- Pablo Fornals - 26'
- Saïd Benrahma - 56'
- Michail Antonio - 80', 84'
- Youri Tielemans - 69'
- Ayoze Pérez - 40'
Record-breaker Antonio leads West Ham to 2nd straight win
LONDON -- — Michail Antonio’s record goal for West Ham was sealed with a kiss.
The fun-loving striker became the London club’s all-time leading scorer in the Premier League era, moving onto 49 goals by netting twice in a 4-1 win over 10-man Leicester at the Olympic Stadium on Monday.
Antonio’s first — a close-range shot on the turn to make it 3-1 in the 80th — moved him past Paolo Di Canio’s previous record mark of 47 and he celebrated by running to the sideline and raising aloft a cardboard cut-out of himself.
Spinning around to cheers from a packed crowd, Antonio — whose goal celebrations often provide amusement — finished his little act by planting a kiss on himself before tossing the cut-out to the ground.
Antonio still had time to add a second goal, stretching to prod home a finish in the 84th after controlling a right-wing cross, to wrap up West Ham’s second straight victory to open the season.
The team is one of five to be on a maximum six points after two rounds and is in first place on goals scored.
Said Benrahma had earlier set up Pablo Fornals before scoring himself to put West Ham 2-0 ahead, repeating his goal and assist from last weekend’s 4-2 win at Newcastle.
Youri Tielemans pulled a goal back in the 69th minute for Leicester, which lost attacking midfielder Ayoze Perez to a straight red card in the 40th for a lunge at the ankle of Fornals. No foul was given initially, but referee Michael Oliver changed his mind after reviewing the incident on a pitchside monitor.
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English Premier League Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
Brentford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Fulham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |