Leicester City vs West Ham United 2-2: As it happened

Thank you for joining me for today's entertaining 2-2 draw! Be on the lookout for more pieces from Leicester City's VAVEL team this week!

What are Leicester doing wrong in defending set pieces? 🤔@Carra23 picks apart West Ham's equaliser... pic.twitter.com/iHUlEaUEIB — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 13, 2022

Right at the death, Craig Dawson equalises to salvage a point for West Ham!! 😰 pic.twitter.com/KRQcoy0tyE — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 13, 2022

"The lads put the shift in until the end." 💪

Hear from Craig Dawson and Declan Rice after West Ham found a late leveller at Leicester... pic.twitter.com/x6vcL9loDV — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 13, 2022

Leicester manager Rodgers: “Tielemans? You'll get people asking if we can hang on to these players for the next 6 years but the reality is that if a player does really well at Leicester, he may want to leave” 🔵 #LCFC @ChrisWheatley_

Tielemans will 100% not extend the contract. pic.twitter.com/8bzvpyJLgr — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 13, 2022

It is a massive shame because for large spells of that second half it was #LCFC back at it. Loads of energy, aggression and some exciting play, especially from Barnes down the left. I thought they were turning a corner. — Rob Tanner (@RobTannerLCFC) February 13, 2022

A dramatic end to the game means the points are shared at the King Power Stadium!

90+1 West Ham have equalised with still three minutes left to play...

90' From the resulting corner, Jarrod Bowen whips it into a crowded six-yard box, and the ball goes in off Craig Dawson but VAR is checking...

Corner to West Ham after a deflected shot...

89' Youri Tielemans is replaced with a warm reception by Jannik Vestergaard for the final minute-plus stoppage time!

87' Ademola Lookman was one on one against Issa Diop in the box with Barnes waiting for the cutback, Lookman shoots himself but drags it wide!

Leicester are five minutes away from a massive victory!

82' from a corner for the Hammers, Amartey heads it away only as far as Benrahma who unleashes a volley past the post!

79' Said Benrahma and Nikola Vlasic replaces Manuel Lanzini and Pablo Fornals for the Hammers!

79' Barnes receives the ball 30 yards from goal, Tielemans makes the run in behind, the little dink over the defence nearly reaches the Belgian but Fabianski is out to cover!

73' Ademola Lookman replaces James Maddison with just under 17 minutes to play.

Having been 1-0 down, #LCFC now lead #WHUFC.

Pereira heads home.

🎬 @SkySportsPLpic.twitter.com/AijGqbPRD0 — The Athletic UK (@TheAthleticUK) February 13, 2022

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67' Harvey Barnes is fed the ball on the left by Dewsbury-Hall, who then shoots but it goes straight into the crowd of bodies and is then cleared!

57' Leicester have turned the game around! A sweeping crossfield ball from Tielemans finds Barnes, who chests it down and clips the ball into Ricardo Pereira who makes it 2-1!

56' Harvey Barnes gets to the byline after beating Coufal, his low cross evades Patson Daka at the back post by mere inches!

53' After a poor first half, the Foxes have started the better of the two sides in the early exchanges here!

47' Maddison skies an effort over the bar in the penalty area!

Leicester Kick off for a big 45 minutes here at the King Power Stadium!

It's 5️⃣ in his last 5️⃣ Premier League appearances for Jarrod Bowen.

He was assisted by Issa Diop, who was a late replacement in the matchday XI.

🎬 @SkySportsPLpic.twitter.com/XRUoPMywzw — The Athletic UK (@TheAthleticUK) February 13, 2022

Leicester go into the break level after Youri Tielemans converts from the spot 🦊

🎬 @SkySportsPLpic.twitter.com/zFGAMHKkl2 — The Athletic UK (@TheAthleticUK) February 13, 2022

Michael Oliver brings the first half to a close! West Ham will feel aggrieved that they aren't ahead but it was a clear penalty for the home side. 1-1 at half-time!

45+3' Declan Rice brought the ball forward, Leicester's defence backed off, the ball goes left to Fornals and his low cross goes to Cresswell and his shot goes wide!

45' Youri Tielemans equalises, he goes left with his penalty, like he has done every penalty he has taken this season and draws the foxes level!

44' Penalty for the Foxes! After a corner from Maddison from the left, it striker Aaron Cresswell's elbow and Leicester have a chance to equalise...

38' Youri Tielemans plays a one-two with Ricardo Pereira on the right and shoots inside the area but it's well wide for the Foxes!

