Evening folks! A bumper midweek of Premier League action comes to an end tonight and here we'll be focussing on one of the two 8pm kickoffs. This is arguably the game of the night as fourth hosts second at White Hart Lane. Team news on the way...

SPURS XI: Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies; Dier, Carroll; Lamela, Eriksen, Alli; Kane
Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Wimmer, Rose, Dembele, Onomah, Son

No surprises here as Mauricio Pochettino reverts back to the side that started Spurs' last Premier League match - a 1-1 draw at Everton - 10 days ago.

LEICESTER XI: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Mahrez, Kante, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy
Subs: Schwarzer, King, Gray, Ulloa, Dyer, Wasilewski, Inler

The big news for the visitors is that Jamie Vardy has been passed fit to start. The Premier League's joint-top scorer sat out the FA Cup tie here at the weekend, but is involved from the start tonight. Ranieri did reveal in his pre-match interview that the England man might not see out the full 90 minutes, though.

H2H: Remarkably, next week's FA Cup replay - after Sunday's 2-2 draw - will be the seventh time these two teams have met since Leicester returned to the top flight a year and a half ago. They also met in last year's FA Cup and Spurs are unbeaten in the last five, with the reverse league tie finishing all square as Riyad Mahrez hit back for Leicester just a minute after Dele Alli had scored his first Spurs goal to seemingly give Spurs the win late on.

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Speaking of Alli, the 19-year-old has been in the news this week after signing a new five-and-a-half year contract extension at White Hart Lane. He has been in superb form of late, netting three top-flight goals and setting up another three in his last seven league appearances.

It certainly has, but everyone had that outfit on the left right?

A lots changed in 5 years 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/JLyUDNbxI4

— Dele Alli (@Dele_Alli) January 12, 2016

A quick round-up of some stats relating to the two teams' form before we get underway in North London:

∙ Spurs have lost just two of their 20 Premier League matches this season. It is only the fourth time in their history that they have lost as few matches by this stage and on the previous three occasions they went on to win the league title (Division Two in 1920 and 1950, Division One in 1961).

∙ Leicester have gone three games without a goal in the Premier League having scored in their first 17 Premier League matches of the season.

KICKOFF! Aaaand we're off under the lights at White Hart Lane. Spurs in white and dark blue, Leicester all in royal blue.

First shot of the game arrives from Eriksen, who opened the scoring early on in Sunday's FA Cup game. He takes aim from 20 yards with his left foot, but that's an easy save for his Danish teammate Schmeichel in the Leicester goal.

As mentioned, this is one of seven games tonight and I'll keep you posted on all the big goals as they go in. So far there have been four, with Chelsea leading West Brom, Southampton leading Watford and Swansea and Sunderland at one apiece.

Kane is flagged offside just as he was about to fire on goal from inside the box. The England striker scored his 50th goal for Spurs to rescue a replay on Sunday and also bagged a hat-trick in this exact fixture last season.

SHOT! First meaningful effort of the game comes from man-of-the-moment Alli, whose low drive from 20-odd yards bounces a yard or so wide.

Spurs have started well here and England teammates Kane and Alli look especially bright having been rested at the weekend. Kane looks for Alli with a flick around the corner and it's just too strong.

UPDATE: Big goal this for Leicester as Liverpool take an early lead against Arsenal through Roberto Firmino. If it stayed that way and Leicester won here, the Foxes would go back to the top of the table.

SAVE! Schmeichel tested again as Alderweireld meets Lamela's deep corner and heads into the turf. The bounce seems to catch Leicester's keeper off guard a little, but he still manages to tip it over.

Spurs have started brilliantly here. Dier is the latest to have a go at goal as Kane tees him up outside the box.

UPDATE: Liverpool's lead didn't last long at Anfield as Aaron Ramsey hits back for Arsenal.

First bright moment really for Leicester as Albrighton finds some space out on the left. He beats Walker with a fake to get into a better crossing position but then woefully overhits his centre.

CHANCE! Vardy receives the ball in the box but his touch is a little heavy. It falls kindly for Okazaki and his snapshot on the turn goes wide as he fails to get his foot around it. Leicester suddenly come to life.

UPDATE: Liverpool back in front against Arsenal thanks to a Roberto Firmino beauty, while West Brom have pegged back Chelsea at the Bridge!

Two of the three games without a goal so far tonight are here and at the Etihad between City and Everton. If you were picking two matches to have both teams to score tonight they'd probably be near the top of the list!

CHANCE! Leicester are growing more and more into the game here and they go close again. This time Okazaki receives the ball with his back to goal from Kante's cutback and can't quite get a shot off. Spurs can't clear it and it drops back for Kante, but his shot is blazed over.

UPDATE: I'm jealous of my colleague Barney watching Liverpool vs. Arsenal - it's 2-2 at Anfield! Giroud levels again for the Gunners.

SAVE! Lloris keeps it level at the Lane, springing to his left to palm away Drinkwater's effort from distance.

That was Leicester's first shot on target and they've really come into the match since the 15-minute mark. Spurs looked completely dominant early on, but it's a much more even contest now.

SHOT! Eriksen takes aim after a short corner and warms Schmeichel's gloves once more with a dipping drive.

Here's a trio of @Dele_Alli action shots from an entertaining opening 30mins at WHL, 0-0. #COYS pic.twitter.com/ENjdroyEG4 — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 13, 2016

Lamela surges into the box down the left and he has plenty of options in the middle but misses them all with a terribly overhit cross. Why hit it that hard from so close in?

UPDATE: It's half time in the five 7.45pm kickoffs and here's how it stands: Chelsea 1-1 West Brom, Man City 0-0 Everton, Southampton 1-0 Watford, Stoke 0-0 Norwich, Swansea 2-1 Sunderland

Carroll in an advanced position down the right for Spurs and Leicester's defenders are out of place in the middle. If the cross was right Kane had a free header, but it's just too high for Spurs' main man in attack.

Spurs' full-backs - Walker and Davies - like to get forward and Leicester's wingers Albrighton and Mahrez aren't really doing enough defensively to restrict the threat the former two can pose.

Davies takes out Mahrez to give Leicester a free kick in a good position out on the right. You might expect the latter to take it, but Albrighton steps up and his delivery is cleared.

Spurs have shaded this half and the stats back that up - they've had 66% possession and 10 shots to Leicester's three.

Just the one minute of added time at the end of the opening period.

No goals at White Hart Lane and that's a surprise given how many there are up and down the country in tonight's other matches. We'll be back shortly for the second half, see you in a few!

Right then folks. Teams back out for the second half and no changes from either manager.

As things stand in the table, it's set to remain as you were in the top four with Arsenal and Man City also drawing like Spurs and Leicester here.

KICKOFF! The home side get us back underway.

Here's a statistical look at the opening 45 minutes and @ChrisEriksen8's first-half heatmap. 0-0. #COYS pic.twitter.com/LCD7Kho7ls — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 13, 2016

Early corner in the second half to Spurs as Alli knocks it out off Simpson...

Lamela's outswinger is just too high for Alderweireld, who had a free jump at the ball.

Kane with a real striker's tackle to wipe out Mahrez to give Leicester a free kick on the right. This time it is an inswinger from Fuchs and Alli gets up to head it away.

Pressure here from Leicester as they work a corner short to Drinkwater on the edge of the box and his shot takes a deflection before looping over the top.

CLOSE! Kane doing things in the wrong box from a Spurs point of view as he makes a vital block to divert England teammate Vardy's shot from close range. It all came after Albrighton surged down the left and sent over a low cross. This looks much more like the Leicester who had scored in 17 straight games before their recent Premier League slump.

Morgan barges over Kane just outside the box and that gives Spurs a free kick and a chance to ease the pressure a little. Eriksen is usually dangerous from these areas, but he slaps it straight into the wall this time.

The rain begins to fall in the capital as Davies charges down the left and sends over a cross for Lamela, whose effort is blocked.

UPDATE: Giroud, who missed a sitter earlier on, has just put Arsenal 3-2 in front at Anfield. As it stands the Gunners are going four clear at the top.

Good grief, Spurs almost shoot themselves in the foot as Walker's lazy backpass is pounced on by Vardy. The angle is tight and he tries to go around Lloris, who watches the ball brilliantly to knock it away from Vardy.

OFF THE BAR! Kane is played through on goal by Lamela and you fancy him to score but he can't beat Schmeichel. The Danish keeper gets enough on the ball to bounce it off the turf and it comes back off the bar!

"Penalty!" scream some of the Spurs players as they call for handball, but the decision goes the other way and Leicester have the chance to clear their lines.

Watching that Schmeichel save back, it really was some stop as he stayed big and got his arm to Kane's clever dinked effort.

Spurs' corner count is up to 15! They've just had three in quick succession but none have really caused any problems.

LEICESTER SUB: Seventy minutes in and we have a substitution as Vardy, who hasn't looked 100% tonight, is replaced by Ulloa.

SPURS SUB: And a change for the home side, with Moussa Dembele on for Eriksen.

UPDATE: A hat-trick for Jermain Defoe puts Sunderland 4-2 up at 10-man Swansea. Big, big win for the Black Cats!

CHANCE! Great chance for Lamela to break the deadlock as he meets Davies's cutback and fires over. That's the hosts' 18th shot and only four have been on target.

CHANCES! Leicester streak down the other end and how have they not scored here?! First Mahrez duffs Albrighton's cutback, but Spurs don't clear and Okazaki's flick in the box is blocked before Ulloa is somehow denied on the rebound. What a passage of play!

SAVE! Alli has been pretty quiet in the second half but he's just tested Schmeichel with a fizzing effort from 20 yards that was fairly comfortable for the Dane.

BOOKING! A first yellow card arrives as Dier wipes out Ulloa with a nasty late challenge. Easy decision for referee Lee Mason.

SPURS SUB: An attacking change from Spurs as the quiet Carroll is replaced by Son Heung-Min. The latter scored a big winning goal at Watford recently. Can he do it again?

Where did that come from?! Fuchs swings over a corner from the left and Huth is left all alone at the back post. Even though he's unmarked this is some header as he powers it back across goal and into the top corner. The German's second goal for the club!

STAT: That is the 300th goal of Ranieri's Premier League career - in his 167th game - and the first goal Leicester have scored in 374 minutes of Premier League football.

Can Leicester hang on? Ranieri has got one more time-wasting substitution in his locker if he wants to use it.

LEICESTER SUB: And here it is - Nathan Dyer on for Mahrez, who, like Vardy, seems to have dropped his level in recent weeks.

SPURS SUB: The hosts also make their third change, with Onomah replacing Dier.

FOUR minutes of added time at the Lane.

Leicester are doing all the right things here in added time. Spurs struggling to create much in the Foxes' half.

And that's that! Leicester snatch victory in North London and the big news for the Foxes is that Liverpool grabbed a late equaliser against Arsenal.

Click here to see the table after matchday 21. Leicester are level on points with Arsenal at the top and eight clear of fifth-placed West Ham. Spurs are seven off the pace in fourth.

Thanks very much for joining SM tonight. Do click around to read about tonight's other games. Loads to catch up on!