West Ham will welcome a full crowd back to the London Stadium tonight when they host Leicester in the Premier League this evening, following a campaign which saw David Moyes’ side challenge for the top four places and narrowly miss out on Champions League qualification.
The Hammers finished last season with their biggest points total in the Premier League, with most of their matches played behind closed doors due to Covid-19. West Ham finished sixth, a point and a place behind Leicester, with both sides competing for the top four for much of the season.
FOLLOW LIVE: Team news, lineups and all the action as West Ham face Leicester
West Ham opened their Premier League campaign with a 4-2 win at Newcastle, with Michail Antonio and Said Benrahma among the scorers as they came from behind to win. Jamie Vardy scored the only goal of the game for Leicester as Brendan Rodgers’ side defeated Wolves 1-0.
Both Leicester and West Ham will be playing in the Europa League this season and will be looking to relaunch their bids to compete for the European places in the Premier League.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match tonight.
When is it?
The match kicks off at 8pm GMT on Monday 23 August.
How can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 7pm. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
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Confirmed line-ups
WHU XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Ogbonna, Dawson, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals; Antonio
LEI XI: Schmeichel; Ricardo, Amartey, Soyuncu, Thomas; Ndidi, Tielemans; Perez, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy
Odds
West Ham: 13/8
Draw: 13/5
Leicester: 6/4
Prediction
West Ham were involved in plenty of high-scoring games last season, and that trend continued in their opening match at Newcastle. The Hammers have found their flow under Moyes as a counter attacking side and could look to hit Leicester on the break. Brendan Rodgers’ side usually have a good defensive record but conceded six goals against West Ham last season. Newcastle showed last weekend that there are gaps in West Ham’s defence to exploit, however, and Jamie Vardy is sure to have a chance or two, in what could be another high-scoring and entertaining encounter. West Ham 2-2 Leicester
