The scarf sellers here at the King Power Stadium did not miss a trick, posting up near the away entrance having ordered in some extra stock from the Europa Conference League final collection.
Shrewd business sense had clearly told them that West Ham thoughts and focus have been on Prague and next month’s showpiece against Fiorentina ever since the semi-final win over AZ Alkmaar a week-and-a-half ago. On the final day of this marathon Premier League season it showed, as the Hammers were beaten 2-1 by a Leicester side playing with the contrasting incentive of avoiding relegation, though Everton’s victory at home to Bournemouth rendered the result here irrelevant, a club that won this division only seven years ago on their way out of it anyway.
