Leicester City are top of the Premier League table after goals from Shinji Okazaki and Riyad Mahrez saw them edge West Ham United 2-1.
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Schlupp impressive as Leicester City go top after West Ham win
Shinji Okazaki fires Leicester City into the lead in the 27th minute
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Leicester City marked Jeffrey Schlupp's 100th Premier League game with a win.
Leicester came into the match having lost all six Premier League games in London last season but were a different proposition after their opening victory against Sunderland and they have now won nine of their last eleven Premier League matches.
Shinji Okazaki put the Foxes ahead, heading home the loose ball after goalkeeper Adrian blocked his volley.
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Riyad Mahrez made it 2-0 before half-time with a powerful finish for his third goal of the season.
West Ham improved after the break and Dimitri Payet pulled a goal back, but Kasper Schmeichel denied Diafra Sakho as they searched for an equaliser.
Schmeichel had escaped punishment for colliding with Sakho inside the area before half-time but his opposite number Adrian was not so lucky late in the game.
The Hammers keeper was sent off for a challenge on Jamie Vardy after he went up for a corner in stoppage time.
The result means that Leicester jump above Manchester United by just one goal on goal difference at the top of the table.
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