Leicester v West Ham - Preview and possible lineups
We take a look ahead to Saturday's league fixture between Leicester City and West Ham United at the King Power Stadium. Kick-off: 16:00 (CET).
Leicester: Kasper Schmeichel and Shinji Okazaki (both ankle) face late fitness tests whilst Marc Albrighton is suspended for one match following his red card in the 5-0 thrashing to Crystal Palace.
West Ham: Joe Hart could line up between the sticks after he was ineligble to play against Manchester City whilst the game comes too soon for Pedro Obiang who continues his recovery from a knee injury.
Leicester head coach Claude Puel:
"We are aware of what we want for the end of the season and next season. We must keep our concentration.
"We have to play with character and fighting spirit. It's a tough situation but we must give our best and the players must show their quality.
"We have to endure this short-term pain for a long-term gain".
West Ham captain Mark Noble:
“The only thought we can have in our heads is to go there to win, simple as that. That’s the only option we’ve got, to go and have a right go and try and win the game.
“Leicester are safe and we know their atmosphere is always good, but I think we need to go there to win the game. We’ve just got to play our game and let the rest take care of itself. We’ve got the players to win the game and I believe we can go there and win.
“We’ve only won two away games this season and that stat needs to change. We need to have three away wins by Saturday night, full stop. If we do that, we’ll have a great chance of getting ourselves safe.”
Score prediction: 1-1
Leicester City possible XI: Hamer; Dragovic, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs; Iborra, Silva, Ilheanacho, Gray, Mahrez; Vardy.
West Ham possible XI: Hart; Masuaku, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Rice, Zabaleta; Kouyate, Noble, Mario, Lanzini; Arnautovic.