🎧Post-match: Tottenham 1-2 Leicester
A new episode of When You're Smiling is now available to listen to and download on BBC Sounds.Get all the post-match reaction as Jack Rafferty is joined by former Leicester winger Matt Piper to analyse and discuss Sunday's huge 2-1 win away at Tottenham which took Ruud Van Nistelrooy's side out of the relegation zone.Plus, hear from Foxes boss Van Nistelrooy after a first Premier League victory since his first game in charge on 3 December.Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
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