Former Premier League forwards Chris Sutton and Paul Merson have agreed in their score predictions ahead of West Ham United’s trip to Leicester City on Sunday.
The Hammers head to the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon in the final match of their 22/23 Premier League campaign, sat 14th and already safe of relegation, but knowing that if they win, should other results go their way, they can finish as high as 12th this term - above London rivals Chelsea.
Meanwhile, Leicester go into the game knowing that to avoid relegation they have to win and hope that Everton, currently sat 18th in the table heading into the final weekend of the campaign, either lose or draw in their clash against Bournemouth.
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With Leicester fighting for their lives, former Premier League winning striker and ex-Chelsea and Celtic forward Sutton has tipped the Foxes to win, predicting a 2-1 scoreline.
"From my last month of predictions, it feels like I have only got about one right - there have been so many strange results," Sutton told BBC Sport. "Take Newcastle's 0-0 draw against Leicester on Monday for example. We know how bad the Foxes are defensively and I would have bet my house on Newcastle scoring.
"The amazing thing about Leicester and Leeds is that they both score lots of goals, more than anyone else in the bottom half of the table. Leicester have scored 49, which is as many as Aston Villa, who are seventh.
"But both of them are so poor defensively, which is why they are down there.
"Leicester gambled that they could draw at Newcastle, win this game and stay up. I think the first two parts will go according to plan, but sadly the last bit is out of their hands and victory here might not be enough to save them.
"West Ham may rotate a few players with the Europa Conference League final in mind, but their away form has been poor anyway. They went from the end of August to the start of April without managing a single league success on the road."
Like Sutton, former Arsenal forward Merson has also predicted a Leicester win against the Hammers.
Forecasting a 3-1 scoreline, Merson added that he thinks some players in the Leicester team are simply too good to get relegated.
"I really fancy Leicester City to win this one, but they need to take an early lead against West Ham to put pressure on the likes of Everton and Leeds United," Merson told Sportskeeda . "On the final matchday of last season, Manchester City were 2-0 down against Villa with 15 minutes left on the clock. Liverpool could have put more pressure on the Cityzens if they had scored a goal against Wolves in that period, but they didn't manage to do so, allowing Manchester City to stage a stunning fightback and win the title.
"It might not seem like much, but the smallest of margins could decide everything in the Premier League. I think Leicester will win and stay up but if they don't, the likes of James Maddison, Youri Tielemans and Harvey Barnes will leave as they are too good to be playing in the Championship."
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