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English Premier League - West Ham United VS Leicester City Prediction
English Premier League - West Ham United VS Leicester City
Match Time:28-02-2025 04:00 Friday (GMT+8)
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West Ham United
Graham Potter does not have any fresh injury concerns since the win over Arsenal on Saturday, meaning he will have a similar squad to select from for the Leicester City clash. While he set up in a more pragmatic way to stifle the Gunners, the West Ham United boss will likely switch to an attacking formation to face Leicester City.
On the injury front, Lucas Paqueta and Vladimir Coufal are ruled out of the Leicester City game, with Potter hopeful of having them around March 10 for their next Premier League game against Newcastle United. Crysencio Summerville and Niclas Fullkrug are out for the foreseeable future, while long-term absentee Michail Antonio continues to recover from a horrific road accident.
Potter will revert to a back-four for the Leicester City clash, with Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo keeping their central spots, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Ollie Scarles are preferred in the full-back roles.
Potter could continue with the midfield trio of Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez operating either side of James Ward-Prowse, while he might make a tweak in the attacking setup. Evan Ferguson could be handed a start to lead the line for West Ham against Leicester City, allowing Bowen to operate from his preferred right-wing position, while Kudus will operate from the left wing.
Leicester City
There are no fresh injury concerns for Ruud van Nistelrooy ahead of this trip to London, as Abdul Fatawu Issahaku and Ricardo Pereira are the only confirmed absentees. There are considerable doubts about James Justin’s fitness following an ankle problem picked up during the loss to Arsenal. The full-back will be assessed before kick-off ahead of van Nistelrooy making his decision.
In any case, January signing Woyo Coulibaly will be ready to deputise for Justin if required, and as things stand, that might be the case. Ruud van Nistelrooy will likely select a different attacking setup for this one while retaining the midfield pairing of Boubakary Soumare and Wilfred Ndidi.
Stephy Mavididi and Facundo Bounanotte are expected to replace Bobby De Cordova Reid and Jordan Ayew in the wide areas. Bilal El Khannouss will continue to operate behind veteran striker Jamie Vardy.
West Ham United possible starting lineup:
Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Kudus, Soler; Ferguson
Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Hermansen; Coulibaly, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Soumare, Ndidi; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy
West Ham United vs Leicester City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
After winning their first five Premier League home matches against the Foxes between 1994 and 1999, West Ham have only managed four wins in their last 11 on home turf in the top flight.
West Ham have lost each of their last three Premier League matches against Leicester City.
The Hammers have suffered only one loss in their last 14 Premier League matches against promoted sides.
Leicester's latest Premier League away match with a team from London came against Tottenham Hotspur. They won the game 2-1.
West Ham are on a two-game losing streak at the London Stadium under Graham Potter. They lost three on the trot under Lopetegui earlier this season.
Prediction: West Ham United 3-1 Leicester City
Leicester can ill-afford to drop too many more points if they wish to close the gap to safety. Improvements in defence are paramount, while they could also do with rediscovering the attacking form that they displayed in their previous win over West Ham. However, in stark contrast to the Foxes, the Hammers are in high spirits following last weekend's win and will view Thursday's contest as a good opportunity to outscore their defensively frail opponents en route to collecting three more points and beginning a positive run of form.
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