West Ham United vs Leicester City Predictions

• Leicester have lost ten of their last 11 Premier League games.
• The Foxes have only avoided defeat twice away from home against sides outside the relegation zone.
• Jarrod Bowen has scored in three of his last five appearances.

Hammers enjoy much-needed boost

West Ham stunned Premier League title challengers Arsenal on Saturday and they could follow that result by clinching back-to-back wins for the first time since August when they host the struggling Leicester.

The Hammers are mired down in 16th place in the Premier League, but they hold a 13-point lead over Thursday’s visitors and have earned points against Arsenal, Aston Villa, Fulham, and Southampton since Christmas.

Foxes look destined for the drop

Leicester’s 4-0 defeat at home to Brentford leaves them five points adrift of safety after Wolves secured a massive result on Saturday, and it was the Foxes’ fourth-successive defeat in all competitions.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side did pick up a win at Tottenham last month, but that is the only time they have avoided defeat in the league in their last 11 attempts and only the second time they have picked up points away from home against a team currently outside the relegation zone.

Bowen can make the difference

West Ham look like justified favourites against the relegation-threatened visitors and, with Leicester failing to score in five of their last six league fixtures, a repeat of West Ham’s 1-0 scoreline on Saturday could be on the cards.

Hammers star Jarrod Bowen scored the only goal at the Emirates and he looks the best option for anytime goalscorer punters on Thursday. That was his seventh goal of the season and his third in his last five appearances, while he has five goal contributions in seven meetings with Leicester.