Tottenham break unwanted record dating back 113 YEARS with stinging defeat at home to relegation rivals Leicester
Tottenham break unwanted record dating back 113 YEARS with stinging defeat at home to relegation rivals Leicester
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Sponsored by. TOTTENHAM have broken an unwanted record that had lasted over a century. The North London outfit were beaten by Leicester City to compound further misery on their season. Spurs had taken the lead in the 33rd minute as Richarlison fired in from close range.
![[Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur manager, at a match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/epa11855223-tottenham-manager-ange-postecoglou-966878360.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
However, just five minutes after the restart, Ange Postcoglou's side found themselves losing. Jamie Vardy netted the equaliser before Bilal El Khannouss curled in the eventual winner. It was the first time Spurs have conceded twice in the opening five minutes of a second-half match in the Prem since November 1987 against Liverpool.
![[Tottenham Hotspur players applauding fans after a match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tottenham-hotspurs-sergio-reguilon-rodrigo-966874489.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The Foxes went into the game as heavy underdogs, having lost their previous seven games in the Premier League. The result meant it was the first time Spurs had been beaten by a team on such a run since 1912, 113 years ago. Just like Leicester, it was an East Midlands club that beat them then as well in Notts County.
Tottenham are 15th place in the league table, just eight points clear of the bottom three. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. The club has not won any of their previous seven league games, losing six and drawing just one. This is the side's longest winless streak in the Prem since the nine-game stretch between May and October 2008.
![[Tottenham's last five Premier League games.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-next-5-games-686b4af2-6e4e-4a74-b305-aac378a09a25.png?strip=all&w=960)
It now means Spurs have lost THIRTEEN of their 23 Premier League games, winning just seven and drawing three. After the defeat, Postcoglou insisted the team was giving their best efforts. He told the BBC: "It is a disappointing result, but at the same time I can't ask anymore from this group of players.
![[Bilal El Khannouss of Leicester City celebrating.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bilal-el-khannouss-leicester-city-966874517.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
