(Premier League 2022/2023): Highlights Leicester - West Ham

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Certainly don't want to get injured today.
The timing of this fixture compared to that one might be a boon as far as Leicester are concerned potentially.
Downs has done well to win it back here.
Benrama, Antonio coming onto it and he can't keep his effort down.
It started with a strong challenge from Flynn Downs in the middle of the pitch.
He's really combative and then he sets Benrama on his way.
Just gets underneath it.
Nicole Antonio.
Nobody near him on the edge of the box.
He should do better.
Tielemans.
Vianaccio taking it, setting it up for Barnes.
First save Fabianski's been forced into.
Yes, another good ball from Uri Tielemans.
He's looked to get the ball forward early.
Fires it into the feet of Vianaccio and good link-up with Harvey Barnes coming off that left-hand side again.
West Ham aren't exactly over-committing.
They're keeping bodies in defensive structure.
Two full-backs staying deep.
Rice and Downs likewise.
That's a better ball in.
Brought down beautifully by Vianaccio as well.
Gets it back.
Oh, so close.
Well, it might be a day that is separated by fine margins.
And Vianaccio only inches away there.
Well, that's given the home fans some hope.
And the noise has just gone up a notch.
Again, that interchange is excellent.
And how close is this?
This may well have clipped the bar.
No foul by Maddison Paquita on the deck.
Beats the ground in frustration as he looks at referee Hooper.
Barnes increasingly involved and Dewsbury Hall can't hit the target.
Listen to the volume.
Listen to the belief now from these Leicester fans.
It's been the best five minutes they've had.
Yeah, it certainly has.
Great work right from James Maddison tracking back to win the ball back for his side.
The team has climbed above the dotted line on the last day.
Leicester hoping they can make that ten in the hour or so that remains.
Vianaccio with a lovely lay-up.
Leicester's lifeline successfully thrown.
It's the goal that could potentially change it all.
The Foxes have hope.
Now they have Everton beneath them.
Well, Leicester's front three have been excellent in this game.
Their link-up play has been superb.
Vianaccio bounces the ball back to Harvey Barnes,
who calmly slots it past Babianski.
Leicester looking for a hero on survival Sunday.
Is it going to be Harvey Barnes?
All they can do now is hope that destiny is on their side.
They also need to keep a rare clean sheet here.
Maddison trying his luck.
That one, well-wired.
But it's a goal that changes everything.
The atmosphere inside the King Power is absolutely bubbling.
Down in the Hammers' second corner of the game,
Cresswell will take it and get a very congested six-yard box
in front of Daniel Everson.
Oh, it was nearly an own goal.
Johnny Evans hugely relieved.
Knew that he had to get something on it,
but came so close to steering it inside that far post.
He didn't know much about it because he's expecting Aguirre to head it.
And it just hits him.
Up to 36 points.
Leicester now need a massive ball in their favour.
Finals for Benrahma.
Oh, close off the post.
Antonio going down.
A free kick has gone against him.
The VAR will have a look at that incident
and inspect a possible penalty claim.
But West Ham inches away from an equalising goal through Benrahma.
Very nearly the worst possible couple of minutes
that Leicester could have had.
News that Everton have gone ahead
and West Ham almost equalising.
Brilliant from Benrahma.
There's a slice of nudges from Thomas.
I don't think that's enough.
Tieleman swinging the free kick in.
It's in for two.
It's a goal that might end up being academic,
but it gives Leicester some breathing space.
Their chance of fulfilling their half of the bargain
now looking extremely likely.
Well, they've only scored two headers this season in the Premier League.
It's the joint fewest in the Premier League.
But that's a terrific delivery.
And he guides it past a motionless Babianski.
Leicester are doing their job.
All they can do is hope that things go their way at Goodison.
Madison back for Tieleman.
Trying to bend it over the top of Tilo Kehrer.
Headed it away, Bowen helping it on in kind for Downs.
Ings back for Downs.
It was initially well done in the midfield,
but then he presented it to Madison who just ghosts past Kehrer.
And on the stretch could only get a toe poke on it.
Made it easy for Babianski.
He's a player that thrives on the big occasion.
He's enjoyed the responsibility today.
His pacatara might well be coming off in a moment.
He's done well to feed Jarrod Bowen.
Back from Bowen again.
And it should have been 2-1.
Only Danny Ings will know how it is.
What a save from Iverson.
Just watch the movement from Jarrod Bowen.
He goes in to spin him behind.
Luke Thomas just isn't aware of him.
And then he sets up Danny Ings who should do better.
It was wonderful work from Jarrod Bowen initially.
And then the composure to pick out Danny Ings.
Madison getting it back here from Kelechi Iheanacho.
And the deflection spun it just wide.
Good defending by Iget.
Threw himself into the line of fire.
And the nick was all important.
Different class again from James Madison.
That link-up play with Iheanacho has been excellent.
We talked about the fact that Leicester have lost 22 league games this season.
West Ham, if they can't find a way back into this, will have lost 20.
Trying to find a way back into it now.
And they have.
Deficit halved by Pablo Fonals.
West Ham back in the game.
And that will make it a little bit more nervy here.
Yeah, Castagne caught up the pitch.
Fonals is quick to capitalise.
He's found nicely by Danny Ings.
Faces up about Vass.
And gives the goalkeeper the eyes.
Instead of, like the Harvey Barnes goal, going to that far corner.
He goes to the near post.
And he squeezes it in between the goalkeeper and the post.
And that makes life interesting.
Fourth goal for Tottenham at Leeds.
Lucas Moore has scored that.
Leeds United.
Are going down.
Leicester end the season with a victory.
They fulfilled their half of the bargain.
But now, just a nervy wait over the next 3-4 minutes.
To hope that they get the miracle at Goodison Park.
Leicester getting the job done themselves.
With goals from Harvey Barnes.
And Wout Vass.
The news of Abdoulaye Doucoure's goal for Everton.
Made that largely academic.
Pavlo Fonals pulled one back for West Ham.
Leicester just about hung on.
Can Bournemouth do them a favour?
Can they score a goal that will keep Leicester in the Premier League?
That's what they're hoping for.
All Leicester could do was win and hope.
And the Foxes did their bit.
They've beaten West Ham by two goals to one.
