Premier League match report: West Ham punish ten-man Leicester

๐Ÿ”น 12 goals
๐Ÿ”น 53 shots
๐Ÿ”น 24 on target
๐Ÿ”น 8.9 xG
๐Ÿ”น 3.1 goals over expected
๐Ÿ”น 5.6 xA
๐Ÿ”น 20.8% conversion
๐Ÿ”น 4.4 touches in opposing box (per game)

In all of the above metrics, @FCKobenhavn‘s Viktor Claesson sits in the 95th percentile of all #sldk players (at least).

#fcklive

๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿ”ต #LCFC win: 49%
โš’๏ธ #WHUFC win: 27%
๐Ÿค Draw: 24%

That point at Newcastle might just come back to save Dean Smith’s @LCFC today. But they’ll need all three points against West Ham, and a favour from Bournemouth.

#PremierLeague | #LEIWHU

๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿต๏ธ #LUFC win: 36%
โšช๏ธ #THFC win: 39%
๐Ÿค Draw: 25%

Sam Allardyce’s @LUFC need to beat a flagging Spurs team – and for results elsewhere to go their way – if they are to remain a Premier League club. A huge ask for Leeds.

#PremierLeague | #LEETOT

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West Ham 4-1 Leicester City

Michail Antonio scored twice to become West Hamโ€™s top goalscorer in the Premier League as David Moyesโ€™ side demolished ten-man Leicester City 4-1.

Michail Antonio of West Ham United celebrates after scoring HIS team’s third goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leicester City at The London Stadium. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

First half

The first Monday night fixture of the season gave us the opportunity to see two teams who will be striving for European football go head to head.

West Ham welcomed Leicester to a noisy Olympic Stadium and the hosts never let Leicester settle, harrying them in possession.

Despite the Foxes having the majority of the ball, it was the Hammers who looked more deadly on the counter attack.

A sweeping move saw Pablo Fornals finish stylishly from Said Benrahmaโ€™s cross and put West Ham ahead just before the half-hour minute mark.

West Ham didnโ€™t take their foot off the gas and kept pushing for a second. High pressing and intensity saw the Hammers force Ayoze Perez into taking a poor first touch and dangerously trying to win the ball back from Fornals.

He caught Fornals high on the ankle and ย received his marching orders after a VAR check from Michael Oliver.


Second half

Leicester were on the back foot with 11 men on the field and the red card just exacerbated things as they then spent most of their second half chasing shadows.

A huge error from defender Caglar Soyuncu led to a second West Ham goal in the 56th minute; the Turk played a blind pass to Antonio, who laid the ball on a plate for Benrahma to score.

Against the run of play, Youri Tielemans halved the deficit but it just gave West Ham the onus to raise the tempo again and put the game to bed.

West Hamโ€™s new number nine, Michail Antonio, became the clubs top goalscorer in the Premier League with a brilliant brace, scoring his 48th and 49th goal in the competition.

The right back turned striker held off Soyuncu and turned sharply to finish past Kasper Schmeichel.

He then grabbed his second six minutes from time, flicking the ball into his path and stabbing the ball into the net.

West Ham United’s Michail Antonio scores his side’s fourth goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leicester City. Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images)

What does it mean?

West Ham enjoyed a great night at the London Stadium as they went top of the table. They host Crystal Palace next weekend.

Leicester were missing a whole host of defenders, new signing Jannik Vestergaard is the latest to fall victim to injury.

Brendan Rodgersโ€™ side were not at the races all evening and next face a trip to Carrow Road to play Norwich.

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๐Ÿ”น 12 goals
๐Ÿ”น 53 shots
๐Ÿ”น 24 on target
๐Ÿ”น 8.9 xG
๐Ÿ”น 3.1 goals over expected
๐Ÿ”น 5.6 xA
๐Ÿ”น 20.8% conversion
๐Ÿ”น 4.4 touches in opposing box (per game)

In all of the above metrics, @FCKobenhavn‘s Viktor Claesson sits in the 95th percentile of all #sldk players (at least).

#fcklive

๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿ”ต #LCFC win: 49%
โš’๏ธ #WHUFC win: 27%
๐Ÿค Draw: 24%

That point at Newcastle might just come back to save Dean Smith’s @LCFC today. But they’ll need all three points against West Ham, and a favour from Bournemouth.

#PremierLeague | #LEIWHU

๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿต๏ธ #LUFC win: 36%
โšช๏ธ #THFC win: 39%
๐Ÿค Draw: 25%

Sam Allardyce’s @LUFC need to beat a flagging Spurs team – and for results elsewhere to go their way – if they are to remain a Premier League club. A huge ask for Leeds.

#PremierLeague | #LEETOT