Tottenham begin their second Premier League season under Ange Postecoglou at the King Power Stadium of Leicester with kick-off at 19.00 UTC on Monday, August 19, 2024.
Team News
- On their return to the Premier League, Leicester could be without three key players in Jamie Vardy, Conor Coady and Patson Daka.
- Richarlison and Fraser Forster are Tottenham’s only injury concerns.
- Yves Bissouma has been suspended by the club for the visit to Leicester over a personal matter.
- Dominic Solanke will be expected to lead the line for Spurs following his £65m move from Bournemouth last week.
Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Hermansen; Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin; Winks, Ndidi, Soumare; Reid, Mavididi, Fatawu
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke
Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tottenham Hotspur have a good historical record against Leicester City and have won 68 out of the 120 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Leicester City’s 31 victories.
- Leicester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur by a 4-1 margin in the previous meeting between the two teams in the Premier League in February 2023 and last won consecutive league games against them in 1999.
- Tottenham Hotspur have failed to find the back of the net in only one of their last 17 matches away from home against Leicester City in the Premier League, with their only such result during this period coming in a 3-0 defeat in 1997.
- Leicester City are unbeaten on their last nine occasions when they have begun their league campaign with a home game.
Where to watch Leicester vs Tottenham?
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts at 6.30pm.
