Leicester City will be looking to bolster their hopes of Premier League safety when they travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham United at 8:15pm on Thursday 27th February.
The Foxes are currently in the relegation zone, but are just five points from safety. West Ham are low in the table but have a good distance between them and the bottom three. This game will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1.
Over 4.5 cards (6/5 with Bet365)
West Ham and Leicester are among the dirtier teams in the Premier League this season. The Hammers have received 57 cards so far this season, with 54 yellows and three reds. Leicester have been shown 58 cards, all of which have been yellows.
Under 2.5 goals and Boubakary Soumare and Edson Alvarez to be booked (20/1 with Bet365)
Leicester have failed to score in seven of their 12 Premier League games under Ruud van Nistelrooy. Boubakary Soumare has been booked eight times in 23 appearances whilst Edson Alvarez has been booked nine times in 25 appearances this season.
West Ham vs Leicester Odds
How both teams go into West Ham vs Leicester
While West Ham don’t look like being dragged into the relegation battle, they’re struggling under Graham Potter. The Englishman replaced Julen Lopetegui in January but has won just one of his six games across all competitions. In the league alone, Potter has lost three of his five games in charge, with two of those coming at home. West Ham ended that poor run with a 1-0 win over Arsenal at the weekend.
Things really aren’t going well for Ruud van Nistelrooy at Leicester either. The Dutchman can’t buy a Premier League win, with Leicester still stuck in the relegation zone. Since taking four points from their opening two league games under Van Nistelrooy, Leicester have lost nine of their past 10. The exception was a 1-2 away win over Tottenham Hotspur at the end of January. But it’s been consecutive defeats since, with Leicester beaten by Brentford, Everton and Arsenal, failing to score in all three.
West Ham team news
Niclas Fullkrug and Michail Antonio are long-term absentees for West Ham. Crysencio Summerville won’t be back until after the international break.
Leicester team news
Ricardo Pereira could be back in time for this game, adding vital depth at right-back, with James Justin having to go off against Arsenal. But Adbul Fatawu is out for the season.
West Ham vs Leicester head-to-head
Leicester are unbeaten in their past four games against West Ham, winning each of the past three. They’re looking to do the league double over West Ham for the second successive time in the Premier League (skipping a year while Leicester were in the Championship).
| West Ham vs Leicester H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Ground | |||||
| 03/12/24 | Leicester 3-1 West Ham | King Power Stadium, Leicester | |||||
| 28/05/23 | Leicester 2-1 West Ham | King Power Stadium, Leicester | |||||
| 12/11/22 | West Ham 0-2 Leicester | London Stadium, London | |||||
| 13/02/22 | Leicester 2-2 West Ham | King Power Stadium, Leicester | |||||
| 23/08/21 | West Ham 4-1 Leicester | London Stadium, London | |||||