West Ham Vs Leicester 4-1: The Hammers First Time To Top In The Premier League Era

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JAKARTA - West Ham United for the first time closed a week of matches by topping the Premier League table since the Premier League era began in 1992/93.

This happened after David Moyes' team won 4-1 at home to Leicester City in the closing match of the second week in London, Monday local time.

Previously, the highest position West Ham had ever felt in the Premier League era was only second when they finished the opening weekend of the 2005/06 season.

we. Missed. this. pic.twitter.com/3TzTleJUSM

— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 23, 2021

Then in the second week of the 2006/07 season, West Ham had topped the standings on August 22, 2006, unfortunately it only lasted less than 24 hours before being overtaken by Portsmouth and Manchester United.

In the match against Leicester, West Ham had the advantage of having faced only 10 players since the 40th minute as Ayoze Perez became the recipient of the first red card in the Premier League this season.

The match was also marked by the ordination of Michail Antonio as West Ham's all-time top scorer in the Premier League. Antonio scored an additional two goals to take him to 49 Premier League goals, surpassing Paolo Di Canio's 47.

West Ham have six points, which Chelsea, Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur also have.

Based on goal difference, they are also on par with Chelsea and Liverpool who both have a five-goal surplus record.

However, West Ham deserves to be at the top for being the most productive team of the three with a collection of eight goals compared to five scored by Chelsea and Liverpool.

Top of the League.#WHULEI pic.twitter.com/wUo9EKSsjv

— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 23, 2021

Here are the complete results of the second week of the Premier League (the host is named first, in WIB):

Saturday (21/8) night to Sunday (22/8) early morning

Liverpool 2 - Burnley 0 (Diogo Jota 18', Sadio Mane 69')

Leeds United 2 - Everton 2 (Mateusz Klich 41', Raphinha 72'; Dominic Calvert-Lewin p-30', Demarai Gray 50')

Manchester City 5 - Norwich City 0 (Tim Krul bd-7', Jack Grealish 22', Aymeric Laporte 64', Raheem Sterling 64', Riyad Mahrez 84')

Aston Villa 2 - Newcastle United 0 (Danny Ings 45+3', Anwar El Ghazi p-62')

Crystal Palace 0 - Brentford 0Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - Watford 0 (Shane Duffy 10', Neal Maupay 41')

Sunday (22/8) night to Monday (23/8) in the morning

Southampton 1 - Manchester United 1 (Fred bd-30'; Mason Greenwood 52')

Wolverhampton 0 - Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Bamidele Alli p-9')

Arsenal 0 - Chelsea 2 (Romelu Lukaku 15', Reece James 35')

Tuesday (24/8) early morning​​​​​​​West Ham United 4 - Leicester City 1 (Pablo Fornals 26', Said Benrahma 56', Michail Antonio 80', 84'; Youri Tielemans 69')