Leicester vs West Ham 2022-23 English Premier League
Leicester relegated from Premier League despite narrow win over West Ham
Harvey Barnes struck a superb first-half goal but Leicester City were still relegated from the Premier League despite a 2-1 win over West Ham.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 34': Goal! Leicester City 1, West Ham United 0. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, West Ham United 0.
- 62': Goal! Leicester City 2, West Ham United 0. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
- 66': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Danny Ings (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 71': Substitution, West Ham United. Emerson replaces Aaron Cresswell.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 79': Goal! Leicester City 2, West Ham United 1. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Flynn Downes.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Timothy Castagne.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,183
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 WHU |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.8 | Possession | 48.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 501 | Accurate Passes | 475 |
| 565 | Passes | 541 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 27 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 17 | Clearances | 17 |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans  |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | James Maddison |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 27 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 11 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 12 | Flynn Downes |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
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