Leicester City rise to no. 2 spot through Tottenham win

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Leicester City won against Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in a Sunday English Premier League match to reach number two in the standings.

The visitors Leicester City led the match near the end of the first half as English forward Jamie Vardy scored from a penalty in London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

In the 59th minute, Tottenham's Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld scored an own goal as Leicester City secured the 2-0 win.

Second-place Leicester City have racked up 27 points over 14 weeks.

Leaders Liverpool earned 31 points.

Tottenham were down to the number five spot, as the Spurs have 25 points in the league table.

Man Utd thrash Leeds, goals galore in Manchester

Manchester United tore apart Leeds United 6-2 at Old Trafford.

Red Devils midfielders Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes each scored two goals against Leeds to make major contributions to the large win.

Victor Lindelof and Daniel James were the other scorers for Manchester United.

The home team led the first half 4-1 to finish the job early.

Meanwhile the scorers for Leeds were Liam Cooper and Stuart Dallas.

The 6-2 win sent Manchester United to the number three spot in the standings with 26 points, 5 points behind the leaders Liverpool.

Leeds are now in 14th place with 17 points.