Return to the “big” leagues for Leicester, who drew 1-1 at home against Tottenham, with the usual suspect Jamie Vardy equalizing in the 57th minute, after Pedro Porro opened the scoring at the 29th minute.
However, there is concern within the ranks of Ange Postecoglou’s team regarding the serious injury to Rodrigo Bentancur.
The Uruguayan fell awkwardly on the pitch after an aerial collision, and the stretcher came onto the pitch carrying him with an oxygen mask, causing a two-minute interruption of the game.
The first good chance was for Tottenham when in the 7th minute, Ndidi cleared off the line after a header from Johnson. Finally, in the 29th minute, Maddison delivered a beautiful cross from the left, finding Porro who scored with a stunning header from the penalty spot to make it 0-1.
In the second half, specifically in the 57th minute, Fatavue crossed from the right, and Vardy scored with a close-range header to make it 1-1. In the 86th minute, Leicester could have taken the “three points” when McAteer’s header grazed the post of Vicario.
LEICESTER: Hermansen, Vestergaard, Faes, Justin, Kristiansen, Ndidi, Winks, Buonannotte (79’ Soumare), De Cordova-Reid (85’ McAteer), Fatavue, Vardy (79’ Mavindidi)
TOTTENHAM: Vicario, Romero, Udogie, Van de Ven, Porro (90+2’ Spence), Bentancur (74’ Kulusevski), Sar (74’ Bergwijn), Maddison (74’ Gray), Johnson (74’ Werner), Son (90+2’ Richarlison), Solanke
Results from the 1st Matchday
Manchester United – Fulham 1-0
Ipswich – Liverpool 0-2
Arsenal – Wolves 2-0
Everton – Brighton 0-3
Newcastle – Southampton 1-0
Nottingham Forest – Bournemouth 1-1
17/8 19:30 West Ham – Aston Villa 1-2
Brentford – Crystal Palace 2-1
Chelsea – Manchester City 0-2
Leicester – Tottenham 1-1