCELLED BY VAR: Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
Posted at 64'
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Tanguy Ndombele tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
Posted at 63'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
Posted at 61'
Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 61'
Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Source: bbc.com