David Moyes has played down Jesse Lingard's injury as being nothing more than cramp. Lingard was forced off late on in West Ham's 3-2 defeat by Newcastle, just seven minutes after he scored a penalty.
The Manchester United loanee was replaced by Manuel Lanzini amid fears Lingard had suffered an injury. But Moyes is confident the winger was merely suffering from a bad bout of cramp and that he'll be back in contention against Chelsea next week. "I think it was just cramp, I don't think it was anything serious," Moyes said after the final whistle.
Lingard has been West Ham's standout player since temporarily signing for the club in the January transfer window. The 28-year-old has netted nine in 10 Premier League matches for West Ham,
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