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West Ham continued their remarkable season twist with an unexpected but well-deserved 3-0 win at Leicester.
Michail Antonio, Pablo Fornals and Jarrod Bowen found the net with superb goals and the margin could have been even greater if Declan Rice had not seen a shot come back from the bar.
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Antonio opened the scoring by scoring in his fifth straight away game for the Hammers, equaling Mike Small’s club record with an industry-typifying goal that terrified Leicester’s defenders throughout.
He won a free kick down the right wing and immediately hit a left-foot cross to Aaron Cresswell, who approached the edge of the penalty area before sending a cross to the back post that Antonio headed back through Schmeichel and into the net. .
The left back was involved again for the second when his 50-yard punt was brought down by Pablo Fornals, who controlled beautifully, and without any Leicester defender chasing him, he slid the ball home for a second.
The third came at halftime with Rice under pressure calmly finding Fornals just inside his own half and the reborn Spaniard played a perfectly timed ball behind the defense that Bowen ran coldly past Schmeichel.
The result lifts West Ham into the top half of the division and, following the Wolves 4-0 demolition last Sunday, things suddenly look much brighter for East Londoners.
West Ham’s Pablo Fornals celebrates with teammate Jarrod Bowen
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Talking point: it’s not too late for England to call Antonio
Michail Antonio has the wrong profile because Gareth Southgate’s team is over thirty years old, but he should have a chance before the Euro.
The West Ham striker has been called up to the England squad a couple of times, under Sam Allardyce and Southgate, but failed to get onto the field.
Now, in the best shape of his career, this should be fixed. With his skill, desire to run after defenders, and strength in the air, he offers something that no other phalanx of skilled ballplayers available to face Harry Kane does.
In games where opportunities are rare, international left backs would rather be able to see the ball being played in front of them, rather than having to approach the West Ham striker or keep up with the balls played for him. chase.
Man of the match – Michail Antonio
What else can I say about him? There are indeed others who can share this award. Angelo Ogbonna was a rock at the back and shut down Jamie Vardy in a mostly one-on-one matchup.
Jarrod Bowen seems to be improving with every game and is a threat every time he gets the ball in the final third. Full-backs Vladimir Coufal and Cresswell were also excellent.
But without Antonio’s industry, leaving at least one Leicester defender in his wake every time the ball was played forward, West Ham could not have posed the threat that they did.
Player Ratings
Leicester: Schmeichel 5. Amartey 5, Evans 6, Soyuncu 5, Castagne 5, Tielemens 5, Mendy 6, Justin 5, Perez 5, Vardy 5, Barnes 7. Subs: Under 5, Iheancho 7, Choudhury 6.
West Ham: Fabianski 6, Coufal 8, Balbuena 7, Ogbonna 8, Cresswell 8, Soucek 6, Rice 7, Bowen 8, Fornals 8, Masuaku 6, Antonio 9 * Subs: Haller 6. Noble 6.
Key moments
13 ‘- GOAL! Magnificent of Antonio. He was fouled on the right flank, then quickly hit a cross ball to Cresswell, who moved forward before launching to the back post where Antonio nodded through Schmeichel and into the net.
35 ‘- GOAL! Fornals scores another for West Ham. We will have to verify the VAR on that one. Just a downfield punt from Cresswell that no Leicester defender chased.
No problem with VAR, just terrible Leicester defense. Fornals dropped the ball wonderfully.
73 ‘- So close! Rice ran 50 yards with the ball into the Leicester penalty area and then launched a left foot shot under the bar.
83 & # 39; GOAL! Fornals put Bowen behind Leicester’s defense excellently, but Bowen calmly waited for Schmeichel to commit before slipping the ball past him.
90 + 3 ‘GOAL! And a superb Harvey Barnes who traded passes with Iheanacho and Vardy on the edge of the box before passing Fabianski.
NO GOAL! VAR has ruled out Vardy’s offside goal. Killjoy.
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