Ange Postecoglou left with more questions than answers after defeat to Leicester
Ange Postecoglou left with more questions than answers after defeat to Leicester
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Tottenham 1-2 Leicester: The Spurs boss is under increased pressure after the Foxes came from behind to beat his side in the Premier League. Two goals in four second-half minutes helped Leicester earn a first Premier League win since December 3 with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham to pile more pressure on Ange Postecoglou.
![[Richarlison’s header sent Tottenham into the lead]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/26/14/59/GettyImages-2196031357.jpeg)
A weary Spurs had taken the lead after 33 minutes through Richarlison, but the Foxes, who had lost their previous seven matches in the division, levelled in the 46th-minute through captain Jamie Vardy. Bilal El Khannouss made it 2-1 four minutes later with a fine 25-yard effort and with limited options on the bench due to the unavailability of 10 players, Postecoglou watched Tottenham suffer another defeat.
![[Bilal El Khannouss scored the winner for the Foxes]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/26/16/09/GettyImages-2196036602.jpeg)
It is six losses from their last seven matches in the Premier League for Spurs, but it was a day to savour for Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy with his team out of the relegation zone for the first time in 2025. This was a contest between two teams horribly out of form in the league and while Spurs welcomed back Pape Sarr, they suffered a fresh blow with James Maddison not fit enough to face his former club to further deplete the hosts.
![[Ange Postecoglou's side are 15th in the table having suffered a 13th defeat of the season]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/26/16/33/GettyImages-2196044427.jpeg)
Pleasantries were exchanged between Son Heung-min and Leicester boss Van Nistelrooy, former team-mates at Hamburg, before play got under way in monsoon like conditions. Jordan Ayew had an early effort blocked by Ben Davies as the Foxes dominated the early exchanges without being able to fashion many clear-cut chances.
