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How Leicester should line-up and a formation v West Ham

By Elliot Mackness

Jannik Vestergaard of Leicester City (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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The West Ham United / London Stadium (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)
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Meanwhile, as reported in LeicestershireLive, James Maddison and Timothy Castagne are fit. Maddison is likely to start. Castagne is unlikely to start, though should feature from the bench. We should still expect Ricky P and Thomas.

What to expect from West Ham United

David Moyes’ Hammers were a feel-good story last season. After the loan signing of Jesse Lingard, the London-based side flourished in the league, scoring plenty of goals alongside the defensive solidity of their team.

However, unless they are trying something tricky, you can name their team sheet for our match well in advance.

This is the expected team: Alphonse Areola, Aaron Cresswell, Issa Diop, Craig Dawson, Vladimir Coufal, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Said Benrahama, Pablo Fornals, and Michail Antonio.

They will play a direct counter-attacking system, using the ball winning of Rice and the ball carrying of Soucek to transition from defence to attack quickly.

This helped them against a disorganised Newcastle United side, earning them an xG (expected goals) of 3.01 according to Understat. This is very creative, but they were against the worst defence in the league.

How Leicester should line-up

The Foxes should continue with their 4-2-3-1 formation, which dynamically shifts into a 4-4-2 in defence and a 3-2-4-1 when Ricky P blasts forward and ‘Ayo’ sits further inside nearer to an attacking-midfield position.