Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Leicester City

Harry Kane's controversial late penalty kept Tottenham in the FA Cup as the striker's equaliser earned a third-round replay against Leicester.

Kane scored from the spot after Nathan Dyer had been penalised for handball, to the visitors' anger.

Christian Eriksen had put Spurs ahead, with a low drive after keeper Kasper Schmeichel parried Nacer Chadli's shot.

Marcin Wasilewski's header levelled before substitute Shinji Okazaki weaved into the box and fired Leicester ahead.

Relive Leicester's draw here

Was it a penalty?

Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was booked in the aftermath of referee Bobby Madley awarding Tottenham a penalty in the 89th minute.

The ball struck Nathan Dyer's hand as he turned to attempt to tackle Danny Rose in the penalty area.

Former Wigan midfielder Kevin Kilbane told BBC One: "It is harsh but it was hand to ball - Nathan Dyer has flicked his hand out at the ball going past him."

But ex-England striker Alan Shearer and Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill both disagreed.

"I think that's a very poor decision - it's not a penalty at all, Nathan Dyer doesn't even know where the ball is. It's very harsh," said Shearer.

O'Neill added: "I agree with Alan, it's a very harsh penalty - Nathan Dyer has just turned round and doesn't know where the ball is. Doesn't it have to be deliberate?"

Heat map — The heat maps of the two sides, Tottenham left and Leicester right, show how much play was in the visitors' penalty area compared to in the hosts'

Does it matter?

Some would argue Wednesday's Premier League meeting between the sides is a lot more important than an FA Cup third round tie, with both still in contention for the top-flight title.

The managers appeared to agree with Leicester making eight changes and Spurs seven from their last league outings, but there was no lack of desire from the players involved.

FA Cup: Christian Eriksen opens the scoring for Tottenham

Despite Spurs missing the likes of Harry Kane and Dele Alli initially, and Leicester being without Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy entirely - the two sides produced an enthralling contest.

Tottenham's intent was clear as they brought on top scorer Kane with 24 minutes left and Alli followed soon after, while Leicester's anger at the final whistle was again evidence of how much it meant.

Spurs had 74% possession but, despite having 24 shots to Leicester's 10, they rarely threatened Schmeichel's goal.

Who needs Jamie Vardy?

Leicester went into the match having failed to score in their last three matches - after netting in each of their previous 21 games in all competitions - and with just two points from their last three league games.

With top scorer Vardy injured and playmaker Mahrez rested, the visiting fans must have feared the worst, especially when Eriksen put Spurs ahead early on.

But, perhaps fortunate to be level at the break through Wasilewski with lone striker Leonardo Ulloa isolated, the Foxes were rewarded for a more adventurous second-half approach.

Debutant Demarai Gray, a £3.7m signing from Birmingham, created Okazaki's equaliser and almost scored with a wicked 20-yard shot, and his 64-minute display showed glimpses of the pace that will cause Premier League defences problems.

It was the half-time introduction of Okazaki that added more attacking threat, although for the majority of the game Leicester were content to soak up pressure and hit Tottenham on the break.

Man of the match: Shinji Okazaki

Manager reaction

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino: "I am happy because it was a draw and this is an important competition for us. A defeat would not have been fair, a draw is a bit more fair but if you analyse the full 90 minutes then we deserved more.

"I'm happy with the performance and we made a great effort."

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri: "I didn't see the penalty, there were two players in front of me, but the more important thing is that the referee gave the penalty so it is a penalty.

"I'm very pleased with our performance. We had eight players who had not been playing for some time, but now they played and they deserved a positive result - 2-2 is a positive result."

Stats you need to know:

Both Tottenham and Leicester scored with their first shots on target
Spurs have won eight of their last 10 FA Cup home games, with both exceptions being against Leicester (D1 L1)
The Foxes have only failed to score in one of their last 18 FA Cup games - a 0-0 draw away to Nottingham Forest in January 2012
Harry Kane has now scored 50 goals for Tottenham in all competitions
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has coached 10 of England's last 18 debutants

What next?

These two sides play again at White Hart Lane on Wednesday, in the Premier League. Leicester are second in the table and Tottenham are fourth, four points behind.

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Tottenham

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Vorm
16Trippier
4Alderweireld
27Wimmer
3Rose
15DierSubstituted forBentalebat 68'minutesBooked at 90mins
28CarrollSubstituted forKaneat 68'minutes
22ChadliSubstituted forAlliat 73'minutes
23Eriksen
25Onomah
7Son Heung-Min

Substitutes

1Lloris
6Bentaleb
10Kane
11Lamela
20Alli
29Winks
33Davies

Leicester

Formation 4-5-1

1SchmeichelBooked at 89mins
2de Laet
27WasilewskiBooked at 15mins
29Benalouane
30Chilwell
24Dyer
33Inler
10King
14KantéSubstituted forOkazakiat 45'minutes
22GraySubstituted forAlbrightonat 65'minutes
23Ulloa

Substitutes

4Drinkwater
5Morgan
11Albrighton
17Simpson
20Okazaki
26Mahrez
32Schwarzer

Referee:: Robert Madley
Attendance:: 35,805

Match Stats

Home TeamTottenhamAway TeamLeicester

Possession: Home74%; Away26%

Shots: Home24; Away10

Shots on Target: Home8; Away5

Corners: Home9; Away5

Fouls: Home10; Away7

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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 2.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 2.

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Booking
Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Nathan Dyer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
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Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Leicester City 2. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Booking
Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
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Penalty conceded by Nathan Dyer (Leicester City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Attempt missed. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld.
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Attempt saved. Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Andy King.
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Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Nathan Dyer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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