Craig Dawson Strike Secures Late Point For West Ham At Leicester

Craig Dawson Strike Secures Late Point For West Ham At Leicester. Craig Dawson’s injury-time header gave West Ham United a vital point in the race for fourth place, just as Leicester City appeared to be putting their recent problems underneath them.

After an FA Cup fourth-round hammering at Nottingham Forest and a defeat at Liverpool, the first meaningful questions about manager Brendan Rodgers were raised.

Jarrod Bowen’s 10th-minute strike punished the Foxes for a sluggish start. But they were given a glimmer of hope just before halftime when Aaron Cresswell handled James Maddison’s corner carelessly, with Youri Tielemans converting the penalty.

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Leicester was energised and rewarded for their progress after 57 minutes when Ricardo Pereira headed home a Harvey Barnes cross.

West Ham, who were missing hotly debated defender Kurt Zouma after he became ill during the warm-up, had lost their minds but were able to salvage a point that retains them a spot ahead of Manchester United in fourth place. Dawson rose to meet Bowen’s corner and score with a curving header.