English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 31, 2016
West Ham United LDWWW 0
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Leicester City LWLDL 1
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LEI101
King Power Stadium · 32,060 att.

Match Report

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Islam Slimani nets winner as Leicester beat West Ham

Islam Slimani eased any growing relegation pressure at Leicester as the champions held on to beat West Ham 1-0.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 26Riyad MahrezAM
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterLM
  8. 13Daniel AmarteyRM
  9. 19Islam SlimaniF
  10. 22Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 11Marc AlbrightonAM-R

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Darren RandolphG
  2. 21Angelo OgbonnaCD-L
  3. 2Winston ReidCD-R
  4. 3Aaron CresswellLB
  5. 4Håvard NordtveitRB
  6. 20André AyewAM
  7. 8Cheikhou KouyatéLM
  8. 16Mark NobleRM
  9. 9Andy CarrollF
  10. 27Dimitri PayetAM-L
  11. 30Michail AntonioAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Leicester City 1, West Ham United 0. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
  2. 44' Robert Huth (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Mark Noble because of an injury.
  6. 65' Substitution, West Ham United. Sofiane Feghouli replaces André Ayew.
  7. 66' Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Substitution, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  9. 71' Håvard Nordtveit (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 78' Substitution, West Ham United. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  12. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Demarai Gray.
  13. 83' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Islam Slimani.
  14. 83' Danny Simpson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 84' Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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