Leicester vs West Ham – Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction
Leicester City must beat West Ham United on Sunday to stand any hope of securing Premier League safety.
The Foxes head into the final day of the season sitting in 18th place, two points adrift of Everton and only ahead of Leeds United on goal difference.
If Dean Smith’s side win, they will be safe if the Toffees drop points due to their superior goal difference, but anything other than victory will see the 2016 champions of England relegated to the Championship.
West Ham, meanwhile, will certainly have one eye on their Europa Conference League final on June 7, though this will at least serve as an ample game to keep sharp.
Here’s 90min’s preview of the game.
Leicester vs West Ham H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current Form (Last Five Games)
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Country |
TV Channel / Live Stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go |
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United States |
Peacock |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
Dean Smith has confirmed that Atletico Madrid-bound Caglar Soyuncu has likely played his last game for Leicester as he remains sidelined through injury.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is available again after overcoming an ankle problem, while Kelechi Iheanacho, Jonny Evans and Ricardo Pereira will be fit to play.
Wilfred Ndidi is facing a race against time to return as he has not trained since Monday’s draw at Newcastle.
Ryan Bertrand, Jannik Vestergaard, James Justin and Danny Ward are not expected to feature.
Leicester predicted lineup (4-3-3): Iversen; Pereira, Faes, Evans, Castagne; Soumare, Mendy Tielemans; Maddison, Vardy, Barnes
David Moyes has revealed that while Nayef Aguerd is fit again, Emerson Palmieri has picked up a knee injury, while Gianluca Scamacca is expected to return in time for next season.
Kurt Zouma may not be risked from the start to his manage his minutes, but he may get the nod ahead of veteran Angelo Ogbonna to maintain sharpness for the game against Fiorentina.
West Ham predicted lineup (4-3-3): Fabianski; Coufal, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice, Paqueta; Bowen, Antonio, Fornals
All season long, the masses have presumed that Leicester would be safe from relegation because of the quality they have in their squad.
But they have mustered just one win in their last 15 Premier League games and it’s very hard to imagine them causing too many problems for a West Ham team who are coasting through to a European final and riding that wave of happiness – they dispatched Leeds with relative ease last week even after falling behind.
Sorry, Foxes fans, but it looks like you’ll be heading to the Championship.