Leeds United vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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West Ham United brought an end to a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats as they battled to a 2-2 draw at Leeds United on Wednesday.
The writing looked to be on the wall for the visitors after teenage forward Wilfried Gnonto gave Leeds the lead in the 27th minute, but David Moyes’s side responded well and deservedly levelled just before halftime through a Lucas Paqueta penalty.
With supporters still taking their seats for the second half, Gianluca Scamacca stunned Elland Road with a second for West Ham 44 seconds after the restart to complete the turnaround.
Leeds toiled as the rain came down, but a thunderbolt out of the blue from Rodrigo restored parity once more with 20 minutes to go.
Both sides had chances to win it but had to settle for a point apiece, with West Ham remaining 17th in the table, level on 15 points with Everton in the relegation zone, while Leeds are two points clear of the bottom three in 14th.
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BLOCK! Fornals whips the resulting corner into the box that is cleared as far as Paqueta. He shoots towards the target, only to see his attempt charged down.
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Koch plays a poor pass out to Ayling that Fornals intercepts. He raids down the left flank and wins a corner off Ayling's legs.
Leeds United vs West Ham United
Bowen and Paqueta combine down the right flank and the former lifts a threatening cross into the box, but no one in a claret shirt can connect.
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West Ham are yet to get their foot on the ball to test the Whites' resilience at the back.
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Rice is back on his feet and the game resumes with a free-kick to the Hammers just inside the Leeds half.
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Summerville drives at the West Ham defence before he feeds Gnonto on the left flank. Coufal does well to block Gnonto's cross into the box to concede only a throw-in.
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Scamacca latches on to a flick from Soucek and has space and time in the box. He dwells on his strike that is charged down, but the flag goes up for offside anyway.
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Aguerd has to put in a fine challenge at the back after Kehrer loses the ball to Rodrigo. The forward bears down on goal, but the Hammers defender times his tackle to perfection to send the ball behind.
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