West Ham United drew 1-1 away at Leicester City on Saturday evening.
West Ham United were caught out late on against Leicester City on Saturday evening as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium.
The Hammers were looking to hit back following a 1-0 home defeat to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, and impressed in the early stages against the Foxes.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side grabbed the lead when Fabian Balbuena reacted quickest to his own header, with the Paraguayan turning the ball home from close range after 30 minutes.
The Hammers were rocked just eight minutes later though, as Mark Noble was given a straight red card for a foul on Leicester midfielder Wilfried Ndidi.
West Ham scrapped and battled with ten men for almost an hour, and were left deflated in the 89th minute as Ndidi struck the equaliser, with his long-range strike taking a deflection on its way past Lukasz Fabianski.
Pellegrini will be gutted with the late equaliser, and is now left with problems in midfield as Noble is suspended whilst Carlos Sanchez and Jack Wilshere are both out injured.
That meant winger Robert Snodgrass dropped to play in midfield alongside Declan Rice, and certainly impressed as he worked tirelessly with another strong performance.
Snodgrass was praised against the defeat to Tottenham, and now more West Ham fans are praising the Scot, admitting that he has been changing their opinion of him since returning from his loan at Aston Villa.
Some called him ‘unreal’ and ‘absolutely awesome’, with fans marvelling at how he has transformed into an important player this season, with one fan admitting he would rather have Snodgrass in the team than club-record signing Felipe Anderson.
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