Premier League: West Ham secure 2-0 victory over Leicester, pushing Foxes closer to Championship return | Football News

West Ham United’s Tomas Soucek celebrates scoring throughout English Premier League match in opposition to Leicester City. (AP Photo)

Leicester’s dire state of affairs worsened as they edged closer to Championship relegation following a 2-0 defeat by West Ham on Thursday.
The Hammers secured their place, rising to fifteenth place and establishing a 16-point cushion above the relegation zone, with objectives from Tomas Soucek and an unlucky Jannik Vestergaard personal objective.
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The Foxes’ decline has been stark since their victory within the reverse fixture throughout Ruud van Nistelrooy’s debut match in December, with the Dutch supervisor recording only one draw amidst 11 losses in 13 Premier League matches.
West Ham, energised by their surprising 1-0 triumph at Arsenal on Saturday, continued their spectacular type. Graham Potter‘s squad demonstrated their superiority all through the match.

The scoring started when Soucek capitalised on a rebound after Leicester keeper Mads Hermansen blocked Mohammed Kudus’ close-range try on the 21-minute mark.
Just earlier than the interval, poor defensive organisation from Leicester allowed Jarrod Bowen to strike, along with his shot taking a decisive deflection off Vestergaard previous Hermansen.
After the break, Evan Ferguson squandered a chance to internet his maiden West Ham objective when Wout Faes blocked his try.
Nevertheless, the hosts had secured sufficient benefit to obtain consecutive Premier League victories for the primary time since March 2023.
The defeat leaves Leicester languishing in nineteenth place, 5 factors from security, with their return to the second division showing more and more probably.