David Moyes got a point from his first home match as West Ham manager thanks to a goal by Cheickou Kouyaté just before half-time
It wasn’t much of a spectacle but David Moyes can be satisfied with the way his team recovered from a dreadful start. This was disciplined and spirited performance, if not one with much quality. Given their circumstances, it’s an acceptable home start for Moyes. A smattering of applause at the final whistle suggests at least some of the locals agree.
90+5 min: Slimani hardly penalised for a challenge on Kouyate near half-way. West Ham send everyone into the box in anticipation of the freekick. When it comes, Schmeichel runs off his line and punches it away.
West Ham substitution: Sakho on, Masuaku off.
Leicester substitution: Slimani on, Gray off.
90+2 min: Lanzini sends a corner over to the far post. An almighty goulmouth scramble ensues. Ayew essays an overhead kick from nine yards. It’s a good effort ... but it flies a couple of yards over.
90 min: Carroll flicks on a throw-in ... and suddenly Masuaku is running down the left wing and into the box! He looks up to see who is available for a cross ... and apparently that’s enough to distract him, as he allows the ball to dribble out of play. That was a dismal little episode.
88 min: Good work down the right by Simpson and Albrighton yields a corner. Gray sends over an out-swinger. It’s cleared back to him so he crosses again. This time it’s cleared to about 30 yards out, where Ndidi retrieves it and tries to smash the ball towards goal. He botches the shot.
86 min: It’s cagey.
83 min: Superb cross from the right by Albrighton. Reid and Carroll join forces to ensure Vardy can’t get on the end of it.
82 min: Masuaku runs into trouble just outside his own box and is relieved that the upshot is only a corner to Leicester. Carroll heads Gray’s delivery away.
81 min: Leicester spend an encouraging couple of minutes in the Hammers’ half, probing tidily. But West Ham hold firm and there’s no hint of an opening. for the visitors
79 min: Ayew and Grray both booked, the former a foul and the latter for pushing him in retaliation.
78 min: Snappy interplay between Ayew and Lanzini. Then Ayew flops to the ground at the edge of the area under a challenge by Maguire. The ref waves play on, which is understandable because it wasn’t clear whether Maguire made any contact.
74 min: Fuchs launches a long freekick into the West Ham box. Hart bounds into a forest of bodies and punches awkwardly clear and, in the process, clatters into Kouyate. The Senegalese will require treatment.
73 min: This match has sunk into a stalemate. But you feel a win is there for the taking by whichever side can muster a moment of incision.
Leicester substitution: Chilwell on, Mahrez off. The Algerian trudges away with his head down. He can’t complain, though, because he’s been wasteful today.
West Ham substitution: Ayew on, Arnautovic off. The Austrian departs to a standing ovation, recognition for a dynamic performance.
66 min: Reid is receiving attention to his ankle after a strong but fair challenge by Ndidi.
64 min: Lanzini cross from the right. Arnautovic nips in front of Morgan but heads over from 10 yards.
61 min: There will be a break in play as Arnautovic requires treatment He does not look to be in the kind of hell that he plunged into last week at Watford when his finger sustained a nasty bruise. This time the problem seems to be with his knee, and he’s determined to play on, the trooper.
60 min: Useless cross by Albrighton after nimble work by Ibonna and Gray.
58 min: There’s an outbreak of unfamiliar buoyancy at the London Stadium, as West Ham start bouncing up and down and cheering in an effort to transmit good vibes to their team. You can always rely on David Moyes to bring a feelgood factor wherever he goes.
57 min: Good play by Arnautovic, strongly winning the ball back and setting up Masuaka, who skedaddles down the left and lashes in a low cross. He darn near catches out Schmeichel at the near post, too. But the keeper gathers the ball awkwardly.
55 min: Leicester have set the pace so far in this half. West Ham have not been able to build on the momentum of scoring right at the end of the first.
52 min: Iborra has a crack from 25 yards. But he slices it way wide.
49 min: Zabaleta and Arnautovic combine well down the right to earn a corner. Lanzini takes. Morgan heads clear.
47 min: Mahrez forages for an opening down the right, then wins a freekick after being pushed over by Obiang. A chance for Leicester to send a cross into the box. But Mahrez’s delivery is wretched.
46 min: No personnel change to tell you about, so I’ll just give you a prediction: Leicester to win 2-1 thanks to a comical own goal, possibly by Ogbonna.
West Ham seemed hopelessly adrift for a while after conceding a sloppy early goal, but they gradually played their way back into the game and, all told, deserved to equalise just before the break. With Leicester remaining dangerous on the counter, this game could go either way.
The Senegalese nods the ball into the net from close range after a vicious corner by Lanzini. Vardy’s attempt to cut out the incoming ball was pretty feeble.
44 min: Mahrez’s passing has been erratic so far. He’s sabotaged another promising counter-attack with a shoddy ball.
42 min: Iborra spanks a lovely pass from mid-way inside the West Ham half over to Vardy, again free on the left-hand side of the home box. The striker takes the ball down well and then tries to curl it around the last defender and into the far corner. But it goes a couple of yards wide.
40 min: With a combination of power and skill Arnautovic eludes Maguire down the right and then hangs up an inviting cross to the back post. Carroll lopes towards it ... but Simpson nods it behind for a corner.
