West Ham forward Michail Antonio has started the season in a brilliant state: he has three goals and two assists in the first two days of the Premier League and leads the ranking of top scorers in European football. with the same record as Bayo, Bruno Fernades, Ángel Correa, Vinicius, Pedro Gonçalves, Erik Lamela, Toni Martínez and Payet.
English of Jamaican origin, who faces his seventh season with the hammers, is already part of the West Ham’s top 10 all-time scorers with a total of 49 goals across all competitions. He advanced to Paolo Di Canio (47) with a double against Leicester City.
48 – Michail Antonio has become West Ham’s outright top scorer in the @PremierLeague, courtesy of his 48 goals, one more than Paulo Di Canio (47). Iron. pic.twitter.com/saxdhw4843
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 23, 2021
The former Nottingham Forest player has become West Ham’s great offensive reference in recent seasons: in the past year it reached double digits (10) to qualify for the Europa League. Those of David Moyes return to the second maximum continental competition after failing to overcome the play-offs in the 2016/17 season.
A historic scorer
Antonio has established himself as one of the most effective forwards with the West Ham jersey. After beating Paolo Di Canio last weekend, the next goal is to hunt down Malcolm Musgrove, who occupies eighth place with 59 goals in 172 games..
The rest of the ranking of top gunners in West Ham history is completed by: Geoff Hurst (181), Tony Cottee (116), Martin Peters (81), Johnny Byrne (79), John Dick (77), Trevor Brooking (71) and Bryan Robson (70).