Leicester City host Tottenham Hotspur at King Power Stadium in a huge clash between teams battling for survival and top four respectively.
Victory would see Leicester go 12th in the table if Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest both lose elsewhere, whilst Tottenham can go fourth with a win before Newcastle play in the tea-time kick-off.
Team News
Wilfried Ndidi could return for Leicester after a personal issue prevented him from featuring in their win at Aston Villa last weekend, following his recovery from a muscle injury.
Ricardo Pereira (Achilles), Jonny Evans (calf) and Boubakary Soumare (hamstring) are doubts but James Justin (Achilles) and Ryan Bertrand (knee) remain absent.
Tottenham will be without goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris after he suffered a knee injury in their win against Manchester City last weekend, which has ruled him out for the next six to eight weeks.
Cristian Romero also is ruled out through suspension after he was red carded last weekend after he collected two yellow card bookings.
Yves Bissouma meanwhile suffered a stress fracture in his left ankle last weekend which has ruled him out for several weeks.
Lucas Moura (tendon) and Pape Sarr (hip) are both nearing returns but could face late fitness tests.
When is Kick-Off?
Leicester host Tottenham at King Power Stadium in a 3pm GMT kick-off on Saturday 11 February, untelevised in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Leicester have won one of their last six meetings against Tottenham (W1, L5).
- Tottenham have won four of their last six league visits to Leicester (W4, L2).
- Harry Kane has scored in each of his last three away appearances against Leicester (W2, L1).
- Brendan Rogers’ Foxes are yet to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League since the World Cup break (W1, D1, L4).
- Spurs have won three of four away matches in all competitions since the turn of 2023 (W3, L1).
Prediction
Despite still battling relegation coming into this difficult clash, Leicester can take heart from their gutsy win at Villa in which they fought back twice before clinching the win, yet they will need to tighten up their defending further after a sloppy start last weekend.
Tottenham meanwhile were simply clinical with an excellent defensive effort to protect their eventual narrow win over Man City, which is their second consecutive 1-0 league win so should come here buoyant especially given their improved away form since New Year.
Leicester though should certainly give Spurs a tough game given their recent upturn in goal-scoring form, yet their defence surely is there for the taking if Son Heung-min and Kane are at their best.
Prediction: Leicester 1-2 Tottenham
Result: Leicester 4-1 Tottenham
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