Spurs are the only remaining side in England's top tier with an unbeaten record and could open up an 11-point gap over the champions with victory at White Hart Lane this weekend.
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City - White Hart Lane
Kick-off: 3pm BST on Saturday
Tottenham will once again be without Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld for Saturday's Premier League clash with Leicester.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes striker Kane and defender Alderweireld could both make returns from knee problems for the north London derby at Arsenal on November 6.
The champions head to White Hart Lane on Saturday without both Nampalys Mendy and Ben Chilwell.
Midfielder Mendy has not featured since injuring his ankle on his Premier League debut against Arsenal in August, while Chilwell picked up a muscle strain on international duty with the England Under 21 side earlier this month.
Harry Kane scored his first Premier League hat-trick in March 2015 as Tottenham held off a valiant effort from the Foxes to claim a 4-3 win. Leicester seemed dead certs for relegation at this point, but managed to pull themselves out of the mire. We all know what happened next.
The Opposition
Full Name: Leicester City Football Club
Nickname(s): The Foxes, The Blues, City
Founded: 1884; 132 years ago
(as Leicester Fosse FC)
Ground: King Power Stadium
Capacity: 32,312
Owner: King Power International Group
Chairman: Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager: Claudio Ranieri
League: Premier League
2015–16: Premier League, 1st (champions)
Website: Club Home Page
One to Watch: Mahrez - Bags of skill and the creativity to unlock most Premier League defences. If Spurs are to continue our great form defensively then keeping Leicester's most valuable asset quiet will be a must.
The Last 5 - Tottenham
EFL Cup - Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
Premier League - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
Champions League - Leverkusen 0-0 Tottenham
Premier League - West Brom 1-1 Tottenham
Premier League - Tottenham 2-0 Manchester City
The Last 5 - Leicester City
Premier League - Leicester 3-1 Crystal Palace
Champions League - Leicester 1-0 FC Copenhagen
Premier League - Chelsea 3-0 Leicester
Premier League - Leicester 0-0 Southampton
Champions League - Leicester 1-0 FC Porto
Top Scorers
Tottenham: Son 4
Leicester: Slimani, Vardy 2
Poch Says...
On Kane and Alderweireld's return: "They are not frustrated, that's a word we don't like to use," Pochettino told his pre-match news conference.
"They feel very well, they're working very hard and they suffer a lot.
"Do you know why they want to be available quickly? Because we kill them when they are injured.
"They have double sessions every day, and they suffer, to keep fit then," Pochettino insisted.
What are the odds?*
Tottenham – 8/13
Draw – 29/10
Leicester - 9/2
*Odds correct with SkyBet as of Friday 28th October '16
The Stat Attack
- Tottenham are unbeaten after their opening nine top-flight matches of a season for the first time since 1990 - and for only the fourth time in the club's history.
- Leicester's league win at White Hart Lane last season was their first since October 1999.
- However, Tottenham have only won one of their last four home meetings with Leicester in all competitions (D1, L2).
Teams News - Tottenham
Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld is sidelined with the knee injury which ruled him out last weekend.
Harry Kane is getting close to a return after his ankle problem, while midfielder Moussa Sissoko is serving the second game of a three-match ban.
Teams News - Leicester City
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has an unchanged squad for the trip to White Hart Lane.
Nampalys Mendy is still sidelined with an ankle injury, while Ben Chilwell remains out with a muscle strain.
Our prediction: Tottenham 2-0 Leicester City
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