Leicester City 0 - 3 West Ham United: Finished | 2020-10-04 | Premier League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Kasper Schmeichel	0	3	3

Forwards	SHO	FC	FS
Jamie Vardy	1	1	1
Harvey Barnes	1	1	2
Ayoze Pérez 64'	0	0	0

Midfielders	FC	FS
Timothy Castagne	0	0
James Justin	0	0
Youri Tielemans	1	2
Nampalys Mendy 89'	3	2

Defenders	FC	FS
Çaglar Söyüncü	3	0
Jonny Evans	1	1
Daniel Amartey 55'	0	0

Substitutes	FC	FS
Cengiz Ünder 55'(Daniel Amartey)	0	0
Kelechi Iheanacho 64'(Ayoze Pérez)	0	0
Hamza Choudhury 89'(Nampalys Mendy)	0	0
Wesley Fofana	0	0
Christian Fuchs	0	0
Marc Albrighton	0	0
Danny Ward	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Lukasz Fabianski	0	0	0

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Michail Antonio 88' 14'	1	0	3	1	4

Midfielders	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Tomas Soucek	0	0	2	2	1
Declan Rice	0	0	2	1	0
Pablo Fornals 34'	1	1	1	1	1
Jarrod Bowen 88' 83'	1	0	1	0	2

Defenders	A	SHO	FC	FS
Vladimir Coufal	0	0	1	1
Arthur Masuaku	0	1	1	0
Aaron Cresswell	2	0	0	0
Angelo Ogbonna	0	0	1	1
Fabián Balbuena	0	2	0	0

Substitutes	FC	FS
Sébastien Haller 88'(Michail Antonio)	0	0
Mark Noble 88'(Jarrod Bowen)	0	0
Felipe Anderson	0	0
Ben Johnson	0	0
Manuel Lanzini	0	0
Andriy Yarmolenko	0	0
Darren Randolph	-	-

90'+4'

Both sides now head away for the international break. Leicester have been brought back to earth after their strong start, while West Ham can dream of a season that won't end with them fighting relegation once again. We'll just have to wait and see. That's all for now. Goodbye!

90'+4'

West Ham's second win in a row without conceding lifts them to seventh in the nascent Premier League table. Crisis? What crisis? The Hammers can face their upcoming run of tough fixtures with confidence. Leicester stay second, although Liverpool can leapfrog them if they beat Aston Villa later.

90'+4'

West Ham head back to London having won consecutive Premier League games! Moyes' men were well-organised and thoroughly deserve their victory, secured through goals by Antonio, Fornals, and Bowen. Leicester had plenty of possesson but failed to get a single shot on target.

90'+4'

FULL-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 0-3 WEST HAM UNITED

90'+4'

NO GOAL FOR LEICESTER! Barnes' goal is disallowed as Vardy had strayed just offside in the build-up. It's harsh as it was a wonderful goal but it is correct under the letter of the law.

90'+2'

Leicester have been well beaten in this match. No one will want to play West Ham while they're in this form.

90'

Vardy misses Leicester's best chance of the game! The whippet of a striker latches onto Iheanacho's pass, one of the few times he's been able to get behind West Ham's defence. Fabianski is out quick to close the angle and Vardy's dink drops just wide of the post. Vardy boots a spare ball away in frustration.

90'

Vardy is offside as Iheanacho tries to slip Leicester's talisman through. West Ham have kept Vardy very, very quiet today.

89'

Leicester make a change of their own. It's inconsequential at this stage. Choudhury gets a run out for the last few minutes. Mendy makes way.

88'

Bowen also heads off for a deserved rest having got his goal. West Ham's captain Noble comes on and claims the armband from Rice.

88'

West Ham substitution. Antonio's great game is over. Haller replaces the industrious forward.

86'

Leicester surely know they've been beaten now, even though they win another corner via Masuaku. The full-back makes up for it by winning the defensive header to clear.

84'

That's three goals in two back-to-back Premier League games for Bowen now. West Ham's winger proved he could score in the Championship and he's starting to do it at the highest level too.

83'

Fornals' awareness of Bowen there was lovely, and Rice deserves credit for his composure at the start of the move. West Ham have been by far the better side in this match.

83'

GOAL! 3-0 WEST HAM! West Ham have been clinical. Leicester's latest attack breaks down and Fornals slips in Bowen. Bowen's one-on-one with Schmeichel and makes no mistake. It's an ice-cool finish.

82'

Masuaku pings a pass into the feet of Antonio. The offside flag stays down until Antonio fires straight at Schmeichel, then it goes straight up. Those are the rules these days.

81'

West Ham survive once more. There's no let-up for them though as Barnes just fails to find the final touch from a slick Leicester passing move.

80'

Coufal is booked for tugging on Barnes' shirt. West Ham have more defending to do as Leicester prepare to take the free-kick.

78'

Leicester just can't break West Ham's claret and blue wall down. Under takes a tiny touch on the shoulder from Ogbonna and goes down in the box. It isn't a penalty. Ogbonna fixes the winger a glare.

77'

Leicester keep popping the ball around and force Cresswell to smash it out for a corner. Tielemans swings it towards Soyuncu and Ogbonna heads it away. Barnes' follow-up cross gets the same treatment.

75'

Every one of West Ham's back five has been magnificent in this game. West Ham's defence has been impregnable.

73'

West Ham get a corner off Soyuncu in the wake of that Rice chance. Once again, the visitors threaten as Soucek pokes a shot wide from close range.

71'

Vardy bustles down the right and succeeds in winning a throw-in. Iheanacho bears down on the box and Ogbonna gets in to make the vital block. Balbuena flicks away Leicester's corner.

69'

It turns out that Coufal also has a long throw-in in his locker. The Czech defender hurls the ball into Leicester's box and it comes out to Masuaku who punts a shot into the arms of Schmeichel.

68'

Tielemans sends the free-kick in but can't find his intended target Evans. Soyuncu leans into Bowen and is frustrated to learn he's given away a foul.

67'

Fornals makes a late challenge on Vardy when the ball had already gone. It's an obvious yellow card.

66'

Again, Cresswell takes the free-kick. It's another great delivery as Balbuena heads high and wide to the right.

65'

Antonio buys another free-kick down the left flank, this time from Soyuncu. The Englishman's had an excellent match so far.

64'

Here's that Leicester change. Perez makes way for Iheanacho who'll surely be joining Vardy up front.

63'

Leicester are preparing another substitution. It looks like the striker Iheanacho will be coming on.

62'

Justin finds himself in space but runs out of ideas. The left-back looks up and chucks in a nothing cross that Fabianski claims easily.

61'

Leicester are getting caught time and time again by West Ham on the break. Antonio's unselfish running gets his team upfield. The striker gets a tame shot away that's straight at Schmeichel. Seconds later Bowen's cutback can't find a teammate.

60'

Under's little touch towards Perez is dealt with by Balbuena. Leicester come again. Barnes plays a cute one-two with Perez to burst into the box yet can't get the shot away.

58'

Bowen's corner is seen away by Leicester. Leicester look invigorated by their change in shape but Fabianski's still yet to make a save of note.

57'

Tielemans swings the ball towards Vardy from just outside the box. Vardy chests it down but can't control it and West Ham clear their lines. Antonio beats the offside trap and cuts back for Fornals. Evans is on hand just in time to make an important block. West Ham have a corner.

55'

Leicester make a substitution, albeit not in the way they envisaged. Their new Turkish winger Under, on loan from Roma, replaces the stricken Amartey. Leicester shift to a 4-2-3-1 with Perez behind Vardy.

54'

Amartey is being carried off by the physios after a period on the turf. It looks like the Ghanaian's taken a knock he won't be able to shake off.

53'

Evans is booked for a poor challenge on Antonio. The West Ham frontman is proving to be a handful for Leicester's three-man defence.

52'

Antonio wins a free-kick down West Ham's left as he takes a kick from Mendy. Cresswell manages to find Balbuena with it who heads wide. Rodgers looks to have had enough down on the touchline. Leicester are preparing changes.

50'

Coufal is in acres of space and curls a nice ball towards Antonio. Antonio's header is decent once again, if a touch too close to Schmeichel on this occasion. Leicester have to be careful now they're chasing the game.

48'

Barnes has a run straight at Balbuena and carries it a touch too far. The winger gets the corner which is cleared away easily by Coufal. Barnes could have made more of that.

45'+1'

Leicester had just the one shot in that first half: that blocked effort from Mendy. West Ham have done extremely well to prevent the hosts from creating any real chances. No doubt the injured Maddison would have helped with that. What can Leicester do to break West Ham down?

47'

An early chance for Leicester! Ogbonna miscontrols a pass to Fabianski and Fabianski panics, clumping it clear. Barnes takes the clearance first-time on the volley and isn't too far away.

45'+1'

West Ham go in at the break two goals to the good after a great first half for them. Antonio's quick thinking gave the visitors the lead before Fornals doubled it, with Leicester's defence caught napping both times. Leicester can only improve in the second half. Barnes and Vardy have been muted.

46'

We're back underway for the second half. Just to note: Leicester have never won a Premier League game in which they've been two or more goals behind at half-time.

45'+1'

HALF-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 0-2 WEST HAM UNITED

45'

There'll be one added minute in this first half. Mendy dinks the ball forward for Justin who wins a throw off Coufal.

44'

Barnes is on the move and bustles his way into the box between two West Ham defenders. The winger goes down but the referee isn't remotely interested.

43'

Leicester look a little flummoxed for the time being. Rodgers will have to give his side a pep talk at half-time.

41'

Justin wafts a hopeful ball into the box aimed for no one in particular. West Ham give it the short shrift it deserves. Leicester aren't getting the most out of Barnes and Vardy with direct passes like that.

40'

Vardy flicks a header on to Barnes from Schmeichel's goal-kick. Leicester briefly threaten until Rice puts the ball out for a throw-in.

39'

Castagne sees the corner out. Cresswell crosses back in and Schmeichel rises high to catch it. West Ham are immediately back into their solid defensive shape. Leicester have a job on here.

38'

Bowen gets down the right and arcs the cross between Evans and Schmeichel. Evans slides in to prevent Antonio from tapping it into the net. West Ham have a corner.

37'

West Ham almost get a third as Antonio goes for a spectacular overhead kick from Bowen's cross and misses it. The visitors are looking confident. Leicester aren't creating enough chances.

36'

Ogbonna is overeager in challenging Barnes down Leicester's left and gives away the free-kick. Tielemans' delivery is headed out by Balbuena.

34'

That's Cresswell's second assist of the game - he'd had none in his previous 36 league appearances. It was rather more agricultural than the first one but West Ham won't care. They have a two goal lead!

34'

GOAL! 2-0 WEST HAM! What happened there for Leicester? Cresswell aimlessly punts forward and Fornals is somehow onside. Fornals takes a great touch and caresses the ball into the net at the near post!

33'

Soyuncu heads the corner away. Coufal sends the ball back into the mixer for Masuaku, Amartey wins the header and Schmeichel sweeps up.

32'

Soyuncu booms a direct ball forward for Vardy to chase and Ogbonna deals with it easily. West Ham counter straight away and Soyuncu blocks Bowen's shot. It loops over the bar for a corner. West Ham are breaking quickly whenever they can.

30'

Perez looks to send a first-time pass to Tielemans who's ventured forward to offer Vardy support. It doesn't quite come off. Neither does Tieleman's attempt to free Perez seconds later.

28'

Amartey positions himself well to beat Antonio to a header and leave the West Ham striker on the ground. No foul. Seconds later Vardy slides into the back of Coufal to win the ball. It's a great tackle.

26'

Fabianski anxiously boots the ball out of play for a throw after Cresswell gives him a hospital pass with Vardy lurking. Leicester are starting to liven up now.

25'

Leicester are labouring at the moment but always look threatening. West Ham make the mistake of pushing forward and Perez is able to find Vardy who's one-on-one with Ogbonna. Vardy outmuscles the defender but luckily for West Ham they get the free-kick.

24'

Mendy gets a yellow card for that challenge on Fornals.

23'

Castagne concedes possession and Mendy strangely dives into the back of the static Fornals. He'll get a card of some kind.

21'

Perez drifts into the middle and pops the ball to Vardy. Vardy slides the ball wide to Castagne and Coufal runs across to block the cross. West Ham defend the corner well. Coufal's making a decent start to life in a West Ham shirt.

19'

Leicester suddenly have a problem to solve as West Ham are dropping all of their players back into their own half when Leicester are in possession. The hosts need to be quicker with the ball.

17'

No player's scored more headed goals in the Premier League than Antonio since he made his Premier League debut just over five years ago. The man knows his niche.

16'

Vardy looks to get Leicester back in the game straight away, jinking this way and that to beat Ogbonna on the left of the box. Vardy's just about to cross but Coufal gets back to help his teammate out.

14'

It was a peach of a cross by Cresswell who knew exactly where Antonio was going to be. That was a brilliant finish.

14'

GOAL! 1-0 WEST HAM! That was great quick thinking by Antonio. Antonio is fouled and switches the play quickly to Cresswell. Antonio powers into the box and nods Cresswell's cross past Schmeichel!

13'

Soucek, such an aerial threat for West Ham, rises high behind Tielemans and pushes him over. Leicester get a free-kick. Tielemans floats it in the direction of Evans but West Ham are able to deal with it.

11'

Barnes darts behind the West Ham defence and Tielemans almost finds him. The winger has deserved his first England call-up this week. Up the other end, Antonio gets caught offside from Fornals' pass.

10'

Leicester's three centre-backs lumber forward. Tielemans swings the corner in but it's already drifted out of play before it lands. West Ham goal-kick.

9'

Leicester do a bit of light probing with Tielemans feeding Perez down the right flank. Perez flashes a cross into the box but it's a little too high for Castagne. Mendy picks up the pieces and his shot is deflected out for a corner, Leicester's first of the match.

7'

Perez takes down a Schmeichel ball forward nicely and Leicester are back on the attack. Justin makes a promising run forward from left wing-back. Fabianski and Coufal are on it though and combine to smother the chance.

5'

Evans is moving a little gingerly after a challenge on Antonio but it looks like he'll be able to shake it off. Barnes bundles over Coufal to give away a free-kick for West Ham in their half. Welcome to the Premier League, Coufal.

3'

Leicester have their first attack of the game as Vardy receives possession and bustles down the left-hand channel. He looks to cross for Perez but Fabianski is alert and claims it.

1'

The players take the knee and we're off on a mildly rainy day in Leicester!

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The two sides are out on the King Power Stadium pitch. Both Leicester and West Ham will play in their first choice kits.

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Leicester have the edge over West Ham in recent seasons. They won both Premier League meetings with West Ham last season, including a 4-1 victory in this fixture with Barnes and Perez both on the scoresheet. In fact West Ham have won just one of their last 11 league games against the Foxes. Can West Ham avoid another away drubbing?

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Leicester make just the one change from their win over Manchester City as Perez replaces the injured Praet. James Maddison also misses out due to a calf injury. There's also one change to West Ham's team from their win over Wolves as Czech right-back Coufal makes his debut for the Hammers.

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SUBS: Mark Noble, Andriy Yarmolenko, Manuel Lanzini, Sebastien Haller, Darren Randolph, Ben Johnson, Felipe Anderson.

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WEST HAM UNITED (5-4-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Arthur Masuaku; Jarrod Bowen, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice (c), Pablo Fornals; Michail Antonio.

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SUBS: Cengiz Under, Kelechi Iheanacho, Christian Fuchs, Danny Ward, Hamza Choudhury, Wesley Fofana, Marc Albrighton.

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LEICESTER CITY (5-4-1): Kasper Schmeichel (c); Timothy Castagne, Daniel Amartey, Jonny Evans, Caglar Soyuncu, James Justin; Ayoze Perez, Nampalys Mendy, Youri Tielemans, Harvey Barnes; Jamie Vardy.

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Leicester's visitors today are West Ham who picked up their first points of the season last week with a surprisingly simple 4-0 home win over Wolves. David Moyes' men have won just one of their last 11 away league games though. With Tottenham, Man City, and Liverpool coming up in their next three matches, another result here would certainly make the Hammers' lives easier.

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Leicester have started this Premier League season extremely strongly. Brendan Rodgers' team boast a 100 per cent record from their three games so far and come into this one after demolishing title challengers Manchester City 5-2 last time out. The Foxes are now looking to win their first four games of a league season for the first time in their history.

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