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Tottenham’s pre-season clash with Leicester on Sunday morning was cancelled due to torrential rain in Thailand.
Fans had already started to gather at the Rajamangala Stadium to watch the two teams in action.
But just minutes away from kick-off, the heavens opened above and a heavy downpour engulfed the venue.
This forced the players to head inside and cut their warm-ups short and they didn’t return to the pitch for the game.
After 40 minutes of deliberation and multiple inspections, the decision was made to cancel the match.
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Well, that wraps up our live coverage of the weather in Thailand!
We were settling down for a great pre-season clash between Spurs and the Foxes but the game never got underway due to torrential rain.
The pitch was deemed unplayable and the risk was not taken to let the match go ahead.
You can read more reaction to today’s cancelled game below…
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Leicester City have provided more information after the cancellation was confirmed.
The statement reads: “The game was scheduled to take place at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium on Sunday July 23, however heavy rains in the hours leading up to the scheduled kick-off have left the pitch unplayable, as assessed by the match referee and event organisers.
“Taking into account the safety of the players and the overall integrity of the game, the unavoidable decision to cancel the fixture was taken after extensive consideration to those who were in attendance by the event organisers on the recommendation of the match referee.
“Leicester City would like to extend its thanks to all supporters who have followed the Club in Bangkok, and regrets that the game was deemed unsafe to go ahead in circumstances that were beyond the Club’s control.”
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Both squads have done a lap of the stadium.
They have been waving to fans who will be disappointed to hear the game has been called off.
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The game has now been cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch and adverse weather conditions.
Tonight’s friendly against Leicester City has been cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch and adverse weather conditions.
The event organisers, based on a recommendation from the match officials, deemed the pitch at the Rajamangala National Stadium unplayable and unsafe following…
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 23, 2023
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This is how things currently look.
The lines are still being repainted and there has been no update after the inspection.
We’re now 40 minutes past the scheduled kick-off time…
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Some footage from the final inspection has emerged.
It doesn’t look like this game can go ahead…
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A final decision on whether the game will go ahead will be made in the next few minutes…
Today’s pre-season fixture against Tottenham Hotspur in Bangkok has been delayed due to adverse weather conditions. A final decision on the status of the game will be made by the match officials at 17:25 local time.
— Leicester City (@LCFC) July 23, 2023
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The conditions were awful before the players headed inside.
They are yet to return and we are well past the scheduled kick-off time.
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The rain has washed away the paint!
The penalty area is now being repainted by groundstaff…
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The officials have now headed back inside.
There has still been no official update from either of the clubs at this time.
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There is now an inspection ongoing.
Officials have made their way onto the pitch to assess the conditions.
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We’ve now gone past the 11am kick-off time…
It seems the game will be delayed in Thailand as the teams are still inside.
Whether it will be going ahead at all is still unknown as there has been no official communication from either of the clubs just yet.
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The groundstaff are now trying to brush the water off the pitch.
But the rain continues to come down with four minutes until the scheduled kick-off time…
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The heavens have opened in Thailand.
Puddles are forming on the pitch and the players have stopped their warm-ups.
Leicester players were reportedly scooping water off the pitch and have signalled to the referee that the pitch is not going to be playable.
We will keep you updated…
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In their defeat to West Ham, Tottenham had over 30 shots at goal but only scored two, however, Ange Postecoglou was pleased with the attacking threat that his side showed.
The Spurs manager said: “I think that’s what we were looking for. We’ve been working hard in training and I didn’t expect the lads to be super sharp.
“We have been working on stuff so you want to see that out there and I thought in both halves there was a real willingness from the boys to try and put into place the stuff we were working on.
“At times it looked good but we’re still very much in the infancy of trying to establish the way we want to play and our structures.
“For me, the key thing is how they’re trying out there to implement it and for the most part I thought it was really good.”
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This morning’s setting!
Kick-off in Bangkok is less than half an hour away!
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The team news is in and there are two players facing their former clubs!
James Maddison starts against Leicester only weeks after leaving the Foxes while Harry Winks starts against Tottenham.
They will be involved in the midfield battle while Harry Kane leads the line for Spurs despite constant rumours of a move away from the club this summer.
Tottenham vs Leicester: Team news
Tottenham XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Davies, Udogie, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Son, Kane.
Subs: Whiteman, Royal, Reguilon, Dier, Tanganga, Skipp, Lo Celso, Sarr, Perisic, Solomon, Richarlison.
Leicester XI: Hermansen, Ricardo, Faes, Doyle, Castagne, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall, McAteer, Praet, Marcal-Madivadua, Iheanacho.
Subs: Stolarczyk, Justin, Souttar, Vestergaard, Nelson, Kristiansen, Thomas, Choudhury, Ndidi, Albrighton, Daka.
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Hello and welcome to talkSPORT.com’s live blog of Tottenham vs Leicester!
The two sides face off in Thailand this morning as both clubs continue their preparation for the new campaign.
Spurs began their pre-season in Australia on Tuesday but fell to a 3-2 defeat against West Ham in Ange Postecoglou’s first game in charge.
Leicester meanwhile are getting ready for a season in the Championship following relegation and new manager Enzo Maresca is implementing his philosophy.
James Maddison made his first appearance for Tottenham in the clash against the Hammers and will now feature against his former club.
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