West Ham 2 Leeds 3 - BBC 16/1/22
Jack Harrison scored his first career hat-trick as Leeds United avenged last week's FA Cup defeat with a thrilling Premier League victory over West Ham at London Stadium.
The visitors, who lost 2-0 seven days ago, were pegged back
twice before Harrison scored the pick of his three goals with a neat chip over
Lukasz Fabianski as Leeds made it consecutive league wins for the first time
this season.
Harrison opened the scoring with a fierce strike in the 10th
minute but West Ham recovered from their lacklustre start to equalise through
the in-form Jarrod Bowen.
Leeds took the lead again before the interval as Harrison
sneaked in at the back post to convert off his thigh from Luke Ayling's
downward header following a corner.
Pablo Fornals scored his first goal since November to draw
the Hammers level for a second time in the 52nd minute, but Harrison sealed
victory eight minutes later.
Bowen, who had earlier scored his fourth goal in three
games, missed a golden chance in the final seconds to draw the hosts level as
he could only chest the ball over the bar from a few yards when unmarked.
That came after both sides had goals ruled out as first,
Mateusz Klich's effort was crossed off as it brushed an offside Rodrigo on its
way in, before Andriy Yarmolenko's header was deemed offside too.
Marcelo Bielsa's side move up one place into 15th, nine
points clear of the relegation zone, although 18th-placed Norwich City have
also played a game more.
West Ham remain fourth but the group of clubs in the chasing
pack all have games in hand. Fifth-placed Arsenal are two points behind having
played two games fewer.