London — A few months after duelling for the Premier League title, Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City have yet to rediscover last season’s killer consistency and both have a point to prove in Saturday’s clash at White Hart Lane. With Leicester flailing in mid-table and Spurs having drawn their past two league encounters, both will crave a morale-boosting victory. For Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs, who sit fifth in the table, victory will refuel a title challenge that has stuttered with draws to West Bromwich Albion and Bournemouth in their past two league matches. A defeat to Liverpool in the League Cup fourth round on Tuesday, left them without a win since the start of October when their title credentials looked rock solid after a 2-0 home victory over Manchester City. For Claudio Ranieri’s champions, Saturday’s encounter will give them an opportunity to win back-to-back Premier League games for the first time since April and fire up a title defence that has looked forlorn in the o...

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