Leicester go second with impressive win at Spurs

Leicester City climbed to second in the Premier League as they overcame top-four rivals Tottenham to move four points behind leaders Liverpool.

I n a h a rd - foug ht battl e between the sides starting the day third and fourth in the table - Spurs one point above the visitors - it was the latter who established themselves as champions Liverp o o l 's c l o s e s t c h a l l e n ge r s c ou rte s y o f Ja m ie Va rdy 's penalty and a Toby Alderweireld own goal.

Va rd y c o n f i d e nt l y d i s - patched his spot-kick in the fourth minute of first-half i n j u r y t i m e, a f te r re fe re e Craig Pawson was advised to review Serge Aurier's needless shove on Wesley Fofana via the pitchside monitor.

A VAR review for offside disallowed James Maddison's well-taken finish three m i nute s a f te r th e re s ta r t , b u t Va r d y 's h e a d e r f r o m Marc Albrighton's excellent cross deflected in off Alderweireld to double Leicester's advantage after 59 minutes.

Va rdy 's o p e n e r a r r ive d at the end of a closely contested opening 45 minutes, during which Spurs captain Harry Kane's saved free-kick in the 34th minute and Foxes midfielder Maddison's deflected shot from distance were the only other attempts on target.

Son Heung-min was denied at close range by Kasper Schmeichel as Jose Mourinho's disappointing hosts were left frustrated in search of a response, while Leicester went close to a late third through Youri Tielemans.

Beaten 2-1 by Liverpool in their top-of-the-table meeting on Wednesday, former pacesetters Tottenham find themselves six points adrift of the lead.

Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy celebrates his goal.