Leicester beats Tottenham 2-1 to move out of relegation zone; Crystal Palace loses to Brentford

Leicester beats Tottenham 2-1 to move out of relegation zone; Crystal Palace loses to Brentford

Leicester City snapped a seven-match losing streak in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur that continued the home side’s abysmal form on Sunday.

Tottenham has now managed only one win in 11 league games after goals by Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss early in the second half piled more pressure on manager Ange Postecoglou.

Leicester’s second away win of the season took it out of the bottom three, above Wolverhampton Wanderers, into 17th place with 17 points from 23 games.

Tottenham, which deservedly led at halftime with a 33rd-minute header by Richarlison, remains 15th with 24 points after a fourth successive league loss, eight points off the drop zone.

As the rain hammered down from a slate-grey north London sky, the mood darkened considerably over the home side whose league season is in tatters.

Fans chanted “We want Levy out” at chairman Daniel Levy who sat stony-faced in the directors’ box as a 13th league defeat of the season loomed after a poor second-half display.

It is Postecoglou who looks most vulnerable though as his side once again appeared fragile, gifting Leicester a way back into a game that it had appeared to have under control.

When Richarlison met a Pedro Porro cross to glance a header beyond Leicester keeper Jakub Stolarczyk it seemed that Tottenham might finally emerge from its slump.

But the game turned upside down within four second-half minutes. The hosts were far too open as Bobby De Cordova-Reid got to the byline and crossed for Vardy to poach an equaliser.

It soon got worse for Tottenham as El Khannouss was allowed far too much time in the centre of the field before sliding a clinical finish past keeper Antonin Kinsky.

Vardy almost made it 3-1 as Tottenham’s frail confidence was shattered and although Porro did rattle the woodwork with a powerful free kick for the hosts, Leicester deserved the points.

Bryan Mbeumo’s retaken penalty and Kevin Schade’s headed goal gave Brentford a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, ending the hosts’ five-game unbeaten run in the Premier League.

Mbeumo hit the post with his first attempt but the VAR spotted encroachment from Palace players and awarded a retake. The Cameroonian forward made no mistake this time, sending Dean Henderson the wrong way to put Brentford ahead in the 66th minute.

Schade doubled 11th-placed Brentford’s lead in the 80th minute when he leapt to meet Mikkel Damsgaard’s lofted cross in the box, clashing heads with Palace defender Chris Richards in the process but still finding the net.

Teenager Romain Esse, who joined Palace from Millwall earlier this month, scored in the 85th minute, just two minutes into his Premier League debut. But 12th-placed Palace was unable to find an equaliser despite a late push.