Leicester 0-2 Tottenham: FA Cup third round replay - as it happened
7:45pm: Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Full time: Leicester 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Not a cup tie that will live long in the memory as Spurs saunter into the fourth round after a comfortable win. Heung-min Son and Nacer Chadli scored in either half against a Leicester team who offered very little through the 90 minutes. Not a classic but it will be Tottenham who travel to League One Colchester United on Saturday 20 January. Well that is all we have time for on his FA Cup live text. We'll have all the reaction to tonight's games on the way but until then, goodbye.
Dele Alli was due to come on for Spurs but that second goal has postponed that move at least, with Mauricio Pochettino happy to keep things how they are. Bar a brief flurry of pressure at the start of the second half, Leicester have been woeful in this game. Ulloa has an opening as I right that, but can't make contact with Albrighton's cross.
My colleague George Flood is adamant he is covering the poorer of the two FA Cup ties between Liverpool and Exeter. You can make your own mind up, with the second half at Anfield set to get under way here.
Half time: Leicester City 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Thank goodness for the traction engine of a right possessed by Heung-Min Son, otherwise we would be considering a horrible first half of FA Cup football. It has been ugly but the South Korean has Spurs ahead with a fine effort after 40 minutes. Leicester have offered almost nothing forward and surely Vardy and Mahrez can't be far away.
The final FA Cup third round replay between Liverpool and Exeter is under at Anfield. Live coverage via our live blog can be found here.
Mauricio Pochettino clearly frustrated by what he has seen of Tottenham in this opening 14 minutes, jumping up and down on the touchline. He will have been encouraged by their most recent attack after a sustained period of possession, as Christian Eriksen shot wide after Nacver Chadli broke in behind. Better, after a slow start to the tie.
Mauricio Pochettino on BBC One: "I am not concerned [at having not yet beaten Leicester] it is always tough against a team that competes with us. They have a very strong squad and it is always difficult when you come from a busy period and we play another game. We have a strong squad and a lots of players and we need to share the minutes and it is a good opportunity today."
Four days on from that cup stalemate Leicester returned to Tottenham and via a Robert Huth header grabbed a surprise win at White Hart lane. The Foxes are joint top of the league with Arsenal but clearly their eye in on the Champions League, not least the title. Tottenham have similar ambitions but they too have sacrificed their cup ambitions tonight.
There has been plenty of calls for the FA Cup to be a pathway into the Champions League, and you wonder how much tonight's teams might differ if their was the carrot of a European place come the final in May. The motivation of winning a major trophy is seemingly not great enough for either side tonight.
It might have been 10 days ago, but you would be forgiven for having allowed the first game at White Hart Lane to slip your mind. Harry Kane scored a controversial penalty to grab a 2-2 draw, and for a recap on the game go here for our minute-by-minute coverage.
For those interested in keeping abreast of both of tonight's FA Cup ties, we have live coverage of Liverpool vs Exeter City from Anfield here. Jurgen Klopp has as expected rung the changes again with a host of youth players given the chance to make amends for the draw in the first game. It is a nice for multiple tabs, I would advise.
So just the seven changes across both sides for this third round replay. The victors face League One opposition in the form of Colchester United away from home so there is a real carrot for tonight's winner. To be frank there are no real surprises from either team with Premier League priorities for both. Spurs of course have the Europa League re-starting next month and need as much fuel in the engine as possible when having to fight on potentially three fronts.
Leicester make nine changes from the draw with Aston Villa for third third round replay. Among the players to drop out include Jamie Vardy and Rihad Mahrez, while Leonardo Ulloa and Lloyd Dyer both start.
For Spurs, they make eight alterations from the thrashing of Sunderland. Dele Alli and Harry Kane are both left on the bench, with Nacer Chadli and Heung-min Son coming in. Kyle Walker captains the side.
Team news should be with us in the next few minutes but in the mean time let's have a look at how we expect both sides will line up.
Claudio Ranieri is expected to hand a full home debut for new signing Demarai Gray amid a host of changes. Matty James, Ritchie de Laet, Andy King and Leonardo Ulloa are all likely to feature too.
Tottenham will also ring the alterations, with Nabil Bentaleb bidding for a first start of the season after Mauricio Pochettino clarified his future. Andros Townsend has impressed for the Under-21s and could feature while Michel Vorm will return in goal.
The old terrace chant "can we play you every week" has come true for both Leicester City and Tottenham, who meet at the King Power Stadium tonight for the third time in 10 days in order to determine who will face Colchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The pair played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane a week last Sunday, before Robert Huth header settled the Premier League meeting a week ago. Tonight battle line will be drawn again with two second string sides expected, though hopefully no less excitement. Team news ahead of Leicester vs Tottenham is on the way.
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