On the different finish, a looping header from substitute Lucas Paquetá was simply too excessive, earlier than Crysencio Summerville’s effort from Bowen’s cut-back was remarkably cleared off the road by Conor Coady. 

For all West Ham’s strain, it was Leicester who subsequent had the ball within the internet. Buonanotte teed the ball up for Daka, whose shot was saved, however solely so far as Bobby De Cordova-Reid, who tapped residence into an empty internet. Nevertheless, the celebrations have been curtailed by an offside flag towards Buonanotte, a decent resolution backed up after one other prolonged VAR test. 

Nevertheless, VAR couldn’t save the Hammers 9 minutes later, with a aim that was far too easy in its execution, from a West Ham perspective. It was all Daka’s personal work as he charged down the left channel past Maximilian Kilman, earlier than blasting the ball into the roof of the web.

One optimistic on an evening of disappointment was substitute Füllkrug’s first West Ham aim, as he headed residence in stoppage time to internet a comfort.

 

Leicester Metropolis: Hermansen, Justin, Coady, Vestergaard (Faes 60), Kristiansen, Ndidi, Soumaré, McAteer (Mavididi 74), El Khannouss (De Cordova Reid 74), Buonanotte (Ayew 90+1), Vardy © (Daka 60)
Subs not used: Ward (GK), Okoli, Skipp, Thomas

Objectives: Vardy 2, El Khannouss 61, Daka 90

Booked: Soumaré, Vardy
 

West Ham United: Fabiański, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Coufal (Emerson 62), Soler (Paquetá 62), Souček (Antonio 62), Álvarez, Kudus (Füllkrug 79), Bowen ©, Ings (Summerville 46)
Subs not used: Foderingham (GK), Casey, Rodríguez, Luis Guilherme

Purpose: Füllkrug 90+3

Booked: Coufal, Álvarez

 

Referee: Josh Smith

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