LEICESTER. Leicester City finds its way back against West Ham United with a goal on the J. Bowen 10′ and a goal on the C. Dawson 90′. Leicester City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver with the assistance of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leicester City had a superior ball possession 56% while West Ham United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Ham United was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the encounter.​

Leicester City shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 1 yellow card (R. Pereira). Talking about the opposition, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (A. Cresswell and D. Rice).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Leicester City will have 27 points like Aston Villa to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, West Ham United will have 41 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will play away with Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 20th of February with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (7 draws).

West Ham United will host Newcastle United on the 19th of February with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Newcastle United (7 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel (6.4), Ricardo Pereira (7.4), Daniel Amartey (6.7), Çağlar Söyüncü (6.2), James Justin (6.2), Youri Tielemans (8.0), Wilfred Ndidi (7.0), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (6.8), James Maddison (7.1), Patson Daka (6.2) and Harvey Barnes (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jannik Vestergaard, Ademola Lookman (6.6), Nampalys Mendy, Ayoze Pérez, Danny Ward, Kelechi Iheanacho, Luke Thomas (7.2), Hamza Choudhury and Marc Albrighton.

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of L. Thomas (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 3 changes: J. Justin for L. Thomas (31′), J. Maddison for A. Lookman (72′) and Y. Tielemans for J. Vestergaard (90′).

Best player: Youri Tielemans​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Youri Tielemans.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 67 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański (6.2), Vladimír Coufal (6.3), Craig Dawson (7.3), Issa Diop (7.4), Aaron Cresswell (6.1), Tomáš Souček (6.2), Declan Rice (6.5), Jarrod Bowen (8.0), Manuel Lanzini (6.4), Pablo Fornals (6.2) and Michail Antonio (6.5).

They had on the bench: Alphonse Aréola, Ben Johnson, Saïd Benrahma (6.5), Nikola Vlašić (6.8), Alex Král, Andriy Yarmolenko, Ryan Fredericks (6.1), Mark Noble and Darren Randolph.

Substitutions

West Ham United made 3 changes: V. Coufal for R. Fredericks (67′), M. Lanzini for S. Benrahma (79′) and P. Fornals for N. Vlasic (79′).

Best player: Jarrod Bowen​

The most impressive player for West Ham United was Jarrod Bowen.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Burnley – Liverpool – 0-1
• Leicester City – West Ham United – 2-2
• Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 1-0
• Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-2