League Cup: FT Leicester City 2 v West Ham 1

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Capital One League Cup Third Round: Leicester City v West Ham Kick Off is 7.45pm at the King Power Stadium.

LATEST SCORE: Leicester City 2 West Ham United 1

Audio commentary is available on BBC Radio London from 7pm 94.9FM on Radio  Digital – DAB, Freesat Channel 718, Freeview Channel 721, Sky Channel 0152 & Virgin Channel 937

Early Team News:  Andy Carroll could be in line for his first start since recovering from injury while Sakho is likely to be rested after picking up a small knock. James Collins and Darren Randolph could also be involved, while Mauro Zarate will be looking to return after missing out with injury recently. Reece Oxford and Josh Cullen are also tipped for the squad but Michail Antonio and Nikica Jelavic are both cup-tied having featured in the first round for Nottingham Forest and Hull City respectively.

Build up

6:40pm Periscope Video of the lads arriving   https://www.periscope.tv/w/1RDGlVeZNkdxL

6.45pm Team confirmed: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Collins, Cresswell, Obiang, Noble (c), Moses, Lanzini, Zarate, Carroll

Subs: Randolph, Reid, Kouyate, Payet, Oxford, Lee, Cullen

7.45pm KICK OFF!  Come on you Irons! It is Mark Noble’s 300th start and Andy Carroll’s 50th for West Ham

2,200 Hammers have made the journey to Leicester to support their team

3 mins  James Collins wins a free kick  0-0

6 mins Disaster for the Hammers as Dodoo scores for Leicester 1-0

10 mins Victor Moses wins a free kick in the defensive half.  1-0

11 mins Victor Moses has a left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but it is off target 1-0

15 mins Andy Carroll wins a free kick in the defensive half. 1-0

16 mins  James Tomkins header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. 1-0

18 mins  Leicester City corner conceded by James Collins. 1-0

21 mins Andrej Kramaric right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved by Adrian. Could have easily been two nil down there. 1-0

26 mins  GOAL!!! Mauro Zarate with help of a deflection. Assist by Lanzini  Game on! 1-1

35 mins Moses wins a Free kick which taken by Aaron Cresswell just outside the box but direct at Schwarzer who drops it but quickly regains the ball again 1-1

37 mins  West Ham have 62% possession with 4 shots of which two were on target. Leicester have had 3 shots of which two were on target. 1-1

40 mins Andy Carroll wins a free kick on the right wing. 1-1

41 mins   Aaron Cresswell wins a corner

45 mins     2 minutes of added time

45+2 mins  HALF TIME:  Leicester City 1 West Ham United 1

Second Half kicks off 1-1 Come on you irons. No Changes from either side

48 mins Victor Moses  wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50 mins Mauro Zárate right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

52 mins   Great save by Adrian to keep it 1-1

53 mins  Andy Carroll needs to do some defending by heading wide of his own post

56 mins Leicester City corner conceded by Aaron Cresswell.

58 mins Mauro Zarate booked. Yellow card

60 mins  World class save by Adrian to keep it 1-1

62 mins West Ham haven’t really got going in this second half

63 mins  Andy Caroll is replaced Dimtri Payet. Bilic originally called Zarate off then changed his mind.

65 mins  Obiang concedes a free kick and gets booked with a yellow card for a clumsy challenge

65 mins Another amazing save by Adrian from a shot from Fuchs. Great performance by Adrian with lots to do

66 mins Leicester City corner conceded by Adrián.

70 mins  The sound of bubbles can he heard loud and proud from the 2,200 Hammers fans at the ground

74 mins  Good spell by West Ham who have finally got into gear. They now have a corner

75 mins  Mauro Zarate by Cheik Kouyate

80 mins  Ten minutes remaining of normal time. Neither side want extra time with a league game at the weekend.

81 mins Great spell by West Ham who look the more likely to score but Leicester about to make a double change

85 mins  Payet direct free kick but it is too high and well over the cross bar. West Ham fans in good voice.

87 mins Penalty appeal by Victor Moses turned down as he goes down in the box. Looked like a penalty to me.

90 mins Normal time up just four minutes of added time until extra time

93 mins  West Ham corner by Dimtri Payet in the dying seconds of normal time

90+4 mins That’s it we have 30 minutes of Extra time plus the possibility of a penalty shoot out

91 mins  First 15 minute period of Extra time kicks off  Come on you irons!

92 mins Aaron Cresswell wins a free kick on the left wing.

95 mins  West Ham are enjoying 61% possession with 7 shots but only two of them on target. Leicester have had 9 shots of which 5 were on target

99 mins  Mark Noble goes down in the box and looks like a penalty but Noble is booked. Replays show ref got it wrong again.

102 mins  Good block by James Collins. All Leicester at the moment

104 mins Payet freekick and James Collins gets a header to it but it is over the crossbar for a corner.

105 mins  1 minute of added time. Leicester have missed so many chances. Another great save by Adrian.

End of first period of Extra Time

106 mins  Here we go again second period of extra time kicks off. Come on you irons!

107 mins One way traffic and Adrian the man of the match by far. He pulled off another good save there.

108 mins Corner to West Ham

109 mins to be fair on the balance of the second half and extra time Leicester deserve this but we are 10 minutes from penalties.

111 Mins Adrian gets a knock from King but he is made of tough stuff

112 mins Obiang is replaced by Winston Reid.  Strange change that one!

113 mins Good chance for West Ham but Mark Noble shoots high over the bar!

116 mins Headed GOAL by Andy King with four minutes remaining! West Ham go 2-1 down

118 mins West Ham are throwing everything at getting an equaliser in the last two minutes. West Ham get a corner.

120 mins Just added two minutes until West Ham are out of the Capital One League Cup unless they can score a goal!

120 mins+2  Full Time That’s it West Ham are out of the League Cup. To be fair Leicester deserved it!

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