Everything on... Leicester City

Our last three matches against Leicester City have spawned 19 goals and we will be hoping to grab more than our fair share again as we head to the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening.

We edged a nine-goal thriller in our final game of last season against the Foxes having succumbed 2-1 in the Midlands earlier in the campaign.

This fixture will also bring back happy memories for Harry Kane, who set a personal landmark in our game at Leicester two seasons ago.

Here’s everything you need to know about our opponents...

Team news

Claude Puel has confirmed that Leicester's England striker Jamie Vardy will miss Saturday's encounter due to a groin injury. Harry Maguire, Jonny Evans and Rachid Ghezzal are all fit for selection. Matthew James is still lacking in match fitness while Daniel Amartey is absent with a long-term knee injury.

One to watch

James Maddison has made a hugely impressive start to his Premier League career following his summer switch from Norwich City. A creative midfielder and set-piece specialist who is capable of scoring spectacular goals, Maddison was on the radar of many top clubs having made his debut for hometown team Coventry City as a 17-year-old. He scored five times in 42 games before Norwich made their move, though he had loan spells back at Coventry then with Aberdeen before breaking into the team at Carrow Road. Maddison won the Norwich Player of the Season award last year as he bagged 14 league goals, and he was also named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year. Leicester spent in excess of £20m to recruit him and he is already looking good value after goals against Wolves, Bournemouth, Huddersfield and Fulham.

Last five meetings

13 May, 2018 – Spurs 5-4 Leicester – Premier League
28 November, 2017 – Leicester 2-1 Spurs – Premier League
18 May, 2017 – Leicester 1-6 Spurs – Premier League
29 October, 2016 – Spurs 1-1 Leicester – Premier League
20 January, 2016 – Leicester 0-2 Spurs – FA Cup third round replay

Previous clash

We needed a victory in the final game of last season to seal a third consecutive top-three finish and we did just that in thrilling circumstances with a 5-4 win against the Foxes at Wembley Stadium. Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane traded early goals but the points looked beyond us when Riyad Mahrez and Kelechi Iheanacho made it 3-1 to the visitors shortly after the interval. However, we struck three times in 12 minutes, twice through Erik Lamela, to take the lead only for Vardy to restore parity again. We were not to be denied, though, as Harry’s second of the game in the 76th minute settled the contest.

Leicester’s form

The fortunes of Claude Puel’s team certainly fluctuated in the early part of the season with four victories and five defeats in their opening nine Premier League games. They have been more consistent since, taking nine points from their last five games and only conceding two goals in the process. They drew 1-1 last time out at Fulham on Wednesday night. Like ourselves, they are also in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup having seen off Fleetwood Town, Bolton Wanderers and Southampton - the latter two in penalty shoot-outs.

Magic moment

Harry Kane has set all sorts of scoring records for us but there has only been one occasion in his career where he has scored four times in a single match - that came away to Leicester on 18 May, 2017. We were buoyant having won 10 of our last 11 league games and were coming off the back of a 2-1 victory against Manchester United in our final match at White Hart Lane. That form continued with Harry and Heung-Min Son both on target in each half to take the game away from the hosts. Harry completed his hat-trick by cutting inside Danny Simpson and rifling a low finish past Kasper Schmeichel in the 88th minute then set a personal milestone in added time with another fierce drive inside the near post.

Played for both

Ian Walker can certainly claim to be ‘one of our own’ having come through the ranks at White Hart Lane before spending 10 seasons in the first team. The agile goalkeeper had big shoes to fill as he replaced the popular Erik Thorstvedt but he went on to make more than 300 appearances for the club and won the League Cup in 1999 as we beat Leicester 1-0 in the final. He joined the Foxes in 2001 and played 140 games in the top two divisions over the course of four seasons before finishing his career at Bolton Wanderers. Ian also won four caps for England.

What they’re saying

Claude Puel was asked at his press conference on Friday if it might be a good time to play Spurs with our crucial match against Barcelona in the Champions League around the corner on Tuesday.

Puel said: "It’s never a good time to play a top-of-the-table team. They have a big squad. They have international players. It’s not a problem for them to play every three or four days. We will need lots of quality with and without the ball. We had good performances against United, Arsenal and Liverpool without having success. I hope we can find the solution tomorrow."