The final round of fixtures in the 2022/23 English Premier League season will be played on the 28th of May including the meeting between Leicester City and West Ham United.
The match will be played at the King Power Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend in 18th place on 31 points while the visitors are in 14th place on 40 points.
A massive #PL final day on Filbert Way 👊#LEIWHU pic.twitter.com/ozZBjet5le— Leicester City (@LCFC) May 25, 2023
A massive #PL final day on Filbert Way 👊#LEIWHU pic.twitter.com/ozZBjet5le
Leicester City come into the game having held Newcastle United to a 0-0 draw at St James’ Park on Monday night. The draw as not good enough to see them move out of the relegation zone but the defensive performance has given them a chance of staying up on the final day of the season.
The draw at Newcastle United means Leicester City are undefeated in 4 of their last 6 fixtures, all of which have been played in the Premier League.
There was a 2-1 home victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers and three draws against Leeds United and Newcastle United away plus Everton at home. The only defeat came at home against Liverpool.
Trends show Leicester City are on a poor run of just 3 wins in 22 matches in the Premier League. They have conceded goals in each of their last 12 home league games but the Foxes are undefeated in 2 of their 3 most recent home Premier League fixtures.
West Ham United make the trip to the King Power Stadium on the back of a 3-1 home win over Leeds United last weekend in the Premier League.
Having fallen a goal behind in the 17th minute, West Ham equalised in the 32nd minute and took the lead 18 minutes from time. With Leeds United desperate for an equaliser, West Ham scored their third goal at the end of the match.
The win over Leeds United means West Ham have won 4 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over AZ Alkmaar home and away in the Europa Conference League plus victories at home over Manchester United and Leeds United in the Premier League.
Away form in the Premier League shows West Ham have lost their last 3 games. The Hammers have achieved just 4 wins of their last 26 away Premier League matches, which is a poor record.
Team news and Leicester City are likely to recall both James Maddison and Harvey Barnes to the starting XI for this game. James Justin, Danny Ward, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Ricardo Pereira, Çağlar Söyüncü, and Ryan Bertrand.
West Ham have just one player missing with injury and striker Gianluca Scamacca misses out. David Moyes could be tempted to make changes to his starting XI with the Europa Conference League to play.
The fact West Ham have a European final upcoming could play into the hands of Leicester City. The Foxes have shown signs of improvement in recent weeks and with West Ham’s poor away record and their minds elsewhere, could win this match.
We expect to see both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals in what could be a crucial home win.