Leicester City vs West Ham
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: King Power Stadium
Date: Saturday, October 27
Kick-off: 3pm BST
West Ham are looking for a reversal of fortunes as they travel to Leicester City on Saturday after two Premier League defeats.
The Hammers had seemingly turned the corner after an awful start to the season - four defeats and no goals scored - by beating Manchester United and Everton as well as drawing with Chelsea.
However, Manuel Pellegrini's side lost at Brighton and at home to Tottenham (both 1-0 defeats) and need a result against Claude Puel's Foxes as they sit 14th in the table - two points above the relegation zone.
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Team news
Jamie Vardy is a doubt for Leicester as he battles a stomach bug. The striker came off late in the 3-1 defeat at Arsenal without the Foxes being able to replace him and only returned to training on Thursday.
Skipper Wes Morgan remains banned and Matty James (Achilles) is out but Demarai Gray has returned to training with squad.
Provisional squad: Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic, Simpson, Chilwell, Evans, Pereira, Maguire, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Maddison, Albrighton, Amartey, Iborra, Gray, Silva, Mendy, Ndidi, Ghezzal, Vardy, Choudhury, Iheanacho, Diabate, Okazaki.
West Ham will be without winger Andriy Yarmolenko for at least five months following Achilles surgery. The Ukraine international, a summer signing from Borussia Dortmund, was forced off during the defeat to Tottenham and after an operation is set for an extended spell on the sidelines.
Midfielder Pedro Obiang (calf) should be back for next week's Carabao Cup tie while forward Andy Carroll (ankle) is also stepping up his recovery. Winston Reid, Carlos Sanchez and Manuel Lanzini (all knee) are still sidelined, along with Jack Wilshere (ankle).
Provisional squad: Fabianski, Cresswell, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Diop, Anderson, Snodgrass, Noble, Rice, Arnautovic, Antonio, Adrian, Ogbonna, Fredericks, Masuaku, Diangana, Hernandez, Perez.
TV, online and live stream coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
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Tickets
For Leicester ticket info, click here for the club's official website.
Prediction
Betting tips via Betfair | UK users only | Subject to change
- Leicester to win 1-0: 13/2
- West Ham to win 2-1: 11/1
- Vardy to score first: 10/3
- Arnautovic to score last: 5/1
- 2-2 draw: 12/1
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Head to head
This will be the 23rd Premier League meeting between the teams. West Ham have won 11 of those, drawn four, and Leicester have won seven times.
The Foxes have only lost one of their last seven games against West Ham, but that came in May as the Hammers won 2-0 at the King Power.
