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West Ham Defeat In The Capital

We were beaten 2-0 by West Ham United in the Premier League at London Stadium on Thursday evening.

2025-02-27T21:55+00:00

by Sam Stevens

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27 Feb, 2025

West Ham Defeat In The Capital

We were beaten 2-0 by West Ham United in the Premier League at London Stadium on Thursday evening.

Sam Stevens

2025-02-27T21:55+00:00

West Ham Defeat In The Capital

We were beaten 2-0 by West Ham United in the Premier League at London Stadium on Thursday evening.

Sam Stevens

2025-02-27T21:55+00:00

West Ham Defeat In The Capital

We were beaten 2-0 by West Ham United in the Premier League at London Stadium on Thursday evening.

Sam Stevens

2025-02-27T21:55+00:00

West Ham Defeat In The Capital

We were beaten 2-0 by West Ham United in the Premier League at London Stadium on Thursday evening.

Sam Stevens

2025-02-27T21:55+00:00

Tomáš Souček’s 21st-minute opener was doubled by a Jannik Vestergaard own goal with two minutes of the first half to play in the capital.

This result leaves us 19th in the standings, five points adrift of safety, and represents a fourth successive league defeat – ahead of a trip to Chelsea next Sunday.

The first half gets away from us

There were some nearly moments for the Foxes early on in the capital. Wilfred Ndidi was the man with the game’s first shot on target, but his 20-yard hit was too tame and central to concern Hammers ’keeper Alphonse Areola.

Jamie Vardy was in a dangerous position later as well, but wasn’t able to thread the ball through to Bilal El Khannouss. Bobby De Cordova-Reid, meanwhile, also failed to find Vardy in space at the end of another promising advance for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s visitors.

That’s where the optimism ended for City before the break though. It’s true that West Ham themselves didn’t create a great deal either, but Graham Potter’s men only needed two serious chances to open up an unassailable advantage.

Hammers take control

It was a muted game from start to finish in truth, but when Facundo Buonanotte’s clearance landed at Aaron Cresswell’s feet in the 21st minute, the hosts sensed an opportunity to capitalise.

The left-back’s hit from the fringes of the penalty area was diverted towards goal by Mohammed Kudus, forcing Mads Hermansen into a super point-blank save. There was little the Dane, now on the deck, could do to prevent Souček from converting the rebound, however.

It was 2-0 to the Irons before the interval as well. Jarrod Bowen, who’d skidded a low drive narrowly wide earlier on, was the beneficiary of a looping James Ward-Prowse corner. Vardy got his head on it, although Bowen, who had darted from one side of the goal to the other, was there to squeeze it through a congested six-yard box and in at the near post, off Vestergaard's leg.

Late chances but no more goals

The introductions of Harry Winks and Stephy Mavididi on the hour-mark gave City some different options as they chased down West Ham's lead. Patson Daka and Luke Thomas were also brought on for the latter moments.

Mind you, a Vestergaard header, caught by Areola, was our most substantial attack, and it could have got worse when Bowen was galloping through the middle on 79 minutes. The England winger slid it across to substitute Evan Ferguson but the young Brighton loanee dwelled on the ball long enough to invite Vestergaard to slide in with a commanding interception.

A brave header from Maximilian Kilman also halted Thomas' cross in the dying moments, with Vardy poised to pounce, but there was no way through for Leicester.

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