As Tottenham cruised to victory at Stoke on Monday evening, there was a feeling that all the momentum in the title race was now with the north London outfit. But if there is one thing this Leicester City side will not do, it is go down without a fight, and their performance against Swansea suggested it will be far from straightforward for Spurs to wrestle the Foxes’s grip on the Premier League trophy away.
After their dramatic draw against West Ham seven days previously, the nervous atmosphere that hung in the air around the King Power Stadium prior to kick-off could be forgiven. Leonardo Ulloa’s penalty may have rescued Claudio Ranieri’s side a point, but the prospect of playing without the suspended Jamie Vardy for at least one match and Tottenham relentlessly breathing down their necks could have proven too much even for the most hardened supporter.
They need not have worried. An edgy opening 10 minutes apart, they remained in total control once Riyad Mahrez had taken advantage of Ashley Williams’s ill-advised pass out from the back to open the scoring. The goal certainly required an element of luck, but it was fortune that was earned by a player who was relishing the situation
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