Premier League Results Week 5: Sunday’s 2016 EPL Scores, Top Scorers and Table

Islam Slimani enjoyed a Premier League debut to remember on Saturday as reigning champions Leicester City blazed their way to a 3-0 victory over Burnley, clinching their second win of the 2016-17 campaign.

The Foxes’ summer signing notched a brace in his first league appearance under manager Claudio Ranieri, while West Ham United’s Michail Antonio soared to take a joint-lead in the top-scorer rankings.

The Hammers midfielder added his fifth goal of the season in his side’s trip to face West Bromwich Albion, but that contribution wasn’t enough to stop West Ham dropping to a 4-2 defeat at the Hawthorns.

Elsewhere, table-leaders Manchester City preserved their winning start to the season following a 4-0 hammering of Bournemouth, and Arsenal strode to a 4-1 triumph at 10-man Hull City as Alexis Sanchez scored two.

Raheem Sterling joined suspended Citizens team-mate Sergio Aguero on three goals for the season after netting against the Cherries, with Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho also finding the net.

Read on for a roundup of Saturday’s Premier League Week 5 scores, complete with a look toward the updated standings and a breakdown of the division’s top scorers.

Antonio Rises as Hammers Fall

Having recently been awarded his first call-up to the England national team, a prolific first month of the 2016-17 season continued for …

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