Leicester must beat West Ham this afternoon if they are to have any hope of avoiding relegation from the Premier League. The Foxes go into the final day of the season two points off safety, and they know that should Everton beat Bournemouth, nothing they do at the King Power Stadium will be enough.
A goalless draw with Newcastle last time out has at least given Dean Smith’s side a chance of staying up, though much more attacking ambition is required against the Hammers. James Maddison and Harvey Barnes have both returned to the starting lineup, but Jamie Vardy is on the bench.
They will be hoping West Ham’s focus is elsewhere, with a Europa Conference League final to come in Prague against Fiorentina. That is still ten days away though, and David Moyes has opted for a strong lineup, with Declan Rice, Lucas Paqueta and Said Benrahma all starting. Follow Leicester vs West Ham with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground.
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26 mins: West Ham having their best spell of the match, passing the ball around really confidently.
Leicester struggling to get near them. Coufal fires the ball low into the box, Faes is there to boot it away to safety. Dean Smith is furious on the touchline.
24 mins: Maddison looks bright when he’s getting on the ball. Barnes on the other hand just keeps having it bounce off him, his touch has been terrible so far.
Tielemans fires a ball forward for Iheanacho, he lays it off to Barnes who this time does get the shot away. Tame though, straight at Fabianski.
Malik Ouzia at the King Power
Fair play to the camera man here, who has managed to find one of those classic final day shots of a bloke in the crowd holding something to his ear, as if he’s listening to radio commentary of the Everton game.
Just check the score on your phone, mate.
21 mins: West Ham are getting opportunities on the counter.
Benrahma drifts forward on the right, pulls it back to the edge of the area where Antonio is in space. First-time effort is fired well over the bar.
18 mins: Tielemans tries his luck from distance, loses his balance as he shoots though and sends the effort high into the stand behind the goal.
Still not much quality on display, particularly from Leicester. Their best moments are coming when West Ham give it away cheaply, which is happening more and more.
15 mins: Match is starting to open up a bit. Iheanacho nearly in again, as Evans plays it long over the top. Poor touch though and the chance goes.
At the other end, Antonio drives into the box, looks to find the far corner with a curling effort but it’s comfortably saved.
14 mins: First shot of the match for Leicester, and it’s a scuffed one.
Ball bobbles around in the box, Coufal punts it straight into one of his team-mates and it falls for Iheanacho on the edge of the box. Drags it well wide of the far post.
Malik Ouzia at the King Power
Lucas Paqueta’s playing with so much confidence at the moment. It’s been a hell of a long season, but he might be one player that doesn’t want it to end.
10 mins: Loose pass again, very nearly lets Barnes in. Poor touch though, and Iheanacho can’t mop it up.
West Ham look the more composed on the ball, but that’s a relatively low bar. Not much quality on show, beyond the odd lovely flick from Paqueta.
Malik Ouzia at the King Power
Incredibly scrappy start to the game here, misplaced passes galore.
Pressure and complacency having the same effect on both teams, perhaps?
