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Spursvs.Leicester

sportsmole.co.uk, 25 January 2025, 14:00
Both still searching for their first Premier League win of 2025, out-of-sorts pair Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City meet in North London on Sunday afternoon.

The Lilywhites eked out a 3-2 Europa League win over Hoffenheim in midweek, while their visitors were slain 2-0 at home to Fulham last weekend, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR vs. LEICESTER CITY

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Out: Dominic Solanke (knee), Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Cristian Romero (thigh), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Wilson Odobert (hamstring), Destiny Udogie (hamstring), Brennan Johnson (calf), Timo Werner (hamstring)

Doubtful: Pape Sarr (knock), Yves Bissouma (knock), Djed Spence (knock)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kinsky; Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Davies; Sarr, Bentancur, Maddison; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son

LEICESTER CITY

Out: Abdul Fatawu (knee), Wilfred Ndidi (thigh), Ricardo Pereira (thigh), Mads Hermansen (groin)

Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Stolarczyk; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Skipp, Soumare; McAteer, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here. Written by

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