West Ham United v Leicester City, 27 February 2025

Score2-0 to West Ham United
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueLondon Stadium
Attendance62,455

View West Ham United v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 34 West Ham United won: 15 Drawn: 7 Leicester City won: 12 West Ham United scored: 53 Leicester City scored: 46 . This was West Ham United’s first win in the last five meetings in the Premier League (lost three).

2 West Ham United

Manager: Graham Potter

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Tomáš Souček 21 G
Jannik Vestergaard own goal 43 OG

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Jean-Clair Todibo
Defender/Midfielder Edson Alvarez
Defender/Midfielder Oliver Scarles
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Tomáš Souček
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Kudus

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Emerson for Oliver Scarles 66
Dinos Mavropanos for Jean-Clair Todibo 66
Carlos Soler for Edson Alvarez 66
Evan Ferguson for Mohammed Kudus 73
Andy Irving for Tomáš Souček 90

Substitutions:

Stephy Mavididi for Bobby Decordova-Reid 61
Harry Winks for Boubakary Soumaré 61
Patson Daka for Jannik Vestergaard 87
Luke Thomas for Victor Kristiansen 87

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Emerson
Defender Dinos Mavropanos
Midfielder Andy Irving
Midfielder Luis Guilherme
Midfielder Guido Rodríguez
Midfielder Carlos Soler
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Forward Danny Ings

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 15th . West Ham United had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2024. . The Hammers now remained unbeaten in ten home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since a 2-1 loss to Brentford in October 2021 (won nine). . 150 goals had now been scored in their 46 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2024 (for 59, against 91).

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City had now lost 34 of their last 35 games in the Premier League when trailing by two or more goals at half-time; won one (3-2 versus Southampton on 19 October 2024). . The Foxes had now failed to score in four consecutive league games for the first time since February 2017 in the Premier League (six). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 48 of their last 50 games in the Premier League.

2 West Ham United

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Tomáš Souček 21 G
Jannik Vestergaard own goal 43 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Aaron Cresswell
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Jean-Clair Todibo
Defender/Midfielder Edson Alvarez
Defender/Midfielder Oliver Scarles
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Tomáš Souček
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Kudus

Substitutions:

Emerson for Oliver Scarles 66
Dinos Mavropanos for Jean-Clair Todibo 66
Carlos Soler for Edson Alvarez 66
Evan Ferguson for Mohammed Kudus 73
Andy Irving for Tomáš Souček 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Emerson
Defender Dinos Mavropanos
Midfielder Andy Irving
Midfielder Luis Guilherme
Midfielder Guido Rodríguez
Midfielder Carlos Soler
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Forward Danny Ings

Comments:

League position: 15th . West Ham United had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2024. . The Hammers now remained unbeaten in ten home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since a 2-1 loss to Brentford in October 2021 (won nine). . 150 goals had now been scored in their 46 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2024 (for 59, against 91).

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Stephy Mavididi for Bobby Decordova-Reid 61
Harry Winks for Boubakary Soumaré 61
Patson Daka for Jannik Vestergaard 87
Luke Thomas for Victor Kristiansen 87

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City had now lost 34 of their last 35 games in the Premier League when trailing by two or more goals at half-time; won one (3-2 versus Southampton on 19 October 2024). . The Foxes had now failed to score in four consecutive league games for the first time since February 2017 in the Premier League (six). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 48 of their last 50 games in the Premier League.