Leicester move five points clear at the top, Blues fought back at St. Mary's
At the Upton Park, The winger Antonio netted on the half-hour mark to give the Hammers all three points against their former manager Sam Allardyce, despite a resilient display from the Black CatsMichail Antonio scored for the third successive match at Upton Park as West Ham secured a 1-0 Premier League win over former boss Sam Allardyce and Sunderland on Saturday
Allardyce parted company with West Ham at the end of last season and once again defended his record at the club in the face of supporter criticism this week.
Also at King Power Stadium, Claudio Ranieri's men were back in action after a two-week break but needed a late goal from their substitute to extend their lead over title rivals Tottenham and ArsenalLeicester City moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League table after a 1-0 win over Norwich at the King Power Stadium, thanks to Leonardo Ulloa's 89th minute winner.
It was the visitors who had the best opening of a goalless first half when Cameron Jerome missed a glorious headed opportunity shortly before the break.
Else where, Guus Hiddink's men came from behind to make it 11 matches without defeat in the Premier League, as Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster conceded for the first time since March 2015Branislav Ivanovic headed in a late winner for Chelsea as they claimed a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Southampton, whose mammoth run without conceding finally came to an end.
Ronald Koeman's men went into Saturday's match at St Mary's Stadium on a run of six league games unbeaten and six consecutive clean sheets.
Mean while at the Brutainia The striker Marko Arnautovic scored twice in the second half to heap more misery on the Premier League's bottom club Marko Arnautovic's double fired Stoke City to a comfortable 2-1 win over Aston Villa at the Britannia Stadium and dealt another blow to the visitors' slim hopes of survival.
Remi Garde's Villa improved from their 6-0 Premier League rout at the hands of Liverpool a fortnight ago but remained on the back foot for long spells against a Stoke side who struggled to muster much of a threat in the first half.
Mean while, championship sides Watford and Bournemouth, Both teams improved after half-time but neither could make the breakthrough at Vicarage Road, with the Nigerian missing an easy-looking second-half chance with his headWatford and Bournemouth both had their fair share of chances but neither could produce a goal as they drew 0-0 at Vicarage Road in the Premier League.
Odion Ighalo came close to scoring an early opener only for Artur Boruc to make a good save as the Hornets started well but could not find the goal that their dominance deserved.
Finally, Tony Pulis' side took all three points at the Hawthorns to extend the visitors' winless run in the Premier League to 10 games despite a spirited second-half fightbackWest Brom held on for a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace at the Hawthorns thanks to first-half goals from Craig Gardner, Craig Dawson and Saido Berahino, despite Connor Wickham scoring twice after the break.
Gardner gave West Brom the lead in the 11th minute, tapping in after Wayne Hennessey turned Salomon Rondon's low shot back into the danger zone.
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