Football: Leicester beat West Ham 2-0 after Maddison injury scare – Gulf Digital News

Football: Leicester beat West Ham 2-0 after Maddison injury scare – Gulf Digital News

Leicester City beat West Ham United 2-0 with goals from James Maddison and Harvey Barnes on Saturday to complete a hat-trick of away wins in the Premier League, though Maddison gave England fans a brief scare when he went off for treatment.

Leicester, who lost their first five away games this season, needed just eight minutes to take the lead when a counter-attacking move finished with an unmarked Maddison firing his shot into the roof of the net at the far post.

Leicester's joy quickly turned to England's concern as Maddison -- who made the World Cup squad two days ago -- went down clutching his leg and was immediately substituted, with the 25-year-old walking straight down the tunnel for treatment.

But Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers allayed any fears that the midfielder could miss the tournament in Qatar that kicks off on Nov. 20, with England set to play Iran in their group opener a day later.

"He's fine. It was just precautionary, a little soreness on the side of the knee. He hasn't trained a lot this week. He's okay," Rodgers said.

The result moved Leicester up to 12th in the standings going into the mid-season break while West Ham fell to 16th place,