English Premier League

FT Thursday, February 27, 2025
Leicester City WLLLL 0
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West Ham United LDLLW 2
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WHU202
London Stadium · 62,455 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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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.

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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

WHU · 3-5-2

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 26Max KilmanCD
  3. 3Aaron CresswellCD-L
  4. 25Jean-Clair TodiboCD-R
  5. 19Edson ÁlvarezCM-L
  6. 28Tomás SoucekCM-R
  7. 8James Ward-ProwseAM
  8. 57Oliver ScarlesLM
  9. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRM
  10. 14Mohammed KudusCF-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenCF-R

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Mads HermansenG
  2. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 3Wout FaesCD-R
  4. 16Victor KristiansenLB
  5. 2James JustinRB
  6. 11Bilal El KhannoussAM
  7. 24Boubakary SoumaréLM
  8. 6Wilfred NdidiRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM-L
  11. 40Facundo BuonanotteAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 43' Own Goal by Jannik Vestergaard, Leicester City. West Ham United 2, Leicester City 0.
  3. 61' Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  4. 61' Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  5. 65' Substitution, West Ham United. Emerson replaces Ollie Scarles.
  6. 66' Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Soler replaces Edson Álvarez.
  7. 66' Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
  8. 73' Substitution, West Ham United. Evan Ferguson replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  9. 87' Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
  10. 87' Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Victor Kristiansen.
  11. 90' Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Irving replaces Tomás Soucek.

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