Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has revealed why he substituted striker Richarlison during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Leicester. Spurs lost their fourth consecutive Premier League game on Sunday to pile further pressure on Postecoglou.

Tottenham have been tipped to hire a Premier League manager to replace Ange Postecoglou as the pressure grows on the struggling Spurs boss. The north London club’s dismal form continued on Sunday as they lost 2-1 at home to relegation-battlers Leicester City.

Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou is under immense pressure following defeat to Leicester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tottenham’s Ange Postecoglou came under more pressure Sunday after his underperforming team lost 2-1 at home to Leicester.

Ange Postecoglou's job at Tottenham Hotspur hangs in the balance after Sunday's Premier League defeat to Leicester City

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou reacts after Leicester City's Bilal El Khannouss scores his side's second goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer mat

Two goals in four second-half minutes helped Leicester earn a first Premier League win since December 3 with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham to pile more pressure on Ange Postecoglou. A weary Spurs had taken the lead after 33 minutes through Richarlison,

Premier League result and reaction as Foxes come from behind to win - Tottenham 1-2 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Postecoglou after defeat to the Foxes

Leicester City piled more pressure on Tottenham as Ruud van Nistelroy’s side claimed a shock 2-1 away win to climb out of the Premier League bottom three. Ange Postecoglou’s injury-stricken squad started brightly and took a deserved lead into the break courtesy of Richarlison’s header.