Son inspires Tottenham to 2-0 victory at Leicester

LEICESTER (England): Son Heung-min scored one goal and set up another to guide Tottenham to a 2-0 victory over Leicester that kept the London club third in the Premier League on Saturday.

With Tottenham playing at Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday, Mauricio Pochettino's gamble in benching Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen paid off.

Spurs initially struggled to break down the hosts until Son Heung-min's superb strike just before the break.

The South Korea forward cut in from the right and hit the top corner with a curling left-footed shot from outside the area. The impressive Dele Alli then headed in Son's weighted cross after a flowing counter-attack to put the game beyond Leicester. With a two-goal cushion, Eriksen came on in the 67th and Kane appeared in the 74th to make sure of the victory.

Tottenham moved to within six points of top spot after Liverpool ousted Manchester City from the summit. Tottenham now have 36 points after 16 matches, their highest ever tally at this stage in a Premier League season.

In the Champions League, Tottenham has to match Inter Milan's result at PSV Eindhoven to advance to the round of 16. Barcelona has already secured top place in the group. Leicester stay ninth despite an end to their six-match unbeaten run in the league.