Son Heung-min ended his goal drought with a scintillating 13-minute hat-trick as Tottenham ruthlessly punished Leicester’s latest defensive horror show.
The South Korea striker responded to Antonio Conte’s decision to drop him to the bench after a barren start to the season by coming on to curl home two fantastic strikes and slot home a late third.
Spurs trailed to Youri Tielemans’ early penalty but took advantage of the Foxes’ failings at set-pieces as Harry Kane and Eric Dier nodded home from corners to turn the game around.
James Maddison’s fabulous first-time finish briefly drew Leicester level again, but Wilfried Ndidi’s mistake allowed Rodrigo Bentancur to steer Tottenham back in front before substitute Son stole the show.
Victory maintained Spurs’ unbeaten start to the Premier League season as they climbed to second, level on points with leaders Manchester City.
Leicester, meanwhile, remain at the foot of the table, still searching for their first win, despite having led in four of their seven matches thus far.
As at all Premier League games this weekend, fans observed a minute’s silence for the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and a 70th-minute round of applause in honour of her 70-year reign.
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min -
Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal -
Squad number17Player nameRomero
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Squad number38Player nameBissouma
Leicester City
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Squad number1Player nameWard
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
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Squad number6Player nameEvans
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Squad number3Player nameFaes
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Squad number2Player nameJustin
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Squad number25Player nameNdidi
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
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Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
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Squad number7Player nameBarnes
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Squad number20Player nameDaka
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
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Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 6D SánchezSubstituted forRomeroat 59′minutes
- 15Dier
- 34Lenglet
- 14PerisicBooked at 73minsSubstituted forEmerson Royalat 55′minutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 30Bentancur
- 19R Sessegnon
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forBissoumaat 70′minutes
- 9RicharlisonSubstituted forSon Heung-Minat 59′minutes
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 2Doherty
- 4Skipp
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 17Romero
- 20Forster
- 25Tanganga
- 38Bissouma
Leicester
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Ward
- 27Castagne
- 6Evans
- 3Faes
- 2Justin
- 25NdidiBooked at 49minsSubstituted forSoumaréat 85′minutes
- 10Maddison
- 8Tielemans
- 22Dewsbury-HallSubstituted forIheanachoat 74′minutes
- 7Barnes
- 20DakaBooked at 60minsSubstituted forVardyat 74′minutes
Substitutes
- 9Vardy
- 11Albrighton
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 18Amartey
- 26Praet
- 31Iversen
- 33Thomas
- 42Soumaré
- Referee:
- Simon Hooper
- Attendance:
- 61,450
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 6, Leicester City 2.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 6, Leicester City 2.
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Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
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Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
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Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
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Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
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VAR Decision: Goal Tottenham Hotspur 6-2 Leicester City (Son Heung-Min).
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 6, Leicester City 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
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Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 5, Leicester City 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Wout Faes.
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Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
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Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
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James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Attempt saved. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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