Kurt Zouma pulls out of West Ham's Premier League game at Leicester City with illness in warm-up
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Updated 13/02/2022 at 23:11 GMT
Kurt Zouma has pulled out of West Ham's Premier League game at Leicester City with illness. The France defender has been under the spotlight of late after footage appeared online of him kicking his pet cat. Boss David Moyes had stood by the 27-year-old despite the incident. Zouma was reported to be experiencing problems with his vision in the warm-up, leading to his withdrawal.
"He was sick in the night" - Moyes explains why Zouma pulled out of Leicester draw
Kurt Zouma has been removed from the starting lineup for West Ham's Premier League fixture with Leicester City after feeling unwell in the warm-up.
Zouma has been under intense scrutiny in recent days after footage emerged of him kicking his pet cat.
Hammers boss David Moyes had stood by his defender, keeping in his XI for the win over Watford on Tuesday, and initially for the trip to the King Power Stadium.
But after pulling up during his side's warm-up, Zouma conversed with medical staff before heading down the tunnel. The BBC reported that the 27-year-old had problems with his vision and had been sick earlier in the day.
In his pre-match press conference prior to the encounter with the Foxes, Moyes had said: "We all make mistakes in life.
"The boy is incredibly remorseful. He's incredibly upset at what he did - he did a terrible thing.
"But if it's the case that there's no forgiveness then...we've all made mistakes and we'll all continue to make mistakes in life.
"We have to give people opportunities. He said he got it wrong, made a big mistake, so I'm hoping people will see it in a different way and see it with forgiveness."
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