Tottenham vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Son Heung-min hits hat-trick
Antonio Conte’s side move joint-top as Brendan Rodgers faces up to a run of six straight defeats
Son Heung-min ended his scoring drought in stunning fashion with a sublime hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur crushed Leicester City 6-2 to move joint top of the Premier League on Saturday.
Rodrigo Bentancur’s first goal for Tottenham was separating the sides in an entertaining tussle but Son, who started on the bench, exploded back to form with three goals in 13 minutes.
The South Korean, the Premier League’s joint-top scorer last season, had not scored in Tottenham’s first eight games.
Leicester took an early lead with a twice-taken penalty by Youri Tielemans but Tottenham hit back quickly with Harry Kane powering in a header at the far post.
Tottenham went ahead in the 21st minute as defender Eric Dier marked his return to the England squad with a glancing header from a corner.
Bottom-placed Leicester were lively in attack though and James Maddison’s superb finish sent them in level at halftime.
Bentancur seized on a mistake to restore Tottenham’s lead in the 47th minute but Son went on to steal the show.
After coming on in the 59th minute, he curled an unstoppable right-footer into the top corner in the 73rd minute, then curled a left-footer into the opposite side 11 minutes later.
Son then completed his hat-trick after running on to a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg through ball.
Tottenham 2-1 Leicester
33 mins: Chance! A cross into the Spurs box is headed out to Rodrigo Bentancur but he can’t control it and nudges the ball into the path of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Dewsbury-Hall runs onto it and shoots with his first touch. He leans back on his shot though and belts the ball over the crossbar.
Tottenham 2-1 Leicester
30 mins: Block! Ryan Sessegnon dribbles into the box before firing a pass over to Harry Kane who finds it difficult to control. The ball loops up off his foot and Richarlison is there to kick the dropping ball over his own head towards goal.
Jonny Evan is stood right behind him and he takes a ball to the face but manages to deflect the effort.
Tottenham 2-1 Leicester
27 mins: Disallowed goal! Another Tottenham corner is swung into the box by Perisic who whips the ball into the six-yard box. Davinson Sanchez looks to win the header and climbs over goalkeeper Danny Ward.
The ball sails over both of them, hits a defender and rebounds over the line. After a pause for thought the referee blows his whistle and awards Leicester a free kick for a foul on the goalkeeper.
VAR takes a look and agrees with the on-field decision.
Tottenham 2-1 Leicester
24 mins: Close! Leicester overdo it as they fly up the pitch when Perisic gives the ball away. Youri Tielemans brings the ball to the edge of the box and slides in James Maddison on the right side. He could shoot but instead knocks it back to Tielemans.
Tielemans can fizz one over to the bottom left corner but he attempts to pass the ball back and just ends up giving it away. The Foxes have over played there and just need to get shots on target.
GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Leicester (Dier, 21’)⚽️
21 mins: Spurs now lead! The home side’s second goal come from another corner but this time Ivan Perisic whips one in from the left-hand corner.
Eric Dier leaves his marker, gets high and glances the ball into the far side of the net!
Tottenham 1-1 Leicester
18 mins: Maddison has a shot from range but it’s not the best effort and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg makes an easy enough block, managing to control the ball on his chest in the process.
Spurs are sitting deep allowing Leicester to have possession.
Tottenham 1-1 Leicester
15 mins: James Maddison and Youri Tielemans combine on the right side of the pitch with Tielemans curling in another cross that Lloris clings onto.
He sends it over to Dejan Kulusevski with the forward making a run down the wing. Kulusevski gets it under control but there’s no-one up with him.
He has to check his run before a squared pass towards Harry Kane doesn’t find the target.
Tottenham 1-1 Leicester
12 mins: Leicester’s defence seems very shaky and Tottenham look threatening. Ivan Perisic twists his way into the box from the right side and has a go but his effort is blocked by Wilfred Ndidi.
There’s a short and sharp appeal for handball but nothing comes from it. Leicester then fly up the pitch and swing the ball into the box but it’s claimed by Hugo Lloris.
This is a quickfire game. End-to-end stuff.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Leicester (Kane, 9’) ⚽️
9 mins: Kane equalises! Tottenham win a corner that Dejan Kulusevski plays short. He’s given the ball back and runs it to the corner edge of the penalty area before lifting the ball over to the back post.
Harry Kane leaps over Timothy Castagne, meets the ball in the air and heads it into the back of the net. Danny Ward gets a flapping hand to the effort but can’t keep it out.
Spurs are level.
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