This archive report was first published on 19 October 2019.
October 19, 2019, was a day of mixed fortunes in the Premier League as Tottenham Hotspur narrowly avoided an embarrassing home defeat to bottom club Watford, while Leicester City capitalized on Manchester City's misfortunes to move up the table.
Chelsea and Leicester leapfrogged champions Manchester City in the Premier League, with Chelsea's Marcus Alonso breaking the deadlock for Frank Lampard's side at Stamford Bridge against Newcastle for a 1-0 win, and Youri Tielemans sealing a 2-1 victory for Leicester at the King Power Stadium.
However, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino saw his side labour to a 1-1 draw at home to Watford, following a 3-0 thrashing at Brighton and a humiliating 7-2 defeat at home to Bayern Munich.
Spurs, who reached the Champions League final in June, have now won just three of their opening 12 games in all competitions and appear unable to halt their slide.
Dele Alli grabbed a late leveller for Spurs with his first goal since January, but the draw was not enough to salvage a win for the struggling side.
Leicester held a minute's silence before kick-off to remember their late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed in a helicopter crash at the stadium last October.
Chris Wood put Burnley in front, but Leicester's in-form forward Jamie Vardy headed an equaliser just before half-time, and Tielemans completed the turnaround with just over 15 minutes to go.
Ahead of City's match at Crystal Palace later on Saturday, Leicester were second in the Premier League table, seven points behind leaders Liverpool, while Chelsea, also on 17 points, were third.
Manchester City head to Crystal Palace in the late match on Saturday, with Pep Guardiola leaving Sergio Aguero and Riyad Mahrez out of his starting line-up but including defender John Stones on the bench after an injury lay-off.
