Summary

  • FT: Leicester 3-0 West Brom - Vardy opens scoring before Evans and Iheanacho on target

  • Foxes in third place, five points above fifth

  • Baggies are nine points adrift of safety

  • Get involved via #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

  1. 'Foxes are mentally strong'published at 19:10 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Crystal Palace striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It is a big game tonight. If there were a few more games left, I think West Brom could get out of this. Leicester have to take care of business tonight - people are asking will they fall away again? I don't think they will. I think they are strong mentally.

  2. Postpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The two managers share an off-camera fist bump with Big Sam congratulating Brendan on reaching the FA Cup final.

  3. You're supposed to be at home...published at 19:06 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    Jamie VardyImage source, Getty Images

    None of the nine Premier League meetings between Leicester and West Brom have been won by the home side (D2 L7) – only Bournemouth vs Watford has been played more in the competition without the home side ever winning (10 games).

  4. 'We have to be clinical'published at 19:06 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    West Bromwich Albion

    West Brom boss Sam Allardyce to BT Sport: "We have to be clinical when we get a chance. We have done that in the last two games.

    "We've had a rest from the last game, in my opinion it's sad that we've been made to now play Thursday-Sunday so we have had to plan with two games in mind.

    "Hopefully we get a win and then fight against Aston Villa.

    "It's not gone, that's the sad thing. These guys have been plotting for many years. The big boys are trying to get more of the pot."

  5. 'Business as usual'published at 19:03 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    Leicester City

    Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers to BT Sport: "We enjoyed the result and the performance at Wembley but tonight is business as usual.

    "I'm very concious that Ricardo is coming back from a long-term injury so he is not ready yet to play three games in a week. It's a chance to get James Maddison up to speed.

    "Thankfully the supporters' voices have been heard [on the Super League.] It was alarming but the fans' voices are everything. Hopefully it will now go away."

  6. Team news - Maddison startspublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 22 April 2021
    Breaking

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    Leicester City

    .Image source, BBC Sport

    Brendan Rodgers makes two changes to the Leicester side who booked their place in the FA Cup final on Sunday.

    James Maddison comes in for Ayoze Perez, while Luke Thomas replaces full-back Ricardo Pereira. He drops to the bench despite overcoming a minor calf problem.

    Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Fofana, Soyuncu, Evans, Tielemans, Maddison, Vardy, Iheanacho, Ndidi, Castagne, Thomas.

    Subs: Ward, Albrighton, Perez, Amartey, Under, Choudhury, Pereira, Mendy, Praet.

    .Image source, BBC Sport

    Sam Allardyce names the same West Brom side who beat Southampton last Monday.

    Ainsley Maitland-Niles is fit following an ankle injury and Kyle Bartley has recovered from a calf strain.

    West Brom XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Bartley, Robinson, Phillips, Pereira, Townsend, Diagne, O'Shea, Maitland-Niles, Yokuslu.

    Subs: Button, Robson-Kanu, Ajayi, Livermore, Diangana, Gallagher, Sawyers, Peltier, Grant.

  7. Three in a row?published at 18:54 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    West Bromwich Albion

    West BromImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Here's West Brom playing in 1982 - name the ground?

    Following victories against Chelsea (5-2) and Southampton (3-0), West Brom will be aiming to win three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since November 2012 (a run of four), while the Baggies last scored three or more goals in three consecutive top-flight matches back in September 1982.

  8. Lawro's prediction - no Leicester wobble against WBApublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    Mark Lawrenson
    BBC football expert

    Leicester v WBAImage source, BBC Sport

    So, Leicester are into the FA Cup final but have lost their past two Premier League games - will that wobble continue against West Brom, who have won their previous two matches but are deep in relegation trouble?

    No, not according to BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson or his guest predictor this week, Soccer AM legend Tubes.

    Both of them have gone for a 2-0 Foxes win tonight, with Tubes adding: "I think Leicester are going to seal the Baggies' fate."

  9. Postpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Both teams have arrived and scanned in at the King Power, which has been lashed by luscious Leicestershire sunshine all afternoon.

    The sprinklers are on hard now as the balls come out for the warm up. We'll have the team news for you shortly.

    West Brom arrive at LeicesterImage source, Getty Images
  10. Who gets into Europe?published at 18:44 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The top four teams in the Premier League will qualify for the Champions League group stage. Leaders Manchester City are assured of a Champions League spot.

    The fifth-placed Premier League team will qualify for the Europa League group stage, along with the FA Cup winners (Leicester or Chelsea) unless they have finished in the top five, in which case that Europa place reverts to the league.

    If Tottenham win the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, they will qualify for the play-off round of the new Europa Conference League, unless they have already qualified for Europe by virtue of their league position.

    If the latter happens - or if Manchester City (who are already in the Champions League) win the final - that Conference League place will revert to the league.

    No more than seven English teams can compete in Uefa competitions.

  11. Coming uppublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

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  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

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    Who's staying up? And who is taking those coveted top-four spots?

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  13. 'We want to be challenging'published at 18:39 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    Leicester City

    Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers: "It's been over 50 years since the club has been to the FA Cup final but when that comes we want to win it. You don't soften up, we want to be here, we want to be challenging.

    "We want to set our base camp towards the summit of this league so we can challenge and fight.

    "There will be other teams who are always favourites but we are in it to fight to win it."

  14. Not again...published at 18:38 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    Leicester City

    Leicester table

    Last year Leicester rather threw away a Champions League place and it's all got very tight up there again. Just three points cover third-seventh so the Foxes can ill afford a slip up this evening.

  15. 'Wow! They're having a go those lads'published at 18:35 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    West Bromwich Albion

    West Brom boss Sam Allardyce: "We are reliant on teams above us losing games. But win this one and we stay in touch with the teams above us.

    "We can only concentrate on the way we've played recently and maintain that standard.

    "If we do that it will make everyone have a little look at us and say: 'Wow! They're having a go those lads'. We want to have a go right to the very end."

  16. Postpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    West Bromwich Albion

    West Brom tableImage source, BBC Sport

    They've been written off more times than a Sunday night sitcom but West Brom are still hanging on in there.

    Win tonight and it could get twitchy again for Burnley, Brighton and Bruce...

  17. Chasing dreamspublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Leicester v West Brom (20:00 BST)

    Sam AllardyceImage source, Reuters

    What a week it's been in the footballing world.

    But tonight we're not even going to mention you-know-what. There are no more words to say about all that just now - it's back to the Premier League for us and a big game at both ends.

    Champions League near at one end, Championship fears at the other...

    Brendan RodgersImage source, PA Media