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Antonio scored his 49th and 48th Premier League goals for Hammers
In a dominant win for West Ham over 10-man Leicester City at London Stadium, Michail Antonio was West Ham's top scorer in Premier League.
After breaking Paolo di Canio’s club record, Antonio lifted a cardboard cut of himself to celebrate his 48th top flight goal.
Four minutes later, the 31-year old added another to complete an impressive win for David Moyes.
This is the second win for the Hammers in a Premier League campaign.
Said Benrahma and Pablo Fornals scored West Ham's first goals, either side Ayoze Perez being dismissed for a stamp against goalscorer Fornals.
Youri Tielemans briefly gave hope to the visitors at 2-1, before Antonio's late double.
Antonio shines while Foxes get hammered
Michail Antonio scored three goals in Premier League games this season
Only Manchester City and Manchester United were able to score more away from home points than Leicester in the Premier League last year, while the Foxes were outplayed on their first road game in the new campaign.
Brendan Rodgers was mildly blunt when he stated that his team were "very light at the back" in his prematch interview. Jannik Vestergaard joined Wesley Fofana and James Justin on the sidelines, along with Jonny Evans, Ryan Bertrand and Nampalys Menedy.
On 26 minutes, West Ham broke through the Foxes' defense and scored Fornals' third goal in three league games.
After a quick one-two on Benrahma's left, the Spaniard continued his run into the box and swept past Kasper Schmeichel from 10 yards.
Leicester's night turned sour 15 minutes later, when Perez was sent to the stands for stamping on Fornals ankle while he tried to return the ball from a challenge with Aaron Cresswell.
Referee Michael Oliver issued the red card after allowing play to continue at first. He had consulted with VAR officials and viewed a replay. This is the Spaniard’s first red card in English football after his 274th match.
Caglar Soyuncu's defense was not sufficient to stop West Ham's second goal. The Turkey international's backpass was too sloppy and was intercepted in the end by Antonio. Antonio crossed for Benrahma, who fired past Schmeichel at 12 yards.
Antonio was level with Di Canio thanks to his strike at Newcastle in West Ham’s season opener. But it looked as though he would have had to wait for his moment, as he watched five of his chances go begging.
After defending Soyuncu's box from Declan Rice, Antonio turned his back and found the bottom corner.
He was not done yet. Antonio finished off an almost perfect evening with a flick of the ball over two Leicester defenders before beating them both on turn and stabbing past Schmeichel.
After losing out by two points on the top four last season, West Ham begin the new campaign with optimism and end the day at the top of the Premier League for only the second time.
Antonio Michail Antonio was the player of the match with an average score of 8.87 West Ham West Ham United West Ham United
Leicester Leicester City Leicester City West Ham United Avg squad number 9 Player Antonio Average ranking 8.87 Squad numbers 22 Player Benrahma Average ratings 8.23 Squad numbers 28 Player player name Soucek Player rating 7.87 Squad numbers 20 Player player name Bowen Average Rating 7.71 Squad Number 21 Player named Ricardo Pereira Player rating 4.69 Squad Number 21 Player number Ogbonna Player rating 7.44 Squad No. 29 Player number Ndidi Average rating 4.00 Squad no. 27 Player number Ndidi Player rating Ndidi Player rating Average rating of 4.75 Squad amount 9 Player Sync rating 3.75 Squad to 9 Player avier
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Live Text Line-ups West Ham Formation 4-2-3-1 1 Fabianski 5 Coufal 15 Dawson 21 Ogbonna 3 Cresswell 28 Soucek 41 Rice 20 Bowen 8 Fornals 22 Benrahma 9 Antonio 1 Fabianski
5 Coufal
15 Dawson
21 Ogbonna
3 Cresswell
28 Soucek
41 Rice
20 Bowen
8 Fornals
22 Benrahma substituted for Noble at the 88' minute mark
9 Antonio Substituted to Yarmolenko at the 89' minute Substitutes for 7 Yarmolenko
10 Lanzini
13 Areola
16 Noble
23 Diop
24 Fredericks
31 Johnson
54 Coventry
75 Baptiste Leicester Formation 4-2-3-1 1 Schmeichel 21 Ricardo Pereira 18 Amartey 4 Sync 33 Thomas 8 Tielemans 25 Ndidi 17 Prez 10 Maddison 7 Barnes 9 Vardy 1 Schmeichel
21 Ricardo Pereira Booked at 71mins
18 Amartey
4 Sync
33 Thomas
8 Tielemans
25 Ndidi
17 Prez Booked at 40mins
10 Maddison Substituted For Soumar at 81' Minutes
7 Barnes Substituted for Daka at 64' minutes
Substitute 9 Vardy for Iheanacho in 81' minutes Substitutes11 Albrighton
12 Ward
14 Iheanacho
20 Choudhury
22 Dewsbury Hall
26 Praet
27 Castagne
29 Daka
42 Soumar Referee Michael Oliver Match Stats, Live Text Post Update Match ends, West Ham United 4, Leicester City Full Time Second half ends, West Ham United 4. Leicester City Post update Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen gets caught offside after Vladimir Coufal attempts a through ball. Post update Craig Dawson (West Ham United), wins a free kick at the defensive end. Post update Foul by Patson Dka (Leicester City). Declan Rice (West Ham United), wins a free kick during the defensive half. Foul by Daniel Amartey, Leicester City. Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Michail Antonio. Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Mark Noble replaces Sad Benrahma. Post update Boubakary Soumar, Leicester City, wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update Foul by Tomas Soucek, West Ham United Goal! Goal! Goal! Right footed shot by Michail Antonio (West Ham United), from the middle of the box to bottom left corner. Vladimir Coufal assisted with a cross. Post update Foul by KelechiIheanacho (Leicester City). Post update Angelo Ogbonna, West Ham United, wins a free kick at the defensive half. Substitution Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumar will replace James Maddison. Substitution Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy. Goal! Goal! Goal! Right footed shot by Michail Antonio (West Ham United), from the middle of the box to bottom right corner. Declan Rice assisted with a cross. Post update Luke Thomas (Leicester City), wins a free kick at the defensive end. Post update Foul by Craig Dawson, West Ham United Post update Corner, West Ham United. Conceded to aglar Sync. Page 1 of 5 Rewind previous Navigate the next page Navigate the last page forward
