Spurs pull off dramatic last-minute comeback to beat Leicester

Football

Published: 20 Jan. 2022, 16:49

Spurs pull off dramatic last-minute comeback to beat Leicester

Tottenham Hotspur's Steven Bergwijn celebrates scoring his team's third goal against Leicester City at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England on Wednesday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Tottenham Hotspur pulled off one of the most remarkable comebacks in Premier League history against Leicester on Wednesday, scoring two goals in the very last seconds of injury time to turn a 2-1 loss into a 3-2 win in the final three minutes of the game.

With Son Heung-min still sidelined with a muscle injury, fellow winger Steven Bergwijn was left to make the magic happen for Spurs, hammering home two goals within 79 seconds to steal three points and keep Antonio Conte's undefeated Premier League run alive.

Few footballers have experienced as dramatic a 19 minutes on the pitch as Bergwijn had on Wednesday at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England. The Dutch international came on in the 79th minute, was booked for childishly shoving an opponent in the 94th minute, scored the equalizer in the 95th minute and then took the win in the 97th minute.

The win will undoubtedly go down in Spurs history as one of the most dramatic games the club has ever had. It also stands as a good example of the new, scrappier Spurs that Conte has cultivated in his short spell with the team.

Since joining Tottenham at the start of November, Conte hasn't lost a single Premier League game. Wednesday's win marks his sixth in nine games with the club, with the other three all ending as draws. A big part of the Italian manager's reformation of the club does appear to be an increased focus on not giving up, an attitude summed up perfectly by Bergwijn's outing against Leicester.

"I think we showed today that we don't want to give up. Never," Conte said after the game. "The players know very well what our philosophy must be. We must fight to the end and try to also get a result."

Son Heung-min pays tribute to Steven Bergwijn on Instagram on Wednesday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Although he couldn't be on the field, Son was also quick to celebrate the achievement. Taking to Instagram, Son posted a picture of the match on television with Bergwijn celebrating after scoring his second goal. Son captioned the photo: "My boy!!!!!!"

BY JIM BULLEY [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]