Until the end of the England championship, with five rounds to go, "Leicester City" has a seven-point lead over "Tottenham Hotspur" who are in second place. Today they will try to take another step towards the title, facing the team in sixth place, "West Ham United". EuroFootball.com provides you with a review of this match.
"Leicester City" vs. "West Ham United"
Match time and location: April 17 at 3:30 pm at the "King Power" stadium in Leicester;
Referee: Jonathan Moss;
Head-to-head history: "West Ham United" won 51 matches, "Leicester City" won 45 matches, and 29 matches ended in a draw;
Team form: "Leicester City" (5 consecutive wins), "West Ham United" (4 draws, 1 loss);
Tournament situation: After 33 rounds, "Leicester City" lead the "Premier" league with 72 points, while "West Ham United" with 52 points is in sixth place in the "Premier" league.
Team news:
"Leicester City":
All players are healthy and ready for the match. The "Foxes" have won five matches in a row, and in 11 out of the last 13 games, they used the same starting eleven, so it is likely that the same lineup will appear on the field.
"West Ham United":
Meanwhile, "West Ham United", who have not won in five consecutive matches, will still be without striker Diafra Sakho, who will miss his third consecutive match due to a knee injury. However, defenders Winston Reid and Sam Byram, who missed the FA Cup match against "Manchester United" on Wednesday, are returning to the lineup.
Key facts before the match:
"Leicester City" won the last three matches against these teams with a score of 2-1;
In two out of the last three matches, Andy King scored a winning goal four minutes before the end of the game;
If Leicester wins six matches in a row in the highest league, it will only be the second time in their history. In 1963, they won seven consecutive matches and set a club record;
A win against "West Ham" would also bring the "Foxes" a record-breaking 22 victories in a season;
Leicester has won six out of the last seven home matches (1 draw);
In the last 15 matches, "Leicester City" has kept 11 clean sheets;
They have also set a club record of five consecutive matches without conceding a goal at home. In total, in their last eight home matches, they have kept a clean sheet in seven of them;
Jamie Vardy has already scored 21 goals this season in the English championship. He is the first "Leicester City" player since Gary Lineker in the 1984-1985 season to score more than 20 goals;
West Ham United have lost only four out of the last 16 "Premier" league matches (6 wins, 6 draws);
However, in the last five matches, the "Hammers" have won only once (2 draws, 2 losses);
The last time West Ham did not concede a goal in an away match in the "Premier" league was on December 20, in the match against "Swansea";
In the last seven matches, Dimitri Payet has directly contributed to seven goals (3 goals, 4 assists).
