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James Maddison\u2019s late winner earned Leicester a pulsating 2-1 home victory over Tottenham \u2013 as VAR took center stage again.<\/p>\nJames Maddison\u2019s late winner earned Leicester a pulsating 2-1 home victory over Tottenham \u2013 as VAR took center stage again.<\/p>\n
The technology ruled out Serge Aurier\u2019s goal which would have put Spurs 2-0 ahead just minutes before Ricardo Pereira\u2019s leveller.<\/p>\n
Son Heung-min was adjudged to be fractionally offside in the build-up. It was the second goal chalked off after Wilfred Ndidi\u2019s first-half effort was disallowed for offside.<\/p>\n
Maddison then fired in a late winner in front of watching England boss Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n
It wiped out Harry Kane\u2019s brilliant improvised finish which put Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s side ahead in the first half.<\/p>\n
Spurs are still looking for their first Premier League away win since January and missed the chance to close the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool.<\/p>\n
Leicester continued their impressive form to move into second before the later matches.<\/p>\n
Maddison gave a sign of things to come after 15 minutes when he forced Paulo Gazzaniga \u2013 starting with Hugo Lloris missing after his wife gave birth \u2013 into his first save.<\/p>\n
The midfielder danced past Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld only for his low near-post effort to be turned behind.<\/p>\n
It was the first scare for Spurs and they survived another thanks to VAR after 17 minutes.<\/p>\n
Gazzaniga spilled Youri Tielemans\u2019 drive and, after Ayoze Perez mis-kicked, Ndidi bundled in from close range \u2013 only for VAR to rule the goal out with the pair offside.<\/p>\n
The decision was correct but it ramped up the atmosphere of an intense game which continued to entertain after Kane\u2019s invention on 29 minutes.<\/p>\n
The England skipper latched onto Son\u2019s back-heel but was clipped by Caglar Soyuncu and stumbled into the area.<\/p>\n
He hit the deck but somehow managed to hook his foot and steer the ball past Kasper Schmeichel from six yards.<\/p>\n
It was his 13th goal in 14 games against Leicester and was no fluke, the striker knew exactly what he was doing in an example of brilliant quick thinking.<\/p>\n
Perez forced Gazzaniga into a smart near-post save seven minutes before half-time as Leicester tried to hit back.<\/p>\n
They continued to press after the break and Gazzaniga turned Jamie Vardy\u2019s angled effort away as the striker threatened to escape Vertonghen.<\/p>\n
But Son blew a great chance to double Spurs\u2019 lead after 58 minutes.<\/p>\n
Erik Lamela and Harry Winks hit Leicester on the break and found Son but, with Schmeichel to beat, he dragged across goal from an angle.<\/p>\n
The tempo was unrelenting and Tottenham were left fuming when Aurier\u2019s goal was disallowed by the smallest of margins after 64 minutes.<\/p>\n
The right-back\u2019s superb drilled finish from Kane\u2019s pass looked to have put the visitors 2-0 up but VAR ruled \u2013 after two minutes of deliberation \u2013 Son was millimeters offside in the build-up.<\/p>\n
It was another controversial decision but Leicester made the most of the reprieve by leveling five minutes later.<\/p>\n
Vardy was slipped in on the left and his deflected cross ran for Pereira to fire in from close range.<\/p>\n
Leicester had the momentum and after Kane tested Schmeichel, the Foxes won it with five minutes remaining.<\/p>\n
Hamza Choudhury laid the ball off to Maddison to drive forward and bury a low strike into the bottom corner from 25 yards.<\/p>\n