West Ham vs Leicester: West Ham United faces Leicester City in the Premier League on Tuesday as both sides eye successive wins in the Premier League.
Match Details:
Teams: West Ham vs Leicester City
Venue: London Stadium, London
Date: Tuesday 24th August, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.hotstar.com/in/sports/football/list/premier-league-202122/t-7302
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Preview
West Ham eye successive wins at the start of the season as they host Leicester City at the London Stadium in the Premier League on Tuesday.
The Hammers come into this one with a 4-2 win against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park last week in their opening match.
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Cresswell, Benrahma, Soucek and Antonio scored for the Hammers while Wilson and Murphy found the back of the net for the Magpies.
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— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 22, 2021
Moyes would want to keep performing with such potential as they aim to have another strong season like last time, where they finished 6th and secured a Europa league spot.
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On the other hand, the Foxes also won their opening match 1-0 against Wolves as Jamie Vardy scored the only goal in the first half to register three points.
Leicester narrowly missed out on Champions League spot last season due to inconsistent performances towards the end of the campaign.
Rodgers would be under pressure to deliver for his side this time.
West Ham and Leicester will look to build on their opening day wins.
Form Guide
West Ham: WWWWW
Leicester: LDWWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Newcastle 2-4 West Ham United
Leicester 1-0 Wolves
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of West Ham vs Leicester City in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App while the broadcast is available on Star Sports Select Network channels. (Star Sports Select 1/HD, 2/HD)
Team News
Masuaku remains a doubt for the Hammers as he recovers from a knee injury.
Leicester has a number of players side-lined in Justin (cruciate ligament), Evans (ankle), Mendy (groin) and Fofana (leg). Bertrand also misses out due to Covid-19.
West Ham possible 11:
Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma and Antonio
Leicester possible 11:
Schmeichel, Thomas, Söyüncü, Vestergaard, Pereira, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison, Pérez and Vardy
Prediction: West Ham 1-2 Leicester
Both sides are in good form following opening day wins and we can expect an engaging clash.
Leicester is expected to edge this one due to their good defensive show last week.
Players to watch out for: Antonio, Benrahma, Vardy and Ndidi.
