Tottenham are targeting a first win in seven Premier League matches when they host Leicester City on Sunday (2pm GMT).
Tottenham have suffered three straight league defeats, losing 3-2 at Everton last Sunday after losses away to Arsenal and at home to Newcastle.
Leicester are in worse form, having lost their last seven league games and last winning at Rock Bottom Southampton on October 19.
101 Greatgoals.com covered lineup and team news and confirmed aspects of Tottenham’s start against Leicester.
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Tottenham vs Leicester lineup
James Maddison scored Tottenham’s opener as part of an emotional display in their 3-2 Europa League win at Hoffenheim on Thursday, but the playmaker is not in the matchday squad against Fox.
Manager Ange Postecoglou says he hopes the issue will only keep Maddison out for one game as the midfielder is “a little sore”.
forward Richarlison He will make his first home league appearance for almost three months and his first start at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since February 2024.
New signing Antonin Kinsky returns in goal and Pape Matar Sarr, who was a doubt. Injury teammate Yves Bissouma is on the bench, but Jed Spence is injured.
Defenders Destiny Udogie, Micky Van De Ven and Cristian Romero, midfielder Wilson Odubert and strikers Brennan Johnson and Timo Werner are among Spurs’ long list of fringe players.
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Tottenham starting XI: Kinsky, Pedro Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Gray, Sarr, Bergvall, Bentancur, Son, Kulosevski, Richarlison
Submarines: Austin, Reglon, Beso, Ajani, Olusi, Min Hayuk, Moore, Moore, Lancashire
Leicester vs Tottenham lineup
Leicester have changed one striker in pursuit of a first goal in their five home league games: Bobby De Cordova-Reid comes in for Stephy Mavididi.
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Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, defender Ricardo Pereira and midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Isako Fatau are among those injured.
Leicester starting XI: Stolarczyk, Justin, Vestergaard, Faes, Kristiansen, Soumare, Winks, Cordova-Reid, El Khannouss, Ayew, Vardy
Submarines: Iversen, Coulibaly, Coady, Okoli, Skipp, McAteer, Buonanotte, Mavididi, Daka