2 - 2
Gnonto, Moreno
Leeds United
West Ham United
Elland Road
36,173
David Coote

West Ham's five game losing streak came to an end but they had to make do with a point in an actioned packed encounter at Elland Road. The game was incredibly open considering the sheer gravity of what was at stake, with both sides taking it in turn to launch full on assaults on their opponent's goal.

Leeds struck first just before the half hour mark. Rodrigo's quick throw-in found Gnonto in the Hammers third. He turned his man, and made a beeline for the edge of the penalty area. A perfectly weighted one-two with Summerville carved the West Ham's defence completely open, allowing the plucky Italian to open his Leeds Utd account in style.

Individual errors have cost Leeds dearly this season, and this game proved no different. On the stroke of half-time, Pascal Struijk was adjudged to have clipped Jarrod Bowen in the penalty area, and after reviewing the incident, pointed to the spot. Lucas Paquetá stepped up to level the scoring going into the break.

The visitors took the lead immediately after the break. Arronson's misplaced pass (to Roca) was intercepted by Scamacca. The Italian forward, turned, and with the assistance of the post, beat Meslier at his far post. Leeds looked visibly shell-shocked, and needed to regather their composure.

Marsch decided to make some changes on the hour mark. Klich and Harrison came on, in favour of Arronson and Summerville (who was lucky to have stayed on the pitch after slicing Coufal down moments earlier). The duo made an instant impact, and the hosts were soon level.

Adams through ball found Harrison, on the edge of the 'D'. He rode Declan Rice's challenge, and released Rodrigo, who had sight on goal. He took a touch before dispatching a left foot drive, giving Fabianski no chance. Not only was that his 10th goal of the season, but it marked his 100th appearance in a Leeds shirt. Both teams had chances to grab a winner late on, but on reflection, a draw was a fair result.

Line Up
Nat
Match Events
Meslier, Illan
Goalkeeper
France
Ayling, Luke
Defender
England
Koch, Robin
Defender
Germany
Cooper, Liam
Defender
Scotland
Struijk, Pascal
Defender
Netherlands
Roca, Marc
Midfielder
Spain
Adams, Tyler
Midfielder
USA
Aaronson, Brenden
Midfielder
USA
Gnonto, Wilfried
Midfielder
Italy
Summerville, Crysencio
Midfielder
Netherlands
Moreno, Rodrigo
Forward
Spain
Subs
Nat
Match Events
Greenwood, Sam
Midfielder
England
Harrison, Jack
Midfielder
England
Gelhardt, Joe
Forward
England
Klich, Mateusz
Midfielder
Poland
Firpo, Junior
Defender
Dominican Republic
Unused Sub
Llorente, Diego
Defender
Spain
Unused Sub
Gyabi, Darko
Midfielder
England
Unused Sub
Robles, Joel
Goalkeeper
Spain
Unused Sub
Kristensen, Rasmus
Defender
Denmark
Unused Sub
References
LEEDSTATS: Leeds United Season 2022/2023
Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 2022-23
Leeds United Programme Guide: Season 2022/23
Newcastle United 0-0 Leeds United (31st Dec 2022)


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Kennyb41 wrote on 05 Jan 2023 07:31 pm

So this complete shambles and mess at trying to play , who do we blame ? Jesse obviously wants it coz he's doing the asking and setting the stall out, so there's your first port of call.

The players are fcking shite - that's your second.

KP isn't here anymore - that's your third and most vital (along with Bert missing ) but even Bert struggled without KP.

Bert managed with KP to gel the Keystone cops, remove KP and they're the Keystone cops.

Kennyb41 wrote on 05 Jan 2023 07:21 pm

1964white wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:05 pm The players are the blame, there are no excuses Cooper, Aaronson & Pascal can make for three of our last five goals conceded, simple errors our players never seem to eradicate from their game, there were oceans of space around them.

How Koch got away with his cluster of daft mistakes last night, god only knows. You can now see why he wasn't selected for the Germany World Cup squad
I can't say that you're only just finally seeing that, but you're a bit late to the party 64.

This is what Bert and Jesse have been handed to work with by our grade A clown, who the fck else can we blame ?

This is why i can't make a proper call on Jesse, i haven't a fcking scoobie whether i want him gone or what, coz the next guy is only gonna be just as fcked.

Bert was the best guy anywhere in the world to work wonders with trash, but even he had his limits.

I haven't a clue what Jesse's gonna do but at least he's trying to add some of his own to pull himself outta the shite Orta puts us in, and that in itself is a complete Godsend.

If ever anybody was walking a tightrope and winging it in the Prem it's us, we could easily fall either way.

NB

Well EFC might've been doing a shitfest as well considering the money they've spent on dross too.

Kennyb41 wrote on 05 Jan 2023 07:12 pm

BGwhite wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:45 pm Marsh won't be happy till he gets all his former players at ER. Good luck to the twat.

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Fck me that made me laugh out loud whilst scrolling quickly thru :lol: :lol:

Kennyb41 wrote on 05 Jan 2023 07:02 pm

velo wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:42 pm A sad day for many, but I think she will find solace in his will
:) :roflmao:

I like that.

Kennyb41 wrote on 05 Jan 2023 07:01 pm

velo wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:41 pm Kenny please add you vote to the 'Rate the Ref thread@ I can hardly wait to see it...........
I didn't have a problem at all with the ref, it got abit heated at one point, Jimmy could've had an early bath but he took into consideration the previous from the WH man..

If you want a rating i'd say 7.5/10

I wouldn't be bothered if he had us next.