The momentum that swept Leicester City away from relegation last season continued unabated at West Ham yesterday as their 2-1 win left them top of the Premier League.

First-half goals by Shinji Okazaki and Riyad Mahrez put them in command at Upton Park and although Dimitri Payet halved the deficit, Leicester deservedly made it two wins from two to edge ahead of Manchester United on goal difference.

Romelu Lukaku’s double and a gem from Ross Barkley helped Everton to a 3-0 win at Southampton as they joined Swansea City on four points from two games.

Swansea’s new signing Andre Ayew scored for the second week running as they cruised to a 2-0 home win against Newcastle United and he will be eyeing more chances next week when the Welsh club travel to Sunderland.

Dick Advocaat’s Sunderland are already firmly established as relegation favourites after they followed up an opening day horror show at Leicester with a 3-1 home loss to promoted Norwich to stay rock bottom.

With the new season still shaping up, some of the players making up the supporting cast to the so-called superstars are making an early impression.

None more so than Leicester’s Mahrez.

The 24-year-old Algerian’s powerful finish doubled Leicester’s lead to take his tally in two matches to three. Okazaki had nodded Leicester ahead 10 minutes earlier after keeper Adrian, sent off late on, had blocked his initial effort.

Leicester survived West Ham’s fightback to continue Claudio Ranieri’s perfect start since taking over from Nigel Pearson.

After his goal against champions Chelsea last weekend, Ghanaian striker Ayew, signed on a free transfer, netted a 52nd-minute header to seal the points after Bafetimbi Gomis, also a scorer against Chelsea, scored a clever opener. Newcastle were not helped by a red card for Daryl Janmaat after 41 minutes.

“We dominated the whole game from start to finish,” Swansea manager Gary Monk said.

Lukaku has already established himself as a top flight marksman and the Belgian was at his powerful best as Everton cruised past listless Southampton.

The former Chelsea player headed in Arouna Kone’s cross after a dazzling counter-attack in the 21st minute and his raw power unhinged Southampton’s defence when he exchanged passes with Barkley before firing his second just before half-time.

Barkley’s curler completed victory late on.

Goals from Eric Dier and Nacer Chadli put Tottenham 2-0 up against Stoke but they still await their first win of the season after Marko Arnautovic’s penalty and Mame Biram Diouf struck late on for the visitors.

Results and standings

Premier League

Southampton 0
Everton 3
Lukaku 22, 45; Barkley 84;

HT: 0-2. Att: 30,966.

Sunderland 1
Watmore 88;
Norwich City 3
Martin 26; Whittaker 38; Redmond 58;

HT: 0-2. Att: 41,379.

Swansea City 2
Gomis 9; Ayew 52;
Newcastle Utd 0

HT: 1-0. Att: 20,678.
Red card: Janmaat (N) 41.

Tottenham 2
Dier 19; Chadli 45;
Stoke City 2
Arnautovic 78 pen; Diouf 83;

HT: 2-0. Att: 36,004.

Watford 0
West Brom 0

Att: 20,011.

West Ham 1
Payet 55;
Leicester City 2
Okazaki 27; Mahrez 38;

HT: 0-2. Att: 34,857.
Red card: Adrian (WH) 90.

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leicester	2	2	0	0	6	3	6
Man. United	2	2	0	0	2	0	6
Everton	2	1	1	0	5	2	4
Swansea	2	1	1	0	4	2	4
Man. City	1	1	0	0	3	0	3
C. Palace	1	1	0	0	3	1	3
West Ham	2	1	0	1	3	2	3
Liverpool	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
Norwich City	2	1	0	1	4	4	3
Aston Villa	2	1	0	1	1	1	3
Watford	2	0	2	0	2	2	2
Chelsea	1	0	1	0	2	2	1
Stoke City	2	0	1	1	2	3	1
Tottenham	2	0	1	1	2	3	1
Newcastle	2	0	1	1	2	4	1
Southampton	2	0	1	1	2	5	1
West Brom	2	0	1	1	0	3	1
Bournemouth	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Arsenal	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
Sunderland	2	0	0	2	3	7	0

Playing today
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal - 14.30
Man. City vs Chelsea - 17.00

Tomorrow
Liverpool vs Bournemouth - 21.00

Next fixtures

Saturday: 13.45 Manchester United vs Newcastle United. 16.00 Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa; Leicester vs Tottenham; Norwich vs Stoke; Sunderland vs Swansea; West Ham vs Bournemouth.

Sunday: 14.30 West Brom vs Chelsea. 17.00 Everton vs Man. City; Watford vs Southampton.

Monday, August 24: 21.00 Arsenal vs Liverpool.

Top scorers
3 goals: Mahrez (Leicester City).
2 goals: Barkley (Everton), Lukaku (Everton), Redmond (Norwich City), Ayew (Swansea City), Gomis (Swansea City).

The Championship
Burnley vs Birmingham - 2-2
Bristol City vs Brentford - 2-4
Derby vs Charlton - 1-1
Fulham vs Brighton - 1-2
Huddersfield vs Blackburn - 1-1
Ipswich Town vs Sheff. Wed. - 2-1
Middlesbrough vs Bolton - 3-0
MK Dons vs Preston NE - 0-1
Nottm Forest vs Rotherham - 2-1
QPR vs Cardiff - 2-2

Playing today
Wolves vs Hull City - 13.00
Reading vs Leeds United - 16.00

League One
Barnsley vs Burton - 1-0
Blackpool vs Rochdale - 2-0
Bradford vs Shrewsbury - 1-1
Bury vs Swindon - 2-2
Millwall vs Coventry City - 0-4
Oldham vs Fleetwood Town - 1-0
Peterborough vs Colchester - 2-1
Port Vale vs Gillingham - 1-1
Scunthorpe vs Crewe - 2-0
Sheffield Utd vs Chesterfield - 2-0
Southend vs Walsall - 0-2

Playing today
Wigan vs Doncaster - 13.30

League Two
Barnet vs Wycombe - 0-2
Carlisle vs Cambridge - 4-4
Crawley Town vs Wimbledon - 1-2
Dagenham vs Leyton Orient - 1-3
Luton Town vs Oxford Utd - 2-2
Morecambe vs Accrington - 1-0
Newport vs Stevenage - 2-2
Northampton vs Exeter City - 3-0
Plymouth vs Portsmouth - 1-2
Yeovil Town vs Bristol Rovers - 0-1
York City vs Hartlepool United - 1-2