West Ham had been plunged additional into relegation hassle with one other dismal 2-0 defeat by the hands of Leeds.
Brenden Aaronson slotted Leeds into an early after simply three minutes, earlier than some extra poor defending allowed Joe Rodon to attain the hosts’ second within the fifteenth minute, with the Hammers struggling to get better after their disastrous begin – albeit Matheus Fernandes did pull one again to make it a nervy end in added time.
Supporters of the East London workforce booed the gamers off at half-time and full-time, with supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo’s reign already showing underneath critical menace after simply three video games.
The defeat retains West Ham second-bottom within the desk with solely 4 factors from 9 video games, whereas Leeds have climbed to thirteenth as their encouraging Premier League return continues.
Leeds vs West Ham because it occurred
West Ham, crushed in seven of their opening 9 league fixtures, had been determined for a vibrant begin — however their frailties had been brutally uncovered inside the first three minutes.
Ethan Ampadu surged ahead for Leeds and helped work the ball into the realm, the place Noah Okafor was left unmarked to move in direction of aim. Brenden Aaronson reacted faster than the immobile West Ham defence to capitalise on the free ball.
The guests, nonetheless discovering their toes underneath Nuno Espirito Santo after simply three matches, appeared sluggish because the newly promoted hosts continued to dominate possession and territory.
Issues went from unhealthy to worse inside ten minutes, when Leeds doubled their lead from a nook.
Joe Rodon rose highest amid a crowd of claret and blue shirts to look his header past the helpless goalkeeper and deepen the Hammers’ woes.
Lucas Paqueta thought he had pulled one again for the Irons after smashing house from shut vary however the linesman raised his flag for offside, which was ultimately confirmed by VAR after the semi-automated offside system was not in use.
West Ham confirmed little indicators of enchancment after the break with, with Leeds frequently reducing via the guts of their midfield with ease.
One of many a number of instances this occured, the Hammers had been whiskers away from going three down as they backed off and off to permit Aaronson to crash a deflected shot towards the woodwork.
West Ham did arrange a nervy end to the encounter, with substitute Fernandes discovering the underside nook with a pleasant flick from Jarrod Bowen’s cross.