English Premier League

Tottenham vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 8': Harry Kane
  • 21': Eric Dier
  • 47': Rodrigo Bentancur
  • 73': Son Heung-Min
  • 84': Son Heung-Min
  • 86': Son Heung-Min
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6 - 2
  • 6': Youri Tielemans (P)
  • 41': James Maddison

Son scores hat trick off bench as Spurs thrash Leicester 6-2

— Son Heung-min ended his goal drought this season by scoring a hat trick after coming off the bench in Tottenham's 6-2 win over last-placed Leicester in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Leicester City 1. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 8': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Leicester City 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 1. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 2. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 2.
  • 47': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 2. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 49': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 59': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Richarlison.
  • 59': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Cristian Romero replaces Davinson Sánchez.
  • 60': Patson Daka (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 70': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 73': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Leicester City 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur following a fast break.
  • 73': Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
  • 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 84': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 5, Leicester City 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 86': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 6, Leicester City 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,450

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+60 Arsenal 36 83 5
+54 Manchester City 35 82 3
+41 Liverpool 35 75 4
+21 Aston Villa 35 67 8
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 5
56.3 Possession 43.7
19 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 11
0.4 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
552 Accurate Passes 403
632 Passes 482
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
55 Long Balls 59
39 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 4
16 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.3
8 Interceptions 14
11 Effective Clearances 8
11 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
15 Eric Dier
34 Clément Lenglet
6 Davinson Sánchez
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
19 Ryan Sessegnon
14 Ivan Perisic
10 Harry Kane
9 Richarlison
21 Dejan Kulusevski

LEI Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Danny Ward (GK)
3 Wout Faes
6 Jonny Evans
25 Wilfred Ndidi Yellow Card
2 James Justin
27 Timothy Castagne
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8 Youri Tielemans
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison
20 Patson Daka Yellow Card

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