Having lost their Boxing Day six-pointer against Crystal Palace thanks to Jordan Ayew’s 90th minute world-class solo goal, West Ham United have to find something special to beat their tomorrow’s opponents, Leicester City.
The Times have reported that Manuel Pellegrini’s London Stadium future hinges on the club’s next two matches, with former boss David Moyes thought to be the leading contender to succeed him.
The visitor’s currently sit in second place, only behind leaders Liverpool, but having lost to them 4-0 in their recent game might have a direct effect on their performance against the Hammers.
Despite that, we think that Leicester’s top scorer will be their dangerman, certainly looking to improve his already amazing goal record…
Jamie Vardy
The title winner with his current club Leicester from 2016 has yet again hit the form of his life as he’s currently sitting on top of the league’s goal-scoring chart with 17 goals from 19 Premier League games.
Vardy is the most consistent goalscorer in the league, and when provided with support, he’s a threat to any Premier League side with his pace, dribbling and the eye for goal he possesses.
And with West Ham’s recent defensive struggles it will take a lot for Manuel Pellegrini and his team to stop a player of Vardy’s calibre.
Two changes are pretty much certain as Arthur Masuaku and Issa Diop are poised to come in for the suspended Aaron Cresswell and out-of-form Fabian Balbuena.
But will it be enough? We’ll see.
