After a fan of Leicester City was knocked out in a post-game scuffle on Sunday evening, West Ham fans began to chant insults towards the team with the video viral
Abdoulaye Doucoure, an Everton midfielder, scored the only goal of the game against Bournemouth to secure a 1-0 victory, eliminating Leicester from the Premier League despite the Foxes snapping a five-game losing streak.
Fan knocked out during West Ham vs Leicester City fight, video goes viral
The Hammers supporters had the opportunity to boo their opponents all game long after Harvey Barnes and Wout Faes gave the Foxes a 2-0 lead before Pablo Fornals cut the deficit in half. West Ham supporters used the occasion to make fun of their rivals. When word of Everton’s victory reached the King Power Stadium, they chanted repeatedly from a packed away end.
Say hello to Millwall, cheerio and ‘We’re Going to Prague, You’re Going Down’, sang West Ham supporters as Leicester supporters filed out of the stadium. The latter slogan alluded to the impending Europa Conference League Final between the Hammers and Fiorentina, which will take place in Prague next month.
West Ham fans’ reaction to Leicester scoring their second yesterday… 🤣👏 pic.twitter.com/qdrwzlk2tB
— Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) May 29, 2023
“Say hello to Millwall” sing the West Ham fans to Leicester today…
— Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) May 28, 2023
After being demoted from the Premier League, a number of angry Leicester supporters were seen fighting in the stands. West Ham and Leicester supporters continued to argue outside the stadium, and one of them was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head.
Leicester & West Ham clashing outside the Leicester stadium after the match yesterday 😨 pic.twitter.com/1i6hBf9bj0
— 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 (@thecasualultra) May 29, 2023
28.05.2023 England🏴 Leicester vs West Ham. ~10x~10 in for Leicester win. 1 West Ham KO pic.twitter.com/TvTmhDbLNJ
— Gruppaof (@gruppaof_hools) May 28, 2023
Leicester’s chairman promises, “We’ll be back.”
As the previous champion came to grips with its relegation, Leicester’s chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha vowed to lead his club back into the Premier League. After Everton defeated Bournemouth 1-0 on Sunday, Leicester’s 2-1 victory over West Ham was rendered meaningless, and the Foxes were relegated to the second division.
After Blackburn, it is the second former Premier League champion to be dropped from the top division. As Leicester prepares for its first season in the Championship since 2014, their fairytale championship victory seven years ago feels like a distant memory.
Srivaddhanaprabha asserted that irate supporters had sent him disrespectful letters urging him to sell the club, calling for a dramatic fall from grace. However, the Thai businessman said he would keep the job and vowed to steer Leicester in the right direction come next season.