West Ham bubbling along

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 London Stadium yesterday. Antonio’s first 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 cutout of himself. Antonio had time to add a second goal, stretching to prod home a finish in the 84th minute. It wrapped up West Ham’s second straight victory to open the season and put them on top of the table, ahead of Chelsea and Liverpool on goals scored and Tottenham and Brighton on goal difference.