Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou came under more pressure Sunday after his underperforming team lost 2-1 at home to Leicester, which had previously lost its last seven Premier League games in a row.
Tottenham remained in 15th place in the 20-team league. Postecoglou might only still be in a job because of his record in this season’s cups, with Spurs in the English League Cup semifinals — and leading Liverpool 1-0 after the first leg — and in the automatic qualification spots in the Europa League.
Leicester came from behind at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, scoring both of its goals early in the second half through Jamie Vardy in the 46th and Bilal El Khannouss in the 50th. Richarlison put Tottenham ahead in the 33rd.
It was a fourth straight loss in the league for Tottenham, whose winless run in the competition extended to seven games.
Postecoglou has been in charge of Tottenham since June 2023.
In the other match, Brentford beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in a contest between midtable clubs.
Bryan Mbeumo converted a penalty at the second attempt to put Brentford ahead. His first try at the spot kick hit the post and was cleared away by Palace defender Marc Guehi, who was penalized for encroachment.
Kevin Schade made it 2-0 to the visitors before Romain Esse pulled a goal back on his debut for Palace, two minutes after entering as a substitute.
Later, Aston Villa hosts West Ham before Manchester United visits Fulham.
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