Davinson Sanchez is the 147th player to score in the Premier League for Tottenham - only West Ham United have as many
Tottenham ensured they remain in contention in the Premier League title race as Mauricio Pochettino's side earned victory over Leicester at Wembley.
Spurs had to weather a late Foxes fightback to remain third in the table after 26 games, but reduced the deficit to leaders Liverpool - who beat Bournemouth on Saturday - to five points.
Christian Eriksen provided a pin-point cross to set up Davinson Sanchez's first Tottenham goal after 33 minutes, before producing a moment of quality to double the hosts' advantage from the edge of the area in the second half.
The Dane's strike came just three minutes after omitted Leicester striker Jamie Vardy emerged from the bench in dramatic fashion to take a penalty on the hour mark - only to be denied by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Vardy made a demonstrable difference to Leicester's attack and converted from Ricardo Pereira's low cross to set up a tense finish, before the in-form Son Heung-min made sure of a home win in stoppage time.
It's a fourth consecutive league win for Tottenham who remain in touch at the top, just two points behind second-place Manchester City who face Chelsea later on Sunday.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Tottenham
1Lloris
2Trippier
6D Sánchez
5VertonghenBooked at 28mins
3RoseBooked at 20minsSubstituted forWalker-Petersat 88'minutes
8Winks
17Sissoko
52SkippSubstituted forAlderweireldat 71'minutes
23Eriksen
18LlorenteSubstituted forWanyamaat 80'minutes
7Son Heung-MinBooked at 16mins
Substitutes
4Alderweireld
12Wanyama
16Walker-Peters
21Foyth
22Gazzaniga
24Aurier
27Lucas Moura
Leicester
1Schmeichel
14Ricardo Pereira
6Evans
15Maguire
3Chilwell
25Ndidi
31GhezzalSubstituted forIheanachoat 72'minutes
21TielemansBooked at 85mins
10Maddison
19BarnesSubstituted forOkazakiat 88'minutes
7GraySubstituted forVardyat 59'minutes
Substitutes
2Simpson
5Morgan
8Iheanacho
9Vardy
12Ward
20Okazaki
38Choudhury
Referee:
Michael Oliver
Attendance:
44,154
Match Stats
Home TeamTottenhamAway TeamLeicester
Possession
Home53%
Away47%
Shots
Home12
Away20
Shots on Target
Home5
Away9
Corners
Home2
Away9
Fouls
Home11
Away4
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1.
Posted at 90'+4'
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Kyle Walker-Peters tries a through ball, but Harry Winks is caught offside.
Posted at 90'+3'
Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+3'
Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
Posted at 90'+3'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
Goal!Posted at 90'+1'
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Leicester City 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko following a fast break.
Posted at 90'
Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 89'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Danny Rose.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Harvey Barnes.
BookingPosted at 85'
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 85'
Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 85'
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
Posted at 84'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
Posted at 83'
Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Evans.
Posted at 82'
Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
Posted at 80'
Hand ball by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Victor Wanyama replaces Fernando Llorente.
Posted at 79'
Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
Posted at 77'
Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
Goal!Posted at 76'
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
Posted at 73'
Offside, Leicester City. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
Posted at 73'
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Danny Rose tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
SubstitutionPosted at 71'
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Toby Alderweireld replaces Oliver Skipp.
Posted at 70'
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Danny Rose tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
Posted at 65'
Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
Goal!Posted at 63'
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 0. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernando Llorente.
Posted at 61'
Foul by Fernando Llorente (Tottenham Hotspur).
Posted at 61'
Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 60'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
Posted at 60'
Penalty saved! Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
SubstitutionPosted at 59'
Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Demarai Gray.
Posted at 58'
Penalty conceded by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 58'
Penalty Leicester City. James Maddison draws a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 57'
Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Posted at 57'
Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
Posted at 55'
Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Source: bbc.com