West Ham defeats Leicester and moves up to 15th in the premier league
Bowen and Soucek found the net in the first half to secure a second successive win for Graham Potter’s side
SECOND WIN IN A ROW
West Ham beat Leicester 2-0 on Thursday in the 27th round of the Premier League . Still without Lucas Paquetá, who is recovering from an ankle injury, Graham Potter’s team took the victory with goals from Soucek and Bowen in the first half. West Ham climbed one position with the result and reached 15th, with 33 points. Leicester remains in 19th place, second from last, with 17 points.
IN RECOVERY
Lucas Paquetá was not included in the squad for Thursday’s clash. The Brazilian midfielder remains in the medical department to treat an ankle injury he suffered during a West Ham training session on February 18. He also did not play in the team’s victory over Arsenal last Saturday and could be out for up to three weeks.
HOW WAS THE GAME?
West Ham were superior throughout the match and took control of the match in the first 45 minutes. In the 20th minute, the defense poorly cleared a ball, and Vestergaard took advantage of the rebound to cross into the box. De Cordova-Reid shot at the goalkeeper from close range, who gave the rebound to Soucek to score . In the final stretch of the half, in the 42nd minute, West Ham took a corner from the left straight into the box. Vardy tried to head the ball away from the byline and ended up giving it away for free to Bowen, who pulled it back to the middle and hit a cross.
