West Ham travel to the King Power Stadium on Sunday hoping to put a huge dent in Leicester's Premier League title ambitions and further their own cause in the race for Champions League qualification.
Teams
Leicester starting XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Albrighton, Kante, Drinkwater, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy.
Substitutes: Schwarzer, King, Amartey, Schlupp, Gray, Ulloa, Wasilewski.
West Ham starting XI: Adrian, Antonio, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Obiang, Kouyate, Noble (c), Moses, Payet, Emenike.
Substitutes: Randolph, Byram, Tomkins, Collins, Lanzini, Valencia, Carroll.
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What they said
Slaven Bilic: "The facts speak for themselves with only three Premier League defeats for Leicester all season and without a goal conceded in the past five matches.
"They play a little like underdogs no matter if it is home or away — they don’t give you space to attack and when they go forward, it is so quick, it is hard to stop them.
"We have to remember what we did earlier in the season, we have to recall that work-rate which gave us so many wins. We can’t lose that."
Claudio Ranieri on Leicester's win at Sunderland: “It was a difficult match. Maybe we were nervous because Sunderland was very tough. Every tackle was a strong tackle but slowly, slowly we got better and created chances.
“When we score and don’t concede a goal, I’m always pleased. Always I want the players to show fantastic character and today they showed it.
“We managed the ball so well late on, we kept possession, we were fast on the counter attack and we showed a good performance. It’s a fantastic season but it’s not finished yet.”
14 min: Leicester look to slot through one of their trade-mark through balls to Vardy but there's too much ball on Okazaki's ball in behind. Adrian rushes from his line to claim the pass and cut the danger short.
2 of the PFA Player of the Year nominees are in opposition today - here's a look at the impact of Mahrez & Payet https://t.co/8dCy0BH9fe
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Let's not forget Bournemouth will be entertaining Liverpool at 1.30pm. Here's the team news:
TEAM NEWS: Junior Stanislas returns to the #afcb starting line-up for #BOULIV: https://t.co/vJmQUfbphRhttps://t.co/eLEzRtJLXP
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The #LFC squad for today's match against @afcbournemouth in full https://t.co/sv71UgEQdL
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“Are we history makers? Not yet. We have made a good story, but to make something you will remember in 30 or 40 years, we have to win." - Claudio Ranieri
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In other news, we've done some number-crunching and there's a chance that Leicester could be named Premier League champions as early as next week. Take a read to see how...
Andy Carroll's absence from the starting line-up will certainly draw questions from fans and pundits alike. The big Geordie was so effective last week against Arsenal when he bagged himself a hat-trick but he's lost his place today to Emmanuel Emenike. Morgan and Huth can breathe a sigh of relief...Hopefully Slaven Bilic will enlighten us as to why he's made the decision when he gives his pre-match interview.
Unsurprisingly, Leicester have made no changes to their starting side wheres West Ham have made five to the side that played United earlier on in the week. Adrian replaces Randolph, Reid moves in for Tomkins at centre-back, Emmanuel Emenike earns his place above Andy Carroll, while Moses and Obiang both start having come on from the bench last Thursday.
Here's how the two sides will be shaping up today:
City: Schmeichel; Simpson, Huth, Morgan (c), Fuchs; Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy. #LeiWhu
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Today's starting XI. #LeiWhuhttps://t.co/HD2OUEdTsr
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WEST HAM UNITED: Here's your West Ham United starting XI and subs for today's big game at @LCFC! ⚒ #WHUFC#LEIWHUhttps://t.co/FBszYHPx4U
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