Leicester vs West Ham: Payet and Carroll key to Foxes clash

Can Wes Morgan and Robert Huth see off the Hammers' battering ram, as midfield marvels Payet and Mahrez go into battle?

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Andy Carroll of West Ham celebrates scoring his team's second goal against Arsenal
(Image credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images)

At the start of the season, few people would have expected this weekend's meeting between West Ham and Leicester to have much significance at the top of the table.

Indeed, the aim for both clubs in August appeared to be maintaining their Premier League status.

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