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West Ham v Leeds LIVE - Sam Allardyce faces old club in pivotal game at the bottom

Premier League / Matchday 37
London Stadium / 21.05.2023
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Updated 21/05/2023 at 14:32 GMT


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POSITIVE LEEDS START
Baford makes inroads on the right, but when the cross comes West Ham clear.
1st Half
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KICK-OFF
Leeds, all in white, get the match started.
13:25
FIVE MINUTES TO GO
The players are getting ready to enter the pitch. Leeds, all in white, are yet to pick up a point in London this season.
13:20
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HAMMERS IN POOR LEAGUE FORM
West Ham have lost four of their last five Premier League matches.
13:15
ALL SQUARE IN REVERSE FIXTURE
Leeds and West Ham drew 2-2 at Elland Road. Paqueta and the lesser-spotted Gianluca Scamacca scored for the Hammers, with Gnonto having opened the scoring and Rodrigo finishing it to rescue a point for the Yorkshire side.
13:10
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ALLARDYCE STRUGGLES AGAINST MOYES
Allardyce has lost eight straight matches versus teams managed by David Moyes. This is their 29th meeting and Moyes teams have beaten Allardyce's 16 times - only Arsene Wenger has inflicted more defeats on the current Leeds boss.
13:05
TABLE DOESN'T LIE
Leeds are two points adrift of Everton, with two games to play versus Everton's one. Leeds host Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the season - a very winnable game - but Everton host Bournemouth.
Leicester City are also in the mix and a point behind Leeds. Newcastle United are on the agenda for them tomorrow, before West Ham come to town on the final day of the season.
Nottingham Forest's win yesterday means it is a case of two from Everton, Leeds and Leicester joining Southampton in the Championship next season.
13:00
HAPPY MEMORIES FOR HARRISON
Jack Harrison scored a hat-trick at the London Stadium last season in a 3-2 Leeds win.
12:55
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A MIXED HEAD-TO-HEAD
West Ham have won four of the last six meetings between these clubs, but neither of the last two. From their last 20 clashes, Leeds have nine victories and West Ham only five.
12:50
WEST HAM ON EURO HIGH
The Irons reached the final of the Europa Conference League in the week. It remains to be seen whether they have a hangover from that triumph, or if it will inspire them to show off in front of their home supporters.
12:45
A "CUP FINAL" FOR LEEDS
Manager Sam Allardyce called this a game a "cup final" for Leeds, telling the players it is "do or die".
"We'll fight until the end, but fight with the right temperament and control, don't lose control and don't lose the game plan," was his message, and there were also kind words for Moyes, now managing one of Allardyce's former clubs.
"I'm glad to see he’s brought so much to West Ham after having a difficult season in the league. It'll be good to see him, but hopefully after when we have a drink, we have three points, not him."
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12:40
WOBER SHIFTS TO LEFT-BACK FOR LEEDS
With Junior Firpo suspended, it is expected Max Wober will move to left-back and Pascal Struijk comes into the centre of defence. Adam Forshaw takes the place of Sam Greenwood in the only other change - the lively Wilfried Gnonto and Crysencio Summerville stay on the bench.
Leeds United: Robles, Ayling, Kristensen, Struijk, Wober, McKennie, Koch, Forshaw, Rodrigo, Bamford, Harrison.
12:35
FORNALS STARTS AS WEST HAM MAKE SIX CHANGES
Pablo Fornals, who scored the goal at AZ Alkmaar which made doubly sure of West Ham's European progress in the week, comes into the side as one of six changes. Danny Ings is picked to lead the attack.
Only Kurt Zouma, Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, Jarrod Bowen and Luca Paqueta keep their places as David Moyes shuffles the pack.
West Ham United: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Emerson, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Paqueta, Fornals, Ings.
12:30
A MASSIVE GAME FOR LEEDS
Welcome to LIVE coverage of Leeds United's trip to West Ham United. The Whites begin the day in the relegation zone and only a win will lift them out. If they fail to win it will not be in their hands on the last day of the season, and with Everton at home versus a Bournemouth team who'll have every reason except geography to be on the beach, that would spell danger.
Before Leeds today are the Europa Conference League finalists, who are not in great domestic form but are safe. Team news is one the way shortly.