Another booking for the visitors, this time going to Erik Lamela for a late lunge on Jeffrey Schlupp.

I was hoping a bit of liquid refreshment would reinvigorate this contest and so it proved. Mousa Dembele did not take long to have another pop at goal, again from distance, and this time bringing a diving save from Kasper Schmeichel. 

Spurs try to keep up the pressure from the rebound but conceded a free-kick and Dembele is booked for arguing about the decision.

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As he promised earlier, referee Martin Atkinson has just signalled for a drinks break. 

Not too many chances to talk about in this game so far, so this has to go down as a half-decent opening - Eric Dier gets on the end of a Erik Lamela corner but sends his header soaring over the bar.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC Radio 5 live at King Power Stadium

"You just feel that every one of the Tottenham players is taking a touch too many at the moment. I've seen them play like this before. 

"Mousa Demeble is the biggest culprit. If that boy just played two-touch football, what a player he would be." 

Tottenham have had 65% of the possession so far without doing anything in particular with it and that is pretty much the pattern of this game at the moment. Leicester are sitting back when they don't have the ball but spring forward quickly whenever they win it back.

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Yep, it is still Leicester who are looking the more dangerous. This time Marc Albrighton skips past Kyle Walker and moves in off the left wing before skewing a shot wide.

The former Villa winger has been one of the Foxes' stand-out players - could England boss Roy Hodgson be making a few notes on him too?

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is probably not too impressed with the way his side have started this game. They have weathered that spell of pressure from the Foxes but are yet to threaten at the other end - that Mousa Dembele shot from distance is still their only attempt at goal.

Leicester are pressing hard at the moment but Spurs almost nicked something out of nothing on the break when Harry Kane charged down a Kasper Schmeichel clearance... it could have gone anywhere, but the ball span wide of the Foxes' goal.

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It is Marc Albrighton who takes this one, but there is a similar outcome as Ben Davies heads it behind. Better by Leicester, but they are still to test Hugo Lloris.

Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez has just wasted one free-kick from the right, failing to beat the first defender with his delivery, but he is about to get another go after being tripped by Ben Davies right on the corner of the area.

Not much goalmouth action so far but at least we have now seen the first shot of the game. It comes from Spurs as Mousa Dembele lets fly from 25 yards out... but is straight down Kasper Schmeichel's throat, and an easy catch.

Leicester are buzzing around the Tottenham half and putting the visitors' defence under pressure without playing any real passes of purpose yet. Jan Vertonghen's sliced clearance in his own area is pretty unconvincing, but Spurs just about get away with it.

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I think the other thing we can expect to see is that Tottenham will have most of the possession, while the Foxes favour a fast counter-attack. Anyway, Spurs' first foray forward is also down the left but, after a neat build-up, a ball intended for Ben Davies runs behind.

Here come Leicester down the left already - I've got a feeling I might be writing that a lot this afternoon. Jamie Vardy has the ball and feeds Marc Albrighton, but his pull-back only finds a Spurs player.

The Leicester fans are making a lot of noise as Spurs get us under way.

Here come the teams...published at 14:57

14:57

Leicester v Tottenham (15:00 BST)

Here we go then... the teams have emerged into the bright sunshine at King Power Stadium. It is so hot in the East Midlands that referee Martin Atkinson has already said there will be water breaks during the game.

Yep, a reminder that Harry Kane is yet to open his account this season, after scoring 31 goals in 2014-15. It is still very early days though of course...

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John Hartson
Former Wales striker on Football Focus

"Last season Harry Kane was out of this world at times, with 30 goals-plus. He will have to go some to match that but he looks a little tired to me. I think he needs a bit of help. There are reports that Tottenham are in for Saido Berahino, and I think he needs one or two around him to help him out."

England manager Roy Hodgson names his squad for September's Euro 2016 qualifiers against San Marino and Switzerland next week, so he is here to check on the form of Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy.

There's a sentence nobody anticipated writing (or reading) at the start of 2015.