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Slaven Bilic confirms West Ham injury blow ahead of Leicester clash
WEST HAM manager Slaven Bilic has confirmed his captain Mark Noble will miss tomorrow's visit of champions Leicester (3pm).
Slaven Bilic confirms Mark Noble injury
Noble was playing through the pain of a leg injury he suffered against Chelsea earlier this month and aggravated the problem during last weekend's 3-2 league defeat at Bournemouth.
The 29-year-old has featured in all but two of West Ham's Premier League games this season, scoring three goals to help the Hammers to 11th in the table.
Mark Noble will miss Leicester clash
But Bilic said ahead of Leicester's visit: "A man can take only what he can take, basically. I spoke about that with him.
"[Noble] is not available for Saturday and after that we have an international break.
"I left it to him, his decision whether to go somewhere for a week and come back as strong as he was. I have no worries about Mark."
The Hammers are without a win in their last four Premier League outings and face a Leicester side full of confidence at the London Stadium.
The Foxes have won their three games under the guidance of Craig Shakespeare, including a 2-0 win over Sevilla to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.