Leicester City were left stunned as Tottenham Hotspur stole the three points from the clutches of defeat in the final minutes of the game.
The Foxes were leading deep into the fifth minute of added time before a Steven Bergwijn double gave the visitors a win at the death.
Leicester City’s Kasper Schmeichel – 5
The Leicester City goalkeeper made some decent saves while also coming out for crosses more than usual, however, the positives were few and far between for the Dane. He still needs to be more commanding of his six-yard box with his reluctance to attack crosses leading to Harry Kane having an easy chance to score from a corner with the crossbar saving him from his blushes.
His passing was poor, giving the ball away multiple times in the final 10 minutes of the game and he wasn’t at his best in terms of shot-stopping either. Had it not been for some last-ditch defending, Schmeichel could well have conceded five goals in what is becoming concerning run of poor form from Leicester’s number one.
Luke Thomas – 8
Another positive performance from the academy graduate who is improving in leaps and bounds this season. Having an impact both in attack and in defence, Thomas had a commendable game before he was subbed off.
He made a goal-line clearance early in the first half to prevent the Tottenham from opening the scoring. Whilst in attack he was creating plenty of chances with enticing crosses into the penalty area. He could have had an assist to his name when his cross in the first half found Patson Daka, however, the Zambian striker was unable to head the ball home.
The only negatives to come from his game were his attempts at marking Kane from set-pieces, however that isn’t too surprising when you consider the height difference between the two.
Jannik Vestergaard – 2
Where to begin, Vestergaard failed to win any fans over in what was an abhorrent performance from the former Southampton defender.
He was often beaten in aerial duels despite his obvious advantage over opposition players. The Danish centre-back seemed to struggle to stay on his man at set-pieces, which raises the question if the zonal-marking was the real reason behind our failure from set-pieces this season, or if our defenders are just poor from crosses. However that is an argument for another time.
Vestergaard seemed to be unable to read the flight of the ball and would be stuck in no-man’s land and not applying any pressure on the opposition. He was largely at fault for Spurs’ first goal of the night when he played a terrible pass that was cut out and failed to track back to try and prevent Kane from scoring.
The night wouldn’t get any better for him as he was regularly beaten for pace by attackers, even Kane managed to out run him getting onto the end of a through ball. There is no doubt that questions will be asked of his spot in the side after another mistake-prone game from the Dane.
Caglar Soyuncu – 3
The season from hell for Leicester City’s Turkish centre-back continues after another poor performance from a player who was once one of the most promising defenders in the league. Deployed in the middle of a back three consisting of himself, Vestergaard and Hamza Choudhury, it was expected that Soyuncu would play a key role in Leicester’s backline.
Soyuncu played a large role in all three goals for Spurs in a game that he will want to forget. The first goal saw him fail to catch Kane offside, before being easily beaten by the England international after tracking back in an effort to prevent the goal.
The second goal saw him fail to clear the ball as it ricocheted in the on the edge of the six-yard box before Bergwijn slotted it home. Then just a minute later Soyuncu was unable to prevent the Dutch winger from getting on the end of a through ball first which then resulted in the winner for Tottenham.
Hamza Choudhury – 6
A relatively quiet game for him as opposed to his two centre back partners. Choudhury was caught out a couple of times by attackers to no avail.
It was clear he was still adapting to the role as he was out of position on a couple of occasions, but in comparison to Soyuncu and Vestergaard he didn’t play terribly. There is definitely some promising signs from his performances in the backline and looks like he could establish himself as a key figure at the back going forward.
Marc Albrighton – 7
Albrighton made his 300th appearance for Leicester City, and spent the game playing as a wingback.
His first half he seemed to struggle to contain the Tottenham defence, however in the second half he put in a much better showing. In the last 10 minutes of the game he seemed to be one of the few LCFC players putting in effort to try and seal the win.
Leicester’s utility man was once again the heartbeat of the side even as he is getter older, he continues to lead by prime example.
Youri Tielemans – 3
One of the worst performances from our record signing since he joined in 2019. From the opening minutes the Belgian seemed lethargic was very much a spectator for the 90 minutes.
Tielemans game went from bad to worse when he foolishly gave the ball away after the kick-off from the visitors’ second goal, resulting in a counter-attack that lead to the Tottenham winner. The central midfielder lacked the energy that he normally brings to games and his passing was not much better.
On a number of occasions he would try and force passes that weren’t there or simply give the ball away to easily in the middle of the park. The Belgian was a shadow of himself out there and would have left the Blue Army wondering if his mind was elsewhere with his contract talks stalling.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 7
Another game where Dewsbury-Hall has shown signs that he could well be a part of the future at LCFC. His energy and work-rate made him the heartbeat of our midfield and his presence as felt at both ends of the field.
It was by no means a standout performance from the Leicester City midfielder, but there was certainly reason for the Blue Army to be excited for the future.
James Maddison – 8
Maddison is back! He was back at his entertaining best against Tottenham, drawing numerous fouls from opposition players and being the main outlet going forward. His efforts were rewarded when he scored the second goal of the game for the east Midlands side.
Leicester’s number 10 seemed to have an exciting energy about him from the moment he stepped onto the pitch and linked up well alongside the attackers and wingbacks. He is now a distant relative of the Maddison that we saw at the end of last season and beginning of this campaign.
Ademola Lookman – 9
A man of the match performance from the 24-year-old. It was another exciting performance from the loanee, he was a constant thorn in the side for Spurs and played a pivotal role in the first Leicester City goal of the night.
Lookman was brilliant for 90 minutes and will have definitely helped his case for being signed on a permanent basis.
A beautiful one-two between him and Daka lead to the Zambian striker opening the scoring. On another night Lookman could have had a goal for himself as he found himself wide open in the dying moments, however, Harvey Barnes failed to square it to the man on loan from RB Leipzig.
Patson Daka – 8
Leicester’s summer signing made a triumphant return from injury against Tottenham. The Zambian striker continued his brilliant scoring form when he netted the opener on Wednesday night.
The 23-year-old’s pure pace was on full show as he constantly made runs at Tottenham’s defence.
He could easily have had more goals next to his name when he found himself on the end of a cross from Thomas, yet he was unable to nod it home. His goal made it his 8th goal for the Foxes in all competitions.
James Justin – 7
A promising return for Justin who played his first senior game in 11 months. The English defender’s performance was reminiscent of the way he was playing before injury and didn’t look out of place on the pitch.
He made some exciting runs forward and was for the most part, solid in defence. However, he was caught out for Tottenham’s second gaol of the night where he failed to track Matthew Doherty who got in behind the LCFC backline.
Harvey Barnes -7
A solid return for Barnes off the bench, he linked up well alongside Maddison and assisted him for the Foxes’ second goal.
His pace and excellent dribbling ability was too much to handle for the Spurs defence. However he did miss the chance of squaring the ball to Lookman who was open in the late stages of the game. Had Barnes looked up after dribbling past two players and played a ball to Lookman, then the game could have very well had a much different ending.
Boubakary Soumare – N/A
The French midfielder came on late in an attempt to hold onto the win, he didn’t have a major impact and was unable to prevent Leicester City from dropping all three points.