It all started so well at the London Stadium for Sam Allardyce’s Leeds United. They took the lead inside 17 minutes as Rodrigo capitalised on Leeds’ early dominance, volleying Weston McKennie’s long throw home.
As things stood at the time, the goal was enough to see Leeds clamber out of the bottom three and those supporters nervously watching on were, all of a sudden, filled with optimism that Leeds could kick on and claim the three points they so desperately needed. What followed, though, was sadly all too familiar.
Leeds struggled to push on in the minutes after the goal and found themselves retreating to their own penalty area as West Ham responded to going behind. Just 15 minutes after taking the lead United were being pegged back and from that point on only one team looked capable of coming out on top.
