Leeds United vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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West Ham United brought an end to a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats as they battled to a 2-2 draw at Leeds United on Wednesday.
The writing looked to be on the wall for the visitors after teenage forward Wilfried Gnonto gave Leeds the lead in the 27th minute, but David Moyes’s side responded well and deservedly levelled just before halftime through a Lucas Paqueta penalty.
With supporters still taking their seats for the second half, Gianluca Scamacca stunned Elland Road with a second for West Ham 44 seconds after the restart to complete the turnaround.
Leeds toiled as the rain came down, but a thunderbolt out of the blue from Rodrigo restored parity once more with 20 minutes to go.
Both sides had chances to win it but had to settle for a point apiece, with West Ham remaining 17th in the table, level on 15 points with Everton in the relegation zone, while Leeds are two points clear of the bottom three in 14th.
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LEEDS UNITED SUBS: Junior Firpo, Jack Harrison, Diego Llorente, Darko Gyabi, Joel Robles, Rasmus Kristensen, Joe Gelhardt, Sam Greenwood, Mateusz Klich.
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LEEDS UNITED (4-2-3-1): Illan Meslier; Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk; Marc Roca, Tyler Adams; Brendon Aaronson, Crysencio Summerville, Degnand Gnonto; Rodrigo Moreno.
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West Ham announced the sad news of the death of co-owner David Gold earlier on Wednesday following a short illness. The Hammers will be desperate to put in a performance that Gold would be proud of tonight and they need it after losing their last five Premier League matches. Pressure is starting to grow on David Moyes as the club are only outside the bottom three on goal difference. West Ham were poor last time out against Brentford, losing 2-0 on home soil. Moyes needs an effort from his team tonight.
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Leeds produced a solid peformance last time out against Newcatle to secure a draw at St James' Park, halting a poor defensive run. The Whites had conceded at least three goals in their previous three Premier League games, resulting in two defeats at the hands of Tottenham and Manchester City along with their dramatic win over Bournemouth. Jesse Marsch's men are embroiled in the tight battle at the bottom, but a result tonight could provide security and heighten West Ham's woes.
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