37' Michail Antonio is now down after contesting a goal kick against Daniel Amartey, Amartey stopped playing whilst Antonio was down, despite Schmeichel telling him otherwise.

32' Cresswell played in behind by Fornals, Maddison is there to block the cross for a corner!

30' Luke Thomas is coming on to replace James Justin, who has only recently returned from injury, which will be a worrying sign for Brendan Rodgers!

27' Leicester are struggling to create any clear cut chances, the Hammers are dominating the home side and are fully deserving of their lead!

22' Leicester fans are making their feeling known here after a poor start to the game!

17' After a tackle from Ricardo Pereira, Cresswell stayed down holding his ankle, the defender has been booked for the incident!

16' Leicester have once again not started well here! West Ham on the front foot early on.

10' Jarrod Bowen scores for the visitors, Issa Diop plays a sweeping ball over the top to Bowen, he takes one touch to control and the next to finish past Kasper Schmeichel, 1-0 to the Hammers.

7' It's been a quiet start to the game here at the King Power, Soyuncu has gone down needing some treatment with blood on his kit.

2' After a ball-winning tackle on midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall by Bowen, he's down injured receiving treatment on the centre circle!

1' A big game in the Premier League this afternoon, Leicester vs West Ham, if West Ham wins they will extend their stay in the top four, a win here is crucial for the Hammers.

Looks like Kurt Zouma has injured himself in the warm-up. Which, well. — Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) February 13, 2022

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According to Sky Sports News, West Ham defender Kurt Zouma who has had a tough week has pulled up in the warm up, the Hammers may need to change the team before Kick off...

Read VAVEL.com's preview ahead of today's game which includes injury news, predicted XI and how to watch today's game! 

Also read here about Leicester's predicted XI for today's game!

Here's how we line up today against @LCFC...@betway | #LEIWHU pic.twitter.com/N9LSHRrmjz — West Ham United (@WestHam) February 13, 2022

Our starting XI is in! 📝#LeiWhu pic.twitter.com/qKxfIToz6M — Leicester City (@LCFC) February 13, 2022

Brendan Rodgers is looking ahead to Sunday's match and the test to come against the Hammers in #LeiWhu 🎥 — Leicester City (@LCFC) February 12, 2022

The game will kick-off at 4:30pm BST in the UK, and will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event.

India: 21:00

South Africa: 17:30

Australia: 2:30am

Asia: 00:30
 

It's going to be tough for the Foxes to get a result today in what will be a very tough game for the hosts with West Ham having a lot of star quality and players who may be underrated, the likes of Tomas Soucek, Vladimir Coufal being two standout players. Prediction - Leicester 2-1 West Ham

West Ham were 4-1 winners the last time they faced the Foxes on a warm Monday night in August. Two goals from Michail Antonio, who was the standout on that night. Will he be the standout here?

It's easy to say who West Ham's key man will be, Jarrod Bowen has been on a different level this season. The former Hull City man has 7 goals and 7 assists in 24 games for the Hammers this season and will be crucial for West Ham's top-four hopes.

Luke Thomas' performance this afternoon will go a long way to who will win today's game. The young left-back will have to be on top form if the Foxes are to get a win today to deny West Ham's in-form attacker Jarrod Bowen from scoring again for the Hammers.

There are few injury concerns for the hammers, so the team may well look near identical to the side that beat Watford 1-0 at the London Stadium.

Predicted XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Benrahma, Antonio
 

After not starting at Anfield, Caglar Soyuncu could return to the XI, with Harvey Barnes potentially coming back into the fold, after he too was left out against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool.

Predicted XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Soyuncu, Thomas, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Iheanacho, Lookman
 

After Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Southampton, the Hammers have the opportunity to go three points clear of the Old Trafford side. The race for the top four is heating up.

◾ Improvement at Anfield
◾ Returning home
◾ Assessing the Hammers
◾ Bringing the extra quality

Read it all in Matchday With The Manager 👔 — Leicester City (@LCFC) February 13, 2022

As mentioned previously, the Foxes home form has been poor. not a win in all competitions since the FA Cup third-round win against Watford.

Brendan Rodgers is beginning to be put under pressure after previous results, a win here today would be massive for the home side.
 

The match will be played at the King Power Stadium. The Leicester City vs West Ham match will be played at the King Power Stadium, with a capacity of 32,261 people.

The Foxes are looking for their first home win in the Premier League since the 28th of December, which was a 1-0 home win against Liverpool.