West Ham vs Leicester City Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League

West Ham vs Leicester City Preview

• Tournament : Premier League
• Date : 27th February
• Kick-off time : 08:30 PM GMT
• Venue : London Stadium

West Ham are set to host Leicester City at their home stadium London Stadium on 27th February in the Premier League. The Hammers are quite confident coming off from a hard earned victory against title challengers Arsenal which are not title challenging anymore. Arsenal faced West Ham at their home stadium in the Emirates however a solitary goal from Jarrod Bowen was more than enough to seal the three points for West Ham. As of now West Ham are in 16th place with 30 points and will look to capitalize on their strong win against Arsenal and gain momentum to move towards the mid table rankings. In their previous five matches, West Ham have won only one match losing three and drawing one.

Leicester City on the other hand have endured nothing but humiliation and suffering in the 2024-2025 Premier League season. The Foxes who were once the prestigious underdogs of the 2015-2016 season winning the Premier League have not even secured a top four spot ever since then. They only attained two fifth position finishes ever since then and otherwise have been very average. The 2024-2025 season has become a new low for them with Leicester City winning less matches (4) than matches drawn (5) and have lost 17 matches. They are currently in 19th place with 17 points and have minute chances of avoiding relegation if they do not act quickly. Leicester have scored only two goals in their past five matches, winning one and losing the other four.

West Ham Team News

West Ham are missing quite some key players namely Lucas Paqueta who faced a minor injury in a training session and missed the match against Arsenal and is likely to miss the match against Leicester City as well. Other players which are likely to miss the match against Leicester City are Coufal, Crysencio Summerville and Nicolas Fullkrug. Mikhail Antonio is also recovering from an injury and will not be available for quite some time.

Leicester City Team News

For Leicester City, Ricardo Pereira is a confirmed absentee who will return in mid-March 2025 whereas James Justin and Harry Soutar are doubtful to play. Their winger Abdul Fatawau is sidelined for the year because of an ACL injury otherwise Leicester City do not have any major injuries as they prepare to face West Ham.

Predicted Lineups

West Ham Predicted Lineup ( 4-3-3 )

Goalkeeper : Areola

Defenders : Cresswell, Kilman, Todibo, Wan Bissaka

Midfielders : Alvarez, Ward Prowse, Soucek

Forwards : Bowen, Soler, Kudus

Leicester City Predicted Lineup ( 4-2-3-1 )

Goalkeeper : Hermansen

Defenders : Coulibaly, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen

Midfielders : Ndidi, Soumare

Forwards : Cordova Reid, El Khannouss, Ayew, Vardy

West Ham vs Leicester City H2H Record

West Ham and Leicester City have faced each other 30 times in their history with Leicester City leading the numbers having 12 wins whereas West Ham have won 10 matches and the remaining two have ended in a draw.

Key Players To Watch In West Ham vs Leicester City

Jarrod Bowen ( West Ham )

The former England international has been a crucial player for West Ham over the years. This season Jarrod Bowen mainly and Kudus are their key players. Jarrod Bowen is known for his versatility and his adaptability in different positions especially as a winger and a forward. Jarrod's pace and dribbling ability make him an imminent threat and complements the striker well since Kudus and him provide constant chances. Jarrod Bowen has scored 10 goals and has five assists in 24 Premier League appearances.

Jamie Vardy ( Leicester City )

The ever so reliable Jamie Vardy has become a one man club and has feigned his loyalty towards Leicester City over the years. Besides being loyal to his club, Vardy has always being their goalscoring output since the last six-seven seasons . Jamie Vardy has managed to garner a minimum of 15 goal contributions in the past seven seasons for Leicester City. As of the 2024-2025 season, Jamie Vardy has scored seven goals and has three assists in 27 Premier League appearances for Leicester City.

West Ham vs Leicester City Prediction

The Hammers are coming off from quite a hard earned win against a great team such as Arsenal and are very confident going into their next match against visitors Leicester City. West Ham will definitely go all out in attack to score goals since Leicester City have conceded a lot of goals in their previous few matches especially in their last match where they lost 4-0 to Brentford. On the goalscoring front, Leicester City have struggled as well scoring only two goals in their last six matches in the Premier League. Overall Leicester City manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy is under pressure and it is a do or die situation for him currently making things dire for him, West Ham will surely and comfortably secure a win.

Predicted Score : West Ham 3-0 Leicester City

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