English Premier League

West Ham United vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 21': Tomás Soucek
  • 43': Jannik Vestergaard (OG)
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2 - 0

In-form West Ham pile pressure on struggling Leicester

West Ham beat Premier League strugglers Leicester City 2-0 at the London Stadium on Thursday thanks to a early strike from Tomas Soucek on his 30th birthday and an own goal just before halftime.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
  • 15': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
  • 15': Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
  • 21': Goal! West Ham United 1, Leicester City 0. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United).
  • 29': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
  • 29': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
  • 35': Hand ball by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 42': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 43': Own Goal by Jannik Vestergaard, Leicester City. West Ham United 2, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
  • 45'+1': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Ham United 2, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 2, Leicester City 0.
  • 46': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 48': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
  • 48': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
  • 51': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
  • 55': Hand ball by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
  • 57': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is caught offside.
  • 59': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 60': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 65': Substitution, West Ham United. Emerson replaces Ollie Scarles.
  • 66': Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Soler replaces Edson Álvarez.
  • 66': Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a headed pass.
  • 71': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
  • 71': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, West Ham United. Evan Ferguson replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  • 77': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
  • 77': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 84': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
  • 84': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
  • 86': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 86': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Victor Kristiansen.
  • 90': Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Irving replaces Tomás Soucek.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 90'+1': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Leicester City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, Leicester City 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
42.2 Possession 57.8
10 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
391 Accurate Passes 580
462 Passes 647
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
39 Long Balls 38
11 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 9
25 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 7
26 Effective Clearances 24
26 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,455

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 8 +12 19
2 Manchester City 8 +11 16
3 AFC Bournemouth 8 +3 15
4 Liverpool 8 +3 15
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (3-5-2)

No. Name
23 Alphonse Areola (GK)
26 Max Kilman
3 Aaron Cresswell
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
19 Edson Álvarez
28 Tomás Soucek
8 James Ward-Prowse
57 Oliver Scarles
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
14 Mohammed Kudus
20 Jarrod Bowen

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
3 Wout Faes
16 Victor Kristiansen
2 James Justin
11 Bilal El Khannouss
24 Boubakary Soumaré
6 Wilfred Ndidi
9 Jamie Vardy
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
40 Facundo Buonanotte

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