We have a vital top-four matchup to enjoy in the Premier League this weekend, with third-place Leicester City visiting fourth-place West Ham United on Sunday.
The Foxes currently lead the Hammers by just four points, meaning West Ham would move to within one point of Leicester with a win at the London Stadium.
However, a victory for Brendan Rodgers’ men would see them open up a seven-point lead over West Ham. It truly is all to play for!
The Hammers head into Sunday’s showdown having lost just three of their last 19 matches in all competitions.
West Ham have also lost just two of their previous nine Premier League games, picking up five wins along the way.
Following a 3-3 draw with Arsenal and a 3-2 win over Wolves, David Moyes’ side have scored over 2.5 goals in each of their last two outings.
Manchester United loanee Jesse Lingard has been key to the Hammers’ recent good form, having bagged six goals and four assists in eight games since joining the club.
Meanwhile, Leicester were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City last weekend, although there is no shame in that.
Looking at the bigger picture, the Foxes have only lost three of their last 17 Premier League matches and have won four of their previous seven.
Leicester’s away form has been immense this term. Not only are they unbeaten in their last 13 away games, but they have also lost just two of their previous 21 matches on the road.
With a five-point gap between them and fifth-place Chelsea, the Foxes look set to make amends for last season’s slump and qualify for the Champions League.
Head-to-head: West Ham inflicted a first defeat of the season on Leicester back in October, with goals from Michail Antonio, Pablo Fornals, and Jarrod Bowen handing the Hammers a 3-0 win.
However, that is the Foxes’ only defeat in their last five meetings with West Ham, with back-to-back wins coming for Leicester in this fixture last season.
Team news: West Ham will be without key midfielder Declan Rice this weekend, while Angelo Ogbonna and Andriy Yarmolenko are also injured.
As for Leicester, Caglar Soyuncu, Cengiz Under, Harvey Barnes, James Justin and Wes Morgan are all currently sidelined.
With so much at stake on Sunday, both managers are likely to be happy to settle for a point at the London Stadium.
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The lads were hard at work at LCFC Training Ground today preparing for #WhuLei ⚽️🏃♂️Check out the 📸 from Seagrave 👇
Forebet predicts that West Ham and Leicester will play out a high-scoring draw, with over 3.5 total goals expected.