The Premier League fixtures come thick and fast at this time of year and on Saturday afternoon there are several games to be played. One of which takes place at the London Stadium between West Ham United and Leicester City.
The Hammers begin the weekend fixtures just one point and one place above the relegation zone and need a win if they are to move away from a bottom three. Depending on the result between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City on the 27th of December, Leicester City will either be in 2nd for 3rd place when this match kicks-off.
West Ham United come into the game having tasted a last minute defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace on Boxing Day. West Ham took the lead in the match and looked as though they were at least going to take a point from the game but conceded a goal in the final minute. That result means West Ham have won only one of their last 4 Premier League matches which was a 1-0 away win over Southampton.
They have lost each of the other 3 games with defeats coming against Arsenal at home and Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace away.
Trends show West Ham have lost each of their last 3 home matches in all competitions and in their last 4 home Premier League games they have conceded 3 or more goals on three occasions. Both teams have scored in each of their last 5 home Premier League matches.
Leicester City travel to London having failed the test against Manchester City and Liverpool. These were always going to be two tough matches for the Foxes but they never really came close to winning either game despite taking the lead against the former. The 3-1 defeat away to Manchester City and the 4-0 loss at home against Liverpool has surely put pay to any hope Leicester City have of winning the title this season.
However, Leicester City will see this as the perfect opportunity to get back to winning ways. Trends show they have won 4 of their last 5 away Premier League matches with victories coming at Southampton, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Aston Villa. Leicester City have scored in each of their last 9 away games in all competitions and have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 5 away Premier League matches.
Team news and West Ham are hoping that goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski will have recovered from a hip injury in time to play. Jack Wilshere and David Martin are both doubts.
Leicester City have no major injury or suspension concerns ahead this game. It will all depend on whether the manager wants to freshen things up by bringing in Kalechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez and Demarai Gray.
This is the sort of match Leicester City would have won prior to their 2 recent defeats. While those losses may have dented their confidence, they are still in a better place than West Ham and should come away with the victory having seen over 2.5 goals scored.