West Ham vs Leicester predictions: Fragile Foxes to be floored in the capital
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- Leicester have lost five of their last six league games without scoring
- West Ham have won two of their last three home matches against Leicester
- Recommended bet: West Ham win to nil
West Ham delivered one of their best performances of the season in Saturday’s 1-0 success away to Arsenal and they will be looking for another three points when hosting relegation-threatened Leicester at the London Stadium.
Graham Potter arrived at West Ham in January with a long-term vision and a short-term aim to get the club away from the relegation scrap.
He is well on the way to fulfilling his immediate objective after helping the Londoners gather seven points from his first six league matches in charge.
However, a change of manager has gone less well for Leicester, who have taken just seven points from 13 matches under Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The Foxes lost 4-0 at home to Brentford last Friday and finished the weekend five points adrift of safety.
Team news
Michail Antonio (leg) is out long-term and Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug (both thigh) and Lucas Paqueta (ankle) remain on the sidelines.
Vladimir Coufal (thigh) is close to returning and could feature among the substitutes.
For the Foxes Abdul Fatawu (knee) is ruled out for the season and Ricardo Pereira (thigh) remains unavailable, but James Justin (ankle) could return to contention.
Several changes may be considered after Friday’s 4-0 loss at home to Brentford.
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The stats
West Ham have opened the scoring in four of their last seven fixtures, while four of their last five games have featured less than three goals.
Leicester have lost 10 of their last 11 league fixtures and have been beaten 2-0 in three of their last six league matches.
Both teams have scored in four of the Foxes' last five away games.
Prediction
West Ham were impressive 1-0 winners at Arsenal on Saturday and they can build on that effort by defeating Leicester at the London Stadium.
The post-David Moyes era has been a bumpy ride for the Hammers, but there have been definite signs of progress since Potter replaced Julen Lopetegui in the Irons’ hotseat.
Potter maintains a calm presence on the sidelines and his composure was replicated on the pitch as West Ham eased to a superb victory over the Gunners, who ran out of ideas long before the final whistle.
Overcoming Leicester will be a very different challenge, but West Ham should be up to the task.
City have looked out of their depth and barely laid a glove on Brentford in last Friday’s embarrassing 4-0 reverse.
The floundering Foxes look destined for the drop and are set for further disappointment in east London.
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