Tottenham vs Leicester LIVE: Premier League score and updates as James Maddison not in squad

6 mins: Spurs send a cross into the box from the right side of the pitch but it gets dealt with by Yannik Vestergaard.

Tottenham come again and attack from the left side this time.

Heung-Min Son and Archie Gray combine on the wing with Gray looking to nip around James Justin. The Leicester defender grapples with him then brings Gray down for a free kick.

3 mins: Both managers are under pressure today and will be given a boost if they can win.

Spurs give the ball away easily as Bilal El Khannouss nips forward and takes possession after a loose pass.

He feeds to ball to Jamie Vardy who slips it into the right side of the box for Jordan Ayew.

Ayew runs at Archie Gray but can’t find enough space to get off a shot.

Spurs get the ball rolling in London with the cheers of the home supporters echoing around the stadium.

The ball is worked over to the left and punted down the wing.

Leicester turn over possession and boot it long with Antonin Kinsky collecting the ball.

There’s no James Maddison for Spurs today as he’s been excluded from the squad by Ange Postecoglou.

Tottenham are in desperate need of a win and hope to sweep past Leicester who hope to move themselves out of the relegation zone.

Just under 10 minutes until we get things kicked off here at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Both Spurs and Leicester are in dire need of a positive result as they look to turn a corner in what has been an equally dismal season for both so far.

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Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall have repeatedly stepped up for Spurs in recent weeks, filling in all over as injury woes continue to plague the squad.

“They’ve been fronting up and are doing the best for their club and I think they all sense the opportunity,” the 59-year-old reflected.

“We’re deep in one competition, we’re in the knock-out stages of another and further along in the FA Cup.

“It’s not like it’s just the league and we have to get some results in the league to brighten us up. We need to get some results in the league because where we are is unacceptable, but there is still plenty to play for and it’s exciting.

“I think they all sense that as well and they want us to get through this period so we can tackle the exciting part of the season in the best shape possible.”

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Both Ange Postecoglou and Ruud van Nistelrooy have been vocal about their desire to bolster their respective squads going into the second half of the season.

Having seen his Tottenham squad plagued by fitness woes, Postecoglou said: “This playing group needs help, there’s no doubt about that.

“We’re sort of playing with fire by not bringing anyone in, but the flip side of that is the club is trying to change that situation.”

Meanwhile, Van Nistelrooy has indicated that Leicester are in need of further reinforcements as they look to alter their fate and escape relegation back to the Championship.

When asked about Woyo Coulibaly’s signing, Van Nistelrooy responded: “It’s a good start,” with the clear inference it shouldn’t be the end of the spending.

Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy said: “We are trying to achieve something. Today is a new game.

“We prepared ourselves, we are motivated, we are eager to start and to prove what we can do. We showed it – also in the seven losses (in a row) – the levels we can reach but it’s consistency.

“That is the motivation. We are in a situation that we can still get out of and we are motivated to achieve that.”

Ange Postecoglou hasn’t had it easy in North London this season and goes into today’s clash against Leicester under immense pressure.

Hampered by Tottenham’s unrelenting injury crisis, his side has plummeted to 15th in the Premier League – amid a run of five defeats from their last six fixtures in the division.

Another disappointing result against a struggling Foxes side this afternoon could be the final nail in the coffin for the Aussie boss.