Leicester City v West Ham United, 31 December 2016

Score1-0 to Leicester City
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,060

View Leicester City v West Ham United head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm West Ham United had now won on only one of their last eight league and cup visits to Leicester City.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Claudio Raneri

0 West Ham United

Manager: Slaven Bilić

Goals:

Islam Slimani 20 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Islam Slimani

Starting lineup:

Darren Randolph Goalkeeper
Aaron Cresswell Defender
Håvard Nordtveit Defender
Angelo Ogbonna Defender
Winston Reid Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Mark Noble Midfielder
Dimitri Payet Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
André Ayew Midfielder/Forward
Andy Carroll Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Fuchs for Riyad Mahrez 70
Shinji Okazaki for Demarai Gray 80
Leonardo Ulloa for Islam Slimani 83

Substitutions:

Manuel Lanzini for Mark Noble 57
Sofiane Féghouli for André Ayew 65
Edimilson Fernandes for Cheikhou Kouyaté 78

Cards:

Robert Huth 44 Y
Daniel Amartey 47 Y
Marc Albrighton 66 Y
Kasper Schmeichel 72 Y
Danny Simpson 83 Y

Cards:

Angelo Ogbonna 45 Y
Håvard Nordtveit 71 Y
Manuel Lanzini 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Midfielder Edimilson Fernandes
Midfielder Manuel Lanzini
Midfielder Pedro Obiang
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Féghouli
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Ashley Fletcher

Comments:

League position: 15th Leicester City had now avoided defeat in their final league game of the year in every year since 2010 (won four and drawn two). This was the Foxes' first clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League games. Islam Slimani had now scored 15 of his 33 league goals since the start of the 2015-16 season from headers. [c/o Opta]

Comments:

League position: 13th This was the first time that West Ham United had failed to score in their last nine Premier League games. The Hammers had now kept only two clean sheets in their 19 away games in the Premier League in 2016. They failed in their attempt to win four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2014.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Claudio Raneri

Goals:

Islam Slimani 20 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Islam Slimani

Substitutions:

Christian Fuchs for Riyad Mahrez 70
Shinji Okazaki for Demarai Gray 80
Leonardo Ulloa for Islam Slimani 83

Cards:

Robert Huth 44 Y
Daniel Amartey 47 Y
Marc Albrighton 66 Y
Kasper Schmeichel 72 Y
Danny Simpson 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 15th Leicester City had now avoided defeat in their final league game of the year in every year since 2010 (won four and drawn two). This was the Foxes' first clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League games. Islam Slimani had now scored 15 of his 33 league goals since the start of the 2015-16 season from headers. [c/o Opta]

0 West Ham United

Manager: Slaven Bilić

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Darren Randolph Goalkeeper
Aaron Cresswell Defender
Håvard Nordtveit Defender
Angelo Ogbonna Defender
Winston Reid Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Mark Noble Midfielder
Dimitri Payet Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
André Ayew Midfielder/Forward
Andy Carroll Forward

Substitutions:

Manuel Lanzini for Mark Noble 57
Sofiane Féghouli for André Ayew 65
Edimilson Fernandes for Cheikhou Kouyaté 78

Cards:

Angelo Ogbonna 45 Y
Håvard Nordtveit 71 Y
Manuel Lanzini 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Midfielder Edimilson Fernandes
Midfielder Manuel Lanzini
Midfielder Pedro Obiang
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Féghouli
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Ashley Fletcher

Comments:

League position: 13th This was the first time that West Ham United had failed to score in their last nine Premier League games. The Hammers had now kept only two clean sheets in their 19 away games in the Premier League in 2016. They failed in their attempt to win four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2014.