LEICESTER. West Ham managed to clinch a draw against Leicester with a late goal from H. Hayashi scored in the (90′) after Leicester got a lead with a goal from L. Petermann (68′). Leicester was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Abigail Byrne. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Leicester W

1 - 1

West Ham W

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 17 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 118 Attack 115
  • 78 Dangerous attack 54
  • 111 Ball safe 113
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 5 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Leicester had a strong ball possession 62% while West Ham was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leicester was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Leicester to win the match​.

Leicester shot 17 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Ham shot 13 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Leicester received 2 yellow cards (Josie Green and Aimee Palmer). On the opposite side, West Ham received 3 yellow cards (Abbey-Leigh Stringer, Jessica Ziu and Hawa Cissoko).

Match Timeline

A. Palmer- Yellow
28'
35'
J. Ziu- Yellow
61'
E. Harries- sub ->Jessica Ziu
M. Goodwin- sub ->Sophie Howard
65'
L. Petermann(goal)Aileen Whelan
68'
75'
E. Snerle- sub ->Anouk Denton
79'
A. Stringer- Yellow
87'
P. Ademiluyi- sub ->Riko Ueki
87'
Melisa Filis- sub ->Abbey-Leigh Stringer
R. Siemsen- sub ->Aimee Palmer
88'
J. Green- Yellow
90'
90'
H. Cissoko- Yellow
90'
H. Cissoko(yellowredcard)
90'
H. Hayashi(goal)Princess Ademiluyi
A. Baker- sub ->Aileen Whelan
90'
90'
Jessie Stapleton- sub ->Emma Snerle

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City W
52
21
Chelsea W
49
20
Arsenal W
47
21
Liverpool W
38
21
Manchester United W
35
21
Tottenham W
28
20
Aston Villa W
24
21
Everton W
20
21
Brighton W
19
21
Leicester W
18
21
West Ham W
15
21
Bristol City W
6
21

After this match, Leicester has 10 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, West Ham will has 5 points like Bristol City W to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Leicester will host Aston Villa W on the 21st of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Aston Villa W (0 draws).

West Ham will host Tottenham W on the 21st of January with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Tottenham W (3 draws).

Leicester – Formation

Leicester W
G
J. Leitzig 1.Germany
8.1
D
S. Howard 5.Scotland
7.0
65'
D
J. Green 14.Wales
7.0
90'
D
J. Thibaud 17.France
7.3
M
C. Nevin 2.Australia
7.5
M
S. Tierney 3.England
7.0
M
A. Palmer 6.England
7.1
88' 28'
M
J. Rantala 8.Finland
7.3
M
J. Cayman 11.Belgium
7.3
F
L. Petermann 9.Germany
8.2
68'
F
A. Whelan 10.England
7.8
90'
Substitutes
G
L. Kop 23.Netherlands
M
A. Baker 32.England
90'
M
S. Sherwood 47.England
M
D. Draper 49.England
F
R. Siemsen 19.Australia
6.7
88'
F
M. Goodwin 20.England
6.3
65'

Leicester adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Willie Kirk decided to play with the following team: Janina Leitzig (8.1), Josie Green (7.0), Sophie Howard (7.0), Julie Thibaud (7.3), Janice Cayman (7.3), Aimee Palmer (7.1), Samantha Tierney (7.0), Courtney Nevin (7.5), Aileen Whelan (7.8), Lena Petermann (8.2) and Jutta Rantala (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Remy Siemsen (6.7), Missy Goodwin (6.3), Lize Kop, Ava Baker, Simone Sherwood and Denny Draper.

Leicester could not rely on the presence of Missy Goodwin (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester made 3 changes: Aimee Palmer for Remy Siemsen (88′), Sophie Howard for Missy Goodwin (65′) and Aileen Whelan for Ava Baker (90′).

Player of the match: Lena Petermann​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester was Lena Petermann.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 37 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

West Ham – Formation

West Ham W
G
M. Walsh 25.England
7.1
D
R. Shimizu 3.Japan
7.0
D
S. Cooke 21.England
7.0
D
H. Cissoko 23.France
6.3
90'
M
K. Smith 2.Scotland
6.7
M
A. Stringer 4.England
6.6
87' 79'
M
A. Denton 18.England
7.0
75'
M
H. Hayashi 19.Japan
7.9
90'
M
V. Asseyi 20.France
7.8
F
R. Ueki 9.Japan
7.1
87'
F
J. Ziu 16.Republic of Ireland
6.6
61' 35'
Substitutes
G
M. Arnold 1.Australia
G
K. O'Hanlon 30.England
D
Jessie Stapleton 24.Republic of Ireland
90'
M
E. Snerle 8.Denmark
6.4
75'
M
Melisa Filis 17.England
6.4
87'
M
Keira Flannery 41.England
F
Isibeal Atkinson 11.Republic of Ireland
F
E. Harries 12.England
6.3
61'
F
P. Ademiluyi 35.England
7.0
87'

Also West Ham adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Rehanne Skinner played with: Megan Walsh (7.1), Risa Shimizu (7.0), Shannon Cooke (7.0), Hawa Cissoko (6.3), Anouk Denton (7.0), Honoka Hayashi (7.9), Abbey-Leigh Stringer (6.6), Kirsty Smith (6.7), Jessica Ziu (6.6), Viviane Asseyi (7.8) and Riko Ueki (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Mackenzie Arnold, Emma Snerle (6.4), Isibeal Atkinson, Emma Harries (6.3), Melisa Filis (6.4), Jessie Stapleton, Katie O’Hanlon, Princess Ademiluyi (7.0) and Keira Flannery.

West Ham could not rely on the presence of Jessie Stapleton (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham made 5 changes: Abbey-Leigh Stringer for Melisa Filis (87′), Riko Ueki for Princess Ademiluyi (87′), Emma Snerle for Jessie Stapleton (90′), Jessica Ziu for Emma Harries (61′) and Anouk Denton for Emma Snerle (75′).

Player of the match: Honoka Hayashi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham was Honoka Hayashi.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 21 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​