Overview
- Brenden Aaronson struck in the third minute and Joe Rodon headed in from a corner by the 15th to put Leeds in control at Elland Road.
- West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen had a 10th-minute bicycle kick saved by Lucas Perri as the visitors briefly threatened a response.
- Lucas Paqueta thought he had scored in the 34th minute, but VAR confirmed an offside in the buildup.
- Aaronson rattled the crossbar early in the second half and Alphonse Areola denied Jack Harrison to keep West Ham in touch.
- Mateus Fernandes nodded in Bowen’s stoppage-time cross for a consolation as Leeds climbed to 13th with a third win and West Ham stayed second from bottom without a victory under their new coach.