West Ham v Leicester kick-off time and how to watch: Team news, match stats, live stream and TV channel for Premier League derby

West Ham will welcome a capacity 60,000-strong crowd back to the London Stadium when they host Leicester this evening.

The Hammers completed the double over the Foxes in the Premier League last season following a campaign which saw both sides qualify for Europe.

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West Ham will be confident of recording three consecutive top-flight wins against Leicester after coming from behind to beat Newcastle 4-2.

Yet Brendan Rodgers' side also picked up three points during their opening game as they beat Wolves 1-0.

West Ham v Leicester: Date and kick-off time

The match will take place TONIGHT, on Monday, August 23 at 8pm.

West Ham are looking to record three consecutive top-flight wins over the Foxes for the first time since 1997.

Michail Antonio could become West Ham’s outright top scorer in the Premier League after levelling Paolo Di Canio's 47 goals last weekend.

West Ham v Leicester: How to watch

The game is being broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm.

Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.

If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £9.99.

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West Ham v Leicester: Team news

TEAMS: West Ham: Fabianski, Cresswell, Coufal, Fornals, Antonio, Dawson, Ogbonna, Benrahma, Soucek, Rice.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Johnson, Coventry, Baptiste.

Leicester: Schmeichel, Soyuncu, Barnes, Tielemans, Vardy, Maddison, Perez, Amartey, Pereira, Ndidi, Thomas.

Subs: Ward, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Praet, Castagne, Daka, Soumare.

David Moyes almost has a clean bill of health this evening with Arthur Masuaku set to be his only absentee.

The 27-year-old is still building up his fitness following a knee operation he underwent last season.

West Ham do have a decision to make over whether Alphonse Areola is handed his debut after Lukas Fabianski kept his place against Newcastle.

Leicester meanwhile remain without Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans and Ryan Bertrand for their trip.

Defender Fofana suffered a fractured fibula after a reckless tackle from Villarreal’s Fernando Nino during a pre-season friendly earlier this month.

Evans is still recovering from a foot problem while Betrand has been ruled out after testing positive for Covid-19 ahead of the win against Wolves.

But Timothy Castagne is available for Leicester after returning from an eye injury sustained for Belgium at EURO 2020.

James Maddison is also fit despite doubts over a back problem, while Jannik Vestergaard could make his first start for the club.

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West Ham v Leicester: Match stats and facts

• West Ham completed a league double over Leicester last season; the Hammers are looking to record three consecutive Premier League wins over the Foxes for the first time since winning their first four in the competition against them between November 1994 and April 1997.
• Leicester have kept a clean sheet in just 11% of their Premier League games against West Ham (3/28), only keeping a clean sheet in a lower percentage of games against Manchester United (7%) among teams they’ve faced at least 15 times in the division.
• West Ham United won 10 home Premier League games in 2020-21, their highest tally in a top-flight season since 2001-02, when they won 12. However, the Hammers have lost their first home league match of the season in each of the last three campaigns, scoring once and conceding nine times in these matches.
• Only Manchester City (45) and Manchester United (43) won more away points in the Premier League last season than Leicester City (38). However, they’ve only won their opening away Premier League match in four of their previous 15 seasons in the division, with two of those victories coming against West Ham in 2000-01 and 2015-16.
• West Ham have won their last four Premier League matches on Monday and won five in total last season on that day, the most by a team in a Premier League season since Chelsea won five Monday games in 2016-17. Leicester, meanwhile, have won just one of their 14 away Premier League games on a Monday (D4 L9), a 4-1 win at Leeds United last November.
• Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has lost each of his last two Premier League games against David Moyes (both in 2020-21), as many defeats as he suffered against the Scottish manager in the competition in their first seven meetings (W3 D2 L2).
• Since David Moyes returned for his second spell in charge of West Ham, his team have scored 94 goals in their 58 games in the Premier League. The only four teams to have netted more in this period - since January 2020 - are Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.
• Michail Antonio could become West Ham’s outright top scorer in the Premier League in this game, after drawing level with Paolo Di Canio with his goal last time out (47). Antonio has netted in each of his last two starts against Leicester in the competition, scoring once in each.
• Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho has been involved in four goals in his last four Premier League appearances against West Ham (3 goals, 1 assist). Iheanacho has scored in his last three Premier League appearances in London, with no Foxes player ever scoring in four in a row in the capital in the competition (Gerry Taggart and Jamie Vardy also scored in three in a row).
• Saïd Benrahma scored and assisted in West Ham’s victory over Newcastle on MD1; the first time he has done both in a Premier League game for the club. Since the start of last season, no West Ham player has made more assists from open play in the competition than Benrahma (7).