FOOTBALL – LEEDS United won their third game of the Premier League campaign as they overcame West Ham United 2-1 yesterday with early goals from Brenden Aaronson and Joe Rodon.
Mateus Fernandes scored a late consolation for West Ham, leaving new coach Nuno Espirito Santo still looking for a first win since taking over.
Leeds moved up to 13th place in the standings while West Ham remain second from bottom.
The hosts had the perfect start at Elland Road, taking advantage of the Hammers’ vulnerability at set pieces to go 2-0 up within the first 15 minutes.
Leeds went ahead in the third minute in their first attack as Aaronson tapped home from close range, after a scramble following an initial stop from visiting keeper Alphonse Areola.
West Ham went close to levelling in the 10th minute as Jarrod Bowen met a clearing header with a powerful bicycle kick that Lucas Perri parried.
From Leeds’ first corner of the game, Rodon rose above the West Ham defence to make it 2-0 from Sean Longstaff’s 15th minute corner.
West Ham looked for a reprieve with the introduction of Callum Wilson after 20 minutes and Lucas Paqueta had a strike ruled offside in the 34th minute. He was confirmed offside after a VAR check.
The visitors had plenty of possession at the start of the second half but it was Leeds who could have had a third as Aaronson had his shot deflected off the crossbar, followed by a shot from Jack Harrison that was saved by Areola.
In the final minute Fernandes glanced in Bowen’s in-swinging cross into the bottom corner, but there were only four minutes of stoppage time which did not offer the Hammers the chance of a late equaliser.
• AC Milan salvaged a last-gasp 2-2 draw at home against struggling Pisa, with a strike from Zachary Athekame rescuing a point for the Serie A leaders.
The hosts were heading for an embarrassing defeat when substitute Athekame fired a low, long-range shot that slipped in during stoppage time.
Milan remain top with 17 points, two ahead of Inter Milan, Napoli and AS Roma, who are all set to play later over the weekend. Pisa climbed off the bottom to 18th with four points.
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