Match Report
18 points separated the sides: West Ham United 14th on 43, Leicester City 18th on 25. Leicester City ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: West Ham United 1.21 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Leicester City 0.87 and 2.11, with the league averaging 1.47.
Leicester City had lost four in a row.
26 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — West Ham United 8, draws 6, Leicester City 12, at 3.08 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 65% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 73%.
The venue was London Stadium in London, with room for 59,623 spectators. On the scoreboard, West Ham United led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
West Ham United: Tomáš Souček (21'), Jannik Vestergaard (43' og)