Tottenham Hotspur Vs Leicester City Prediction: Ending Difficult Times In North London

JAKARTA - Two Premier League clubs that are experiencing difficult times will fight on Sunday 26 January when Tottenham Hotspur host Leicester City in North London.

Ange Postecoglou's side will return to play at home after winning the Europa League against Hoffenheim, while Leicester are still fighting after a 0-2 loss to Fulham last week.

Tottenham Hotspur have shown better performance in cup competitions than in the Premier League during the Christmas and New Year periods. This can be seen from their fourth consecutive win at the knockout event last Thursday.

After defeating Liverpool and Manchester United in the League Cup, as well as a less convincing victory over Tamworth in the FA Cup, Tottenham managed to beat Hoffenheim with a score of 3-2 in the Europa League. Son Heung-min scored two goals which helped the team approach the top eight.

However, in the Premier League, Tottenham is still far from expectations. The 3-2 defeat to Everton last weekend was their third successive defeat in the league. Since their big win over Southampton on December 15, they have yet to record another win and are now only eight points ahead of the relegation zone in 15th position.

Tottenham also have a bad record at home. They have only picked up two points from the last six games at their stadium and continue to lose important players due to injury.

On the other hand, Leicester City is also in a similar condition. Ruud van Nistelrooy's team only recorded a victory in the FA Cup against Queens Park Rangers with a landslide score of 6-2. However, they have lost seven consecutive defeats in the Premier League.

Leicester are currently in 19th position, only two points adrift of the safe zone. However, their poor performance with just one win in the last 14 matches and have never recorded a clean sheet in this season's away game is a big problem.

In the last away game at Tottenham, Leicester won a 1-1 draw in August. However, in the last five defeats in North London, they always conceded at least three goals.

Tottenham is still haunted by injury problems. However, there is little good news about Rodrigo Bentancur and Fraser Forster's return from head injuries and illnesses. However, Djed Spence, Pape Sarr, and Yves Bissouma are doubtful because they are still recovering.

Dominic Solanke is ruled out for up to six weeks due to a new knee injury. He joined other players in the treatment room such as Guglielmo Vicario (article), Cristian Romero (paha), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Wilson Odobert (hamstring), Destiny Udogie (hamstring), total Johnson (betis), and Timo Werner (hamstring).

Richarlison is likely to start the game as the main striker for the first time in the Premier League this season after appearing nearly an hour against Hoffenheim. Antonin Kinsky is also expected to return to play after missing the Europa League.

Leicester has a shorter list of injuries, but remains significant. Abdul Fatawu (lutut), Wilfred Ndidi (paha), Ricardo Pereira (paha), and Mads Hermansen (selanggan) are confirmed to be absent.

New player, Woyo Coulibaly, is expected to make his Premier League debut, although it is likely to start off the bench. Meanwhile, Oliver Skipp and Harry Winks will face their former clubs.

Ruud manager van Nistelrooy may make some changes to the line-up after successive defeats, although Facundo Buonanotte is doubtful following reports of a strike from the manager after poor form last week.

In the midst of both teams being in difficult conditions, this match will be a mental test for Tottenham and Leicester. Tottenham need to take advantage of their advantage of playing at home despite having many injured players. Meanwhile, Leicester had to break their bad trend in away matches if they wanted to secure important points.

Who will succeed in ending their crisis? The answer will be revealed on Sunday afternoon in North London.

Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3): Kinsky, Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Sarr, Bentancur, Maddison, Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son

Leicester City (4-2-3-1): Stolarczyk, Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen, Skipp, Soumare, McAteer, El Khannouss, Mavididi, Vardy