Player Ratings: Leicester 1-2 Spurs

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Hugo Lloris: Man Of The Match, by a mile, he made some fantastic saves throughout the match, with stops from Schlupp and Mahrez the best of the lot. (9/10)

Kyle Walker: Did not get forward as much as he would have liked and picked up a card in the first half. (6/10)

Jan Vertonghen: Had a solid game at the back, but was fortunate not to give away a penalty late on after appearing to catch Vardy. (6/10)

Federico Fazio: Struggled at times against Ulloa and allowed the striker to get free and head against the post in the first half, but generally had a decent game. (7/10)

Danny Rose: Was given a tough time by Mahrez on his return to the starting lineup and will be disappointed that he allowed the Algerian to get in behind him for the goal. (6/10)

Nacer Chadli: The Frenchman had a great start to the game when he burst clear down the left and set up Kane for the first goal. He showed more signs of danger until he was replaced by Soldado just past the hour mark. (7/10)

Benjamin Stambouli: Wasted a huge chance to score in the first half when he raced clean through on goal, but took his time and allowed Konchesky to tackle him. He looked good when on the ball, but came off at the break for Mason. (6/10)

Christian Eriksen: Came to his side’s rescue with the winning goal from a free kick. Showed some neat touches throughout and always looked a danger in possession. (7/10)

Nabil Bentaleb: Beaten for pace by Mahrez for Leicester’s goal, but generally had a solid game in the midfield. (5/10)

Erik Lamela: Started the game strongly and was involved in the first goal, but faded as the match wore on. (8/10)

Harry Kane: The striker found the net once more with a composed finish in the first minute. He did not have too many more chances to impress, but should have grabbed another goal with a header just before the break. (8/10)

Ryan Mason: Was brought on at half time and showed some decent touches in the midfield. (6/10)

Paulinho: Came on for the closing stages and did not have a chance to impress. (6/10)

Roberto Soldado: Struggled to make an impact after replacing Chadli. (6/10)

Spurs are in their best form of the season and they will be delighted to have claimed the points today, despite a patchy display. Things started well for them and they grabbed an early goal through Kane. They looked dangerous every time they came forward and if they had continued in that form then the match could have been over within the first 20 minutes. However, they allowed Leicester to gain a foothold and they started to get pushed back deeper inside their own half.

Having narrowly escaped with a lead at half time, they were pegged back three minutes into the second half after allowing the Foxes to get in behind them far too easily. Their defence came under increasing pressure and they were having a hard time getting out of their own half. When they did score for the second time it came as a surprise, as Eriksen’s set piece should have been saved. It proved to be enough for them to win the match and they are now up to sixth in the table, just two points behind Southampton in the final Champions League spot.