Chris Sutton’s Premier League Predictions: Leicester City vs. West Ham United

Football pundit Chris Sutton is providing predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, featuring a different guest each week. For week 14, he is joined by James Ryan, bassist for the rock band The Slow Readers Club. Sutton’s prediction for the match is a 1-2 victory. Both teams suffered significant defeats last weekend, and this fixture appears to be a crucial one for West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui, who is once again facing scrutiny following a substantial home loss to Arsenal. A factor that might benefit West Ham is Leicester’s defensive weaknesses. This game marks Ruud van Nistelrooy’s inaugural match as manager of the Foxes, which is expected to create an energetic atmosphere at King Power Stadium; however, this is unlikely to prevent them from conceding goals against the Hammers. While Sutton expresses a lack of conviction regarding West Ham’s current overall form, he believes their attacking players possess the ability to trouble Leicester’s defense, thereby securing the win that Lopetegui needs. Conversely, Ryan predicts a 1-0 win for Leicester, attributing this outcome to what he terms a “new manager bounce.”