Gareth Southgate James Maddison Harvey Barnes Tomas Soucek London Stadium Lucas Paquetá Kurt Zouma Jarrod Bowen Craig Dawson Danny Ward Afc Bournemouth Leicester Premier League soccer Sport Gareth Southgate James Maddison Harvey Barnes Tomas Soucek London Stadium Lucas Paquetá Kurt Zouma Jarrod Bowen Craig Dawson Danny Ward Afc Bournemouth Leicester

EPL wrap: Foxes beat Hammers away, Cherries top Toffees

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James Maddison limped off during Leicester’s 2-0 win at West Ham, putting doubt over his World Cup participation, but his smiling appearance on the bench in the second half suggested the England attacker will be OK.The midfielder, called into Gareth Southgate’s England squad on Thursday, went down holding his leg in the 23rd minute at the London Stadium.After receiving treatment on the pitch the midfielder, who had opened the scoring with his seventh goal of the season, gingerly left the field.With England’s first match just nine days away, even a relatively minor injury could mean Maddison missing out in Qatar.It would be a cruel blow for a player whose exceptional form this season prompted Southgate to call him up after three years in the international wilderness.Just 15 minutes earlier Maddison had illustrated exactly why Southgate turned to him.His clever flick started the move in midfield, and when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s low cross was helped on by Patson Daka, the 25-year-arrived at the far post to sweep the ball home.The injury overshadowed another fine win for Leicester with winger Harvey Barnes, himself once capped for England in 2020, wrapping it up late in the second half.West Ham also suffered an injury blow in the first half when defender Kurt Zouma, who hurt himself in the warm-up, hobbled off.Yet the hosts, in desperate need of a win after a miserable run of results, perked up after Maddison’s departure and Said Benrahma and Lucas Paqueta forced fine saves from Danny Ward.Tomas Soucek had the ball in the net but Jarrod Bowen was offside in the build-up.Shortly before half-time Leicester were awarded a penalty after VAR correctly ruled that Craig Dawson had fouled Daka in the area.Youri Tielemans stepped up

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