Leeds United’s Premier League Survival Hangs in the Balance

Leeds United’s hopes of Premier League survival took a massive hit after a 3-1 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday. The Whites traveled to the London Stadium knowing that a win would give them control over their fate on the final day of the season.

Things started well for Leeds as Spainish international Rodrigo scored early on in the first half. However, West Ham’s captain Declan Rice equalised just before half-time and second-half goals from Jarrod Bowen and Manuel Lanzini condemned Leeds to their 20th defeat of the season.

The result means that Leeds will now have to rely on other results going their way on the final day of the season. An Everton victory over Bournemouth will send the Whites down to the Championship, irrespective of their result against Tottenham Hotspurs.

Leeds United must now pick themselves up and dust themselves down ahead of their final game of the season. The coaches and players will be praying for their rivals to slip up while they do their bit and hope that they can retain their Premier League status.

The game against West Ham saw a relatively quiet performance from the players with only Rodrigo’s goal to shout about. Fans are now being asked to rate the players’ performances in the game through a special widget online, allowing them to mark the players out of ten and explain their decision in comments below.

Credit: leeds-live.co.uk

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