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Premier League | Gameweek 31
Apr 11, 2021 at 2.05pm UK
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3 - 2
Leicester

Lingard (29', 44'), Bowen (48')
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Pereira (33'), Fofana (45+2'), Ndidi (46')

West Ham United 3-2 Leicester City: Jesse Lingard nets brace in Hammers win

:Headline: West Ham United 3-2 Leicester City: Jesse Lingard nets brace in Hammers win:
Kelechi Iheanacho also grabbed a brace but the Foxes were defeated 3-2.
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Jesse Lingard continued his one-man crusade to get West Ham into the Champions League with two goals in a 3-2 win over Leicester.

The England midfielder took his goal tally to eight in nine appearances since joining on loan from Manchester United in January to help lift the Hammers back into the top four.

David Moyes' side held off a late Leicester fightback and are now just a point behind the third-placed Foxes, and still on course to gatecrash Europe's elite next season.

Jesse Lingard impressed with two goals as England manager Gareth Southgate looked on (John Walton/PA)

Leicester's cause was not helped by a reported Covid-19 breach by some of their players, with a spokesman saying: "Those involved have apologised for their poor judgement. Our response to the matter will be concluded internally."

James Maddison, Hamza Choudhury and Ayoze Perez were all left out for what could potentially end up being a pivotal clash for the European aspirations of both sides.

The first half an hour at the London Stadium would not exactly have had the European giants quaking in their boots, though.

But a moment of quality from the in-form Lingard, in front of England boss Gareth Southgate, put West Ham ahead.

Lingard's second goal made it eight in nine matches since joining the Hammers on loan (John Walton/PA)

Right-back Vladimir Coufal cut the ball back to the Lingard, who sent a precise volley past Kasper Schmeichel from the edge of the area.

Lingard struck again before half-time when the Leicester defence was caught out by a long ball from Issa Diop.

Jarrod Bowen stayed just onside as he raced towards goal, and as Schmeichel came out the winger squared for Lingard to tap into an empty net.

The Hammers were 3-0 up just three minutes into the second half after Arthur Masuaku robbed Kelechi Iheanacho and fed Lingard down the left.

Lingard cut the ball back to Tomas Soucek, who played it on to Bowen for a simple finish from eight yards.

Kelechi Iheanacho's late double could not prevent Leicester losing (John Walton/PA)

But West Ham have found 3-0 leads hard to hold onto in recent matches, having been pegged back to 3-3 by Arsenal and clung on for a 3-2 win at Wolves on Monday.

Diop thought he had made it four after 55 minutes but he was offside when he headed in Lingard's cross at the far post.

Instead the jitters threatened to set in again when Masuaku lost possession and Iheanacho lashed home.

Ricardo Pereira should have halved the deficit when he was played in by Youri Tielemans but Lukasz Fabianski thwarted the full-back.

Iheanacho did grab a second when he prodded in Marc Albrighton's cross at the start of six minutes of stoppage time.

Wesley Fofana then headed a last-gasp chance wide as West Ham held on to inflict only a second away defeat of the season on the Foxes, and strengthen their unlikely bid for a place at Europe's top table.

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5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
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