Footie in the Deep Freeze
While we're on the Cock, Liverpool will be taking on Brentford. That'll be it for today, as the North London Derby is off. Join me for the morning, eh?
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West Ham are unchanged from the team that beat Norwich in midweek, while Marcelo Bielsa makes two changes from the team that beating Burnley 3-1 on 2 January. Dan James replaces Tyler Roberts with Diego Llorente suspended so Pascal Struijk comes in. And what that means for Leeds is still no Patrick Bamford, with Rodrigo making the bench.
The teams getting prepared for battle:
West Ham: Fabianski, Cresswell, Coufal, Diop, Dawson, Rice, Lanzini, Fornals, Vlasic, Bowen, Antonio. Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Fredericks, Masuaku, Johnson, Kral, Alese, Perkins, Oko-Flex.
Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, Firpo, Koch, Struijk, Klich, Forshaw, Harrison, Dallas, Raphinha, James. Subs: Klaesson, Rodrigo, Bate, Hjelde, McKinstry, Jenkins, Moore, Kenneh, Gray.
The big news from Blighty is that, after that disaster at Carrow Road yesterday, Rafa Benitez is about to get the sack at Everton. Apparently, he's lost the dressing room now, with a recent bust-up with Luca Digne that led to the Frenchman heading out the door to Newcastle.
Good Morning, Bob. Here to join you to support you on your visit to the London Stadium.
COME ON LEEDS!
MOT!
Hope you are staying toasty warm on a chilly morning. Still no snow here and in the low 40 s . Not sure when we will get some
Morning, David - welcome! Thanks for joining me. No fear - I'm not going anywhere today. We're due to get about 12-18 inches of snow overnight, so I'll be out shoveling in the morning for sure. How about you?
YIKES! That's a ton of snow. Glad you're staying home. It doesn't appear that we will have to shovel. So far no snow here and not expecting more than a couple of inches. We'll probably be at home today and tomorrow
I have Hammers vs Leeds on the computer and Pool vs Bees on the telly. For some reason the signal went out on the telly
The telly turned off on its own and now back on
We're away at Upton Park - come on, you Whites!
They're off from the London Stadium
COME ON LEEDS
Off from infield a minute later.
Nice to see Pascal Struijk back in the central defense for us.
MOT! Great noise from the away support.
Koch earns an early free kick for us. Let's make the most of it, boys!
The free kick is flicked on by Luke Ayling but no one is running in.
That was an Ay;ling header from the free kick as it went well wide. Great to see Leeds creating chances
Oh - Jack was in there at the backpost but his shot was blocked out!
Pass Kliched to Jack harrison. Triple teamed, he wins a corner
We've had a good start here, with West Ham as usual dropping deep.
Just a reminder Pool is without Salah and Mane who are out on ANC duty
Klich wins another corner - good stuff!
This is looking like the Leeds of last season.
Oh - Firpo got his head to it from the corner but it was well over.
I think the Hammers are deep because Leeds is forcing them deep, not because they intend to play that way. Well done Leeds
WAY HAY !JACK GIVES LEEDS THE LEAD. CON GRATS, MATE!
YESSSS!!!!!!
Jack puts us in front inside 10 minutes. Richly deserved! 0-1 Whites!
A well deserved lead. Creswell misjudged a long ball from the back . Flappy saved a Cliched shot from his fellow Pole then Forshaw ladies it back for a well placed finish from Jack.
That goal was all about Raphinha breaking the offside trap and finding the right ball.
Pool starting to dominate as Jota heads just over off a nice cross from the Ox
James was in there again but blasted well over.
Dan James shoots over off a nice long ball from the back
Blow up, ref - I've seen enough!
That's correct, Bob. Great credit to Raph for beating the offside trap off a nice long ball from the back
LOL! That would be a lovely gesture from John Moss.
Leeds fans singing loudly now.
Shot from TAA from 25 yards out just over. Bees pinned back
Some pressure from West Ham but we defended it well. And a foul on Raph relieves the pressure.
Firpo is rubbing his hamstring - not a good look.
Jota cleaned out by Ajer on the break just outside the Bees box and booked for that
Forshaw is down needing treatment now. Firpo continuing to rub his hamstring.
Curling free kick from TAA gazes Matip's head and out for a goal kick
Forshaw trudges off with Lewis Bate replacing him. Looks like Hjelde is coming on for Firpo as well.
No - Junior is going to try to continue.
The last thing Leeds needs and Forshaw injured and substituted by 18 year old academy player, Lewis Bate. Junior Firpo doesn't appear to ben able to continue much longer
I hope that that early substitution doesn't disrupt our early form.
Firpo is coming off - bugger. Hjelde who was so good last week on for him.
Then Firpo replaced by eighteen year old Hejlde, so two starers replaced by two teenagers making their first team debuts, which tells us the lack of depth in the Leeds squad
Oh - nasty one there from Antonio - he gets a yellow for it.
Now Robin Koch is limping about. Yikes!
Not Koched anywhere close to perfection as Antonio let the ball run away from him and booked for a nasty foul
Excellent block by Stu Dallas there as Fournals threatened.
Great block by Dallas from Antonio
Lewis Bate not an academy grad. Signed from the Chelsea Academy. Hejlde an 18 year old Norwegian
Antonio flops in the box but there's nothing doing from John Moss.
Hammers wins corner as Antonio goes down dramatically trying to win a penalty. Really poor
Oh - Craig Dawson had a free header there. Phew!
OH! Nice corner from Creswell headed just wide by Craig Dawson. A great chance for the Hammers
I made a mistake when I said John Moss. It's the Dean of officials in charge today. Glad to see your mate officiating?
West Ham definitely coming into this match now since the injuries. Corner for them.
Bugger! Jared Bowen nods home West Ham's equalizer. 1-1.
GOAL ! JARRED BOWEN HEADS IN THE CORNER FROM CRESSWELL. WAS LEFT WIDE OPEN AND NOW 1-1 . SORRY, BOB
Really sorry, Bob, but those injuries seemed to have changed the course of the match
Adam Forshaw with an ice pack on his thigh in the stands now.
Good build up through Jack earns us another corner. Come on!
YESSSS!!!!!!!
Jack with another goal! VAR check on it but I think it might stand!
1-2!
That's Jack's fifth goal of the season.
WAY HAY! JACK AT THE DOUBLE, THIS TIME OFF A CORNER. NICE CORNER KLICHED ON , AND AYLING HEADER ON ANDF JACK SCORED FROM A FOOT OUT TO MAKE IT 1-2
Congrats , Bob. That's how to respond when conceding .
Still 0-0 at Anfield
Phew! Rice was through there and rounded Meslier but could only find the side netting. We need half time.
PHEW! Nice Hammers move down the left and nice through ball for Declan Rice. I thought Meslier came too far out by did well to narrow the angle as REice rounded him and shot into the side netting
This is definitely the match to watch.
I agree, but never set your expectations too high with the Dean off officials. Better off expecting something from Dean Martin or Jimmy Dean
Agreed, Bob. Not much going on at Anfield,
Rice earns West Ham another corner. Mark 'em up this time!
Somehow Bowen gets his head to it again, but this time it's well over.
Bowen heads over this time from the corner, but well marked this time
Robin Koch goes into the book for a foul on Antonio.
GOAL ! POOL TAKE THR LEAD
Blow up, ref!
Corner from TAA was headed on by Van Dijch then bounced and Fabinho headed in at the far post from a yard out. Not Fab defending by Answer at the far post
A Barber Shop Quartet of stoppