Leicester vs Tottenham

8 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Son Heung-Min 45+1’
  • Dele Alli 58’

Match summary

Tottenham won 2-0 away at Leicester. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

Son Heung-Min put Tottenham ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Serge Aurier and Dele Alli made it 0-2 with a header in the 58th minute, set up by Son Heung-Min.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 0.92 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Leicester's 0.36 from 11.

Match stats

Leicester Tottenham
11 Shots 7
3 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.36 xG 0.92
0.36 Non-penalty xG 0.92
2 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Leicester Tottenham
Kick-off
45+1’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Serge Aurier0-1 (Tottenham)
Half-time0-1
58’
Dele Alli
Assist: Son Heung-Min0-2 (Tottenham)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Leicester
  • Nampalys Mendy
  • Demarai Gray
  • Marc Albrighton
Tottenham
  • Eric Dier

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 0.92 45+1’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 0-1 45+1’ 58’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), 0-2 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 0.92 45+1’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 0-1 Heung-Min 45+1’ 58’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), 0-2 Alli 58’
Leicester 0.36 xGTottenham 0.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tottenham attacking Leicester attacking 
58’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 7’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 51’ Ben Chilwell (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Serge Aurier (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Jonny Evans (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 7’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 51’ Ben Chilwell (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Serge Aurier (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 55’ Jonny Evans (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kasper Schmeichel GK900 0.000.000
Ricardo Pereira DEF900 0.000.000
Wes Morgan DEF900 0.000.000
Jonny Evans DEF901 0.010.000
Ben Chilwell DEF901 0.020.000
Wilfred Ndidi MID903 0.170.021
Nampalys Mendy MID800 0.000.000
Vicente Iborra MID570 0.000.101
Demarai Gray FWD902 0.060.011
Kelechi Iheanacho FWD570 0.000.000
James Maddison FWD902 0.030.074
Rachid Ghezzal Sub332 0.070.000
Marc Albrighton Sub330 0.000.011
Shinji Okazaki Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 26% Bet365 odds 3.80
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.75
Tottenham win 48% Bet365 odds 2.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leicester WDDWD
Tottenham WWWLW

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.