Tottenham break unwanted record dating back 113 YEARS with stinging defeat at home to relegation rivals Leicester

TOTTENHAM have broken an unwanted record that had lasted over a century. The North London outfit were beaten by Leicester City to compound further misery on their season. EPAAnge Postecoglou is under increasing pressure at Tottenham[/caption] GettyThe defeat to Leicester City was the first time in over a century Tottenham have lost to a team in such bad form[/caption] ReutersFans have lost patience with the club[/caption] Spurs had taken the lead in the game in the 33rd minute as Richarlison fired in from close range. However, just five minutes after the restart, Ange Postcoglou’s side found themselves losing. Jamie Vardy netted the equaliser before Bilal El Khannouss curled in the eventual winner. It was the first time Spurs have conceded twice in the opening five minutes of a second-half match in the Prem since November 1987 against Liverpool. The Foxes went into the game as heavy underdogs, having lost their previous seven games in the Premier League. The result meant it was the first time Spurs had been beaten by a team on such a run since 1912, 113 years ago. Just like Leicester, it was an East Midlands club that beat them then as well in Notts County. Tottenham are now slumped down to 15th place in the league table, just eight points clear of the bottom three. CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS The club has not won any of their previous seven league games, losing seven and drawing just one. This is the side’s longest winless streak in the Prem since the nine-game stretch between May and October 2008. GettyBilal El Khannouss’s goal condemned Spurs to another defeat[/caption] AFPTottenham have not won a league game since December 15 against Southampton[/caption] GettyThe Foxes are just seven points behind Spurs[/caption] It now means Spurs have lost THIRTEEN of their 23 Premier League games, winning just seven and drawing three. After the defeat, Postcoglou insisted the team was giving their best efforts. He told the BBC: “It is a disappointing result, but at the same time I can’t ask anymore from this group of players. “They are trying their hardest and things just aren’t falling for us. “We certainly had opportunities to kill the game off and we didn’t take them. “It wasn’t for the want of trying, the players gave everything but we fell short. “I thought first half we were good and probably could have had a couple more goals and for the most part they didn’t threaten us. “We conceded a couple of goals but after that we had the majority of the play but just weren’t able to get the goals we needed.” Up next for Spurs is a Europa League tie against Elfsborg at home. In the league, it does not get easier with trips to Brentford and Aston Villa either side of their visit to Anfield for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.

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Tottenham break unwanted record dating back 113 YEARS with stinging defeat at home to relegation rivals Leicester

TOTTENHAM have broken an unwanted record that had lasted over a century.

The North London outfit were beaten by Leicester City to compound further misery on their season.

Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur manager, at a match.
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Ange Postecoglou is under increasing pressure at Tottenham[/caption]
Tottenham Hotspur players applauding fans after a match.
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The defeat to Leicester City was the first time in over a century Tottenham have lost to a team in such bad form[/caption]
Tottenham Hotspur fans holding a banner that reads "24 years, 16 managers, 1 trophy. Time for change."
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Fans have lost patience with the club[/caption]

Spurs had taken the lead in the game in the 33rd minute as Richarlison fired in from close range.

However, just five minutes after the restart, Ange Postcoglou’s side found themselves losing.

Jamie Vardy netted the equaliser before Bilal El Khannouss curled in the eventual winner.

It was the first time Spurs have conceded twice in the opening five minutes of a second-half match in the Prem since November 1987 against Liverpool.

The Foxes went into the game as heavy underdogs, having lost their previous seven games in the Premier League.

The result meant it was the first time Spurs had been beaten by a team on such a run since 1912, 113 years ago.

Just like Leicester, it was an East Midlands club that beat them then as well in Notts County.

Tottenham are now slumped down to 15th place in the league table, just eight points clear of the bottom three.

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The club has not won any of their previous seven league games, losing seven and drawing just one.

This is the side’s longest winless streak in the Prem since the nine-game stretch between May and October 2008.

Tottenham's last five Premier League games.
Bilal El Khannouss of Leicester City celebrating.
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Bilal El Khannouss’s goal condemned Spurs to another defeat[/caption]
Tottenham Hotspur players Son Heung-Min, Sergio Reguilon, and Antonin Kinsky react to their team's defeat.
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Tottenham have not won a league game since December 15 against Southampton[/caption]
Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates a goal.
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The Foxes are just seven points behind Spurs[/caption]

It now means Spurs have lost THIRTEEN of their 23 Premier League games, winning just seven and drawing three.

After the defeat, Postcoglou insisted the team was giving their best efforts.

He told the BBC: “It is a disappointing result, but at the same time I can’t ask anymore from this group of players.

“They are trying their hardest and things just aren’t falling for us.

“We certainly had opportunities to kill the game off and we didn’t take them.

“It wasn’t for the want of trying, the players gave everything but we fell short.

“I thought first half we were good and probably could have had a couple more goals and for the most part they didn’t threaten us.

“We conceded a couple of goals but after that we had the majority of the play but just weren’t able to get the goals we needed.”

Up next for Spurs is a Europa League tie against Elfsborg at home.

In the league, it does not get easier with trips to Brentford and Aston Villa either side of their visit to Anfield for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. Tottenham's next five games schedule.