Michail Antonio: Striker breaks scoring record as West Ham crush 10-man Leicester

Michail Antonio became West Ham’s record Premier League goalscorer as West Ham extended their perfect start to the season with a 4-1 win against 10-man Leicester on Monday. Leicester had Ayoze Perez sent off for a dangerous stamp on Pablo Fornals just before halftime.

David Moyes’ Hammers took the lead through Fornals’ first half goal at the London Stadium and Antonio grabbed a historic brace on the night.

Said Benrahma bagged West Ham’s second after the break before Youri Tielemans got one back for Leicester.

Antonio, 31, went into the game tied with Paolo Di Canio on a joint-record of 47 goals for West Ham in the Premier League era.

He then overtook Di Canio to take over the record with two second-half goals as West Ham followed up last weekend’s 4-2 win at Newcastle with another four-goal blitz.

Despite a quiet summer in the transfer market, West Ham sit top of the table and look capable of emulating last season’s sixth place finish.

The Hammers have won their opening two fixtures of a Premier League campaign for only the second time.

“It’s a super night for us. The team played really well. The sending-off changes the game a little bit we did a lot of good things,” Moyes said.

“I’ve challenged the players to find that extra few points that could have been enough to get us in the Champions League.

“I could be asking far too much but what else am I going to do? Stand here and say we want to avoid relegation!”

West Ham, the only team to beat Leicester twice in the league last season, have maintained that hold over Brendan Rodgers’ men as the FA Cup holders slumped to their first defeat of the new campaign.

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