Forward Islam Slimani headed home a 20th-minute winner as Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City beat Slaven Bilic's West Ham United on Saturday afternoon.
The 28-year-old Algeria international rose well to meet Marc Albrighton's cross in the Premier League encounter at the King Power Stadium.
West Ham's Havard Nordtveit was lucky to stay on the pitch after a poor challenge on Ben Chilwell in the 71st minute.
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Forward Islam Slimani heads home a 20th-minute opener for Leicester City against West Ham United on Saturday afternoon(From left) Marc Albrighton, Daniel Amartey, Slimani, Riyad Mahrez, Ben Chilwell and Demarai Gray celebrate the openerAngelo Ogbonna (right) pulls down the Foxes' 20-year-old whizzkid Gray to pick up a booking on the stroke of half-timeEnglish central midfielders, West Ham's Mark Noble (No 16) and Leicester's Danny Drinkwater (No 4), battle for the ball(From left) Kasper Schmeichel, Andre Ayew, Robert Huth and Wes Morgan look on in the Leicester penalty boxWest Ham's Italian No 21 Ogbonna closes down reigning PFA Players' Player of the Year, Algerian sensation MahrezEnglish forward Andy Carroll (No 9) watches on as Leicester skipper Morgan drives forward for Claudio Ranieri's menHammers manager Slaven Bilic talks to his captain Mark Noble after taking him off for Manuel Lanzini in the 57th minuteMahrez (right) chases down West Ham's 28-year-old New Zealand international Winston Reid at the King Power StadiumGoalkeeper Schmeichel gestures towards Chilwell - the 30-year-old Danish stopper was booked for his protestationsWest Ham's French star Dimitri Payet tussles with Leicester's Jamaican defender and captain Morgan in the MidlandsNo 19 Slimani skips away from the Irons combative Norway international Havard Nordtveit during the Premier League gameGerman defender Huth receives a yellow card for this challenge on Payet in the 44th minute on Saturday afternoonPayet went down screaming in pain after being crunched by the big centre half just prior to the half-time whistleThe 29-year-old former Marseille and Lille man Payet curls a trademark free-kick over the Leicester wallThe 22-year-old Ghana international, former Copenhagen midfielder Amartey clears for the home team on Saturday
