West Ham United v Leicester City, 23 August 2021
| Score | 4-1 to West Ham United |
| Referee | Michael Oliver |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | London Stadium |
| Attendance | 59,901 |
View West Ham United v Leicester City head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm
Premier League Head to Head
Played: 29
West Ham United won: 14
Drawn: 6
Leicester City won: 9
West Ham United wcored: 47
Leicester City scored: 37
This was West Ham United's biggest win against Leicester City since a 4-1 victory on 1 January 1987 in League Division One at Upton Park.
4 West Ham United
Manager: David Moyes
Goals:
| Pablo Fornals | 26 |
|
|
| Saïd Benrahma | 56 |
|
|
| Michail Antonio | 80 |
|
|
| Michail Antonio | 84 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Lukasz Fabiański
Defender
Aaron Cresswell
Defender
Craig Dawson
Defender
Angelo Ogbonna
Defender/Midfielder
Vladimír Coufal
Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice
Midfielder
Pablo Fornals
Midfielder
Tomáš Souček
Midfielder/Forward
Michail Antonio
Midfielder/Forward
Saïd Benrahma
Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen
Substitutions:
| Mark Noble for Saïd Benrahma | 88 |
| Andriy Yarmolenko for Michail Antonio | 89 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Alphonse Areola
Defender
Jamal Baptiste
Defender
Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Fredericks
Defender/Midfielder
Ben Johnson
Midfielder
Conor Coventry
Midfielder
Manuel Lanzini
Midfielder
Mark Noble
Midfielder/Forward
Andriy Yarmolenko
Comments:
League position: 1st West Ham United had now won their opening two games of a season in the Premier League for the second time; also in 1997-98. They had now scored four or more goals in each of their first two games of a league season for the first time since 1953-54 in League Division Two. With his 48th and 49th goals, Michail Antonio became the Hammers' leading goalscorer in the Premier League; previously Paolo Di Canio (47 goals). Pablo Fornals had now scored three goals in his last three league appearances for the first time in his career.1 Leicester City
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Goals:
| Youri Tielemans | 69 |
|
Starting lineup:
Kasper Schmeichel
Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender
Luke Thomas
Defender
Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira
Defender/Midfielder
James Maddison
Midfielder
Youri Tielemans
Midfielder
Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez
Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy
Forward
Substitutions:
| Patson Daka for Harvey Barnes | 64 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy | 81 |
| Boubakary Soumaré for James Maddison | 81 |
Cards:
| Ayoze Pérez | 40 | R |
| Ricardo Pereira | 71 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Danny Ward
Defender
Timothy Castagne
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Albrighton
Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder
Dennis Praet
Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré
Forward
Patson Daka
Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho