Tottenham vs Leicester

1 May 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Harry Kane 22’
  • Son Heung-Min 60’, 79’
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 90+1’

Match summary

Tottenham won 3-1 at home to Leicester. Tottenham led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Harry Kane put Tottenham ahead with a header in the 22nd minute, set up by Son Heung-Min. In the second half, Son Heung-Min made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Dejan Kulusevski, Heung-Min made it 3-0 in the 79th minute, set up by Dejan Kulusevski, and Kelechi Iheanacho pulled one back to make it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Youri Tielemans.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 1.65 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Leicester's 0.27 from 6.

Match stats

Tottenham Leicester
13 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.65 xG 0.27
1.65 Non-penalty xG 0.27
10 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Tottenham Leicester
Kick-off
Harry Kane
Assist: Son Heung-Min1-0 (Tottenham)
22’
Half-time1-0
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Dejan Kulusevski2-0 (Tottenham)
60’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: Dejan Kulusevski3-0 (Tottenham)
79’
90+1’
Kelechi Iheanacho
Assist: Youri Tielemans3-1 (Leicester)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Tottenham
  • Ben Davies
  • Rodrigo Bentancur
Leicester
  • Daniel Amartey
  • Marc Albrighton
  • Luke Thomas

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.65 0.27 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-0 22’ 60’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 2-0 60’ 79’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 3-0 79’ 90+1’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 3-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.65 0.27 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), 1-0 Kane 22’ 60’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 2-0 Heung-Min 60’ 79’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 3-0 Heung-Min 79’ 90+1’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 3-1 Iheanacho 90+1’
Tottenham 1.65 xGLeicester 0.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Tottenham attacking 
33’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 66’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 60’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 45’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+2’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Cristian Romero (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+1’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 33’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 22’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 66’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 60’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 45’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+2’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Cristian Romero (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+1’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Hugo Lloris
90′ – – – – – – –
Cristian Romero
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Eric Dier
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Ben Davies
90′ – – 1 0.07 0.08 1
Emerson
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Sessegnon
90′ – – – – 0.13 1 –
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
90′ – – – – 0.30 1 –
Rodrigo Bentancur Taken off
83′ – – – – 0.03 1
Lucas Moura Taken off
56′ – – 2 0.16 – – –
Harry Kane
90′ 1 – 4 0.88 – – –
Son Heung-Min Taken off
83′ 2 1 3 0.46 0.40 4 –
Dejan Kulusevski Came on as a substitute
34′ – 2 – – 0.16 2 –
Steven Bergwijn Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Harry Winks Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 71% Avg odds 1.36
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.27
Leicester win 11% Avg odds 8.81

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 2-3 Tottenham, 19 Jan 22 Next meeting: Tottenham 6-2 Leicester, 17 Sep 22  All Tottenham vs Leicester meetings

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.