In a pulsating opening 45 minutes, there was action aplenty at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, starting with a Leicester penalty just four minutes in. It looked as if Davinson Sánchez, who had been at fault to give the spot-kick away, would be bailed out by teammate Hugo Lloris, only for referee Simon Hooper to order a retake. After seeing his effort saved moments before, Youri Tielemans went the same way, but this time evaded the Tottenham goalkeeper to give Leicester an unlikely lead.

Already wounded from their midweek UEFA Champions League defeat to Sporting CP, Antonio Conte’s side bounced back from the early setback, scoring twice in 13 minutes to tip the game on its head. It started with Harry Kane, whose back-post header restored parity, while taking the England international’s record to 18 goals against Leicester in the Premier League. He was joined on the scoresheet by Eric Dier - who was recalled to the national team himself this week - after the defender guided a header beyond a struggling Danny Ward.

Only Bournemouth had conceded more goals heading into the weekend’s action than Leicester, but despite more leakiness at the back, the visitors continued to press for an equaliser. In what was turning into an all-English affair, James Maddison, who continues to be left out of the England side, popped up with a delightful lobbed effort on the brink of HT to ensure the Foxes entered the break on level terms.

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However, having worked hard to get back into the game, it would once again be an unforced error that cost Leicester just after the interval. Pouncing on a moment of indecision from the usually-reliable Wilfred Ndidi, Rodrigo Bentancur’s bursting run from deep ended with the midfielder stroking home his first goal in Tottenham white.

An already miserable afternoon would be capped off for Leicester, when Son, yet to score so far this season, came off the bench to net three goals in 15 minutes for a resurgent Tottenham side. The first two came in stylish fashion, with the forward curling home from outside the penalty area, before he marked his return to scoring ways by squeezing home a third just two minutes from time.

Flashscore Man of the Match: Heung-min Son (Tottenham Hotspur)