Leicester City vs West Ham United, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Winning start for Van Nistelrooy as Leicester beat West Ham
Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy got off to a winning start in his first game in charge as they beat West Ham United 3-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Leicester City 1, West Ham United 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 4': VAR Decision: Goal Leicester City 1-0 West Ham United (Jamie Vardy).
- 7': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 7': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
- 8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
- 11': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
- 11': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 12': Carlos Soler (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 20': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a through ball.
- 21': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 21': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt saved. Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 25': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 25': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 30': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a through ball.
- 34': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 34': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edson Álvarez with a cross.
- 35': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 36': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 37': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 41': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 43': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the left side of the box is too high.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury James Justin (Leicester City).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 45'+1': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
- 45'+3': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Danny Ings.
- 47': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
- 47': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 52': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 53': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 53': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 55': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 55': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
- 57': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 58': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 58': Mads Hermansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
- 61': Goal! Leicester City 2, West Ham United 0. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
- 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Tomás Soucek.
- 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá replaces Carlos Soler.
- 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Emerson replaces Vladimír Coufal.
- 64': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 65': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 66': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 70': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kasey McAteer.
- 71': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 71': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emerson with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos following a corner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss following a fast break.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Kasey McAteer.
- 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Bilal El Khannouss because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 76': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 76': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Mohammed Kudus.
- 81': Offside, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte is caught offside.
- 81': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 84': VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 2-0 West Ham United.
- 84': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 85': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 90': Goal! Leicester City 3, West Ham United 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 90'+3': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 90'+3': Goal! Leicester City 3, West Ham United 1. Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a headed pass following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 90'+9': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 90'+9': Offside, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 3, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 61.1 | Possession | 38.9 |
| 31 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 507 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
| 591 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 27 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 24 |
| 13 | Tackles | 35 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 11 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,947
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,947
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 4 | Conor Coady |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré  |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 35 | Kasey McAteer |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 26 | Max Kilman |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 4 | Carlos Soler |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez |
| 18 | Danny Ings |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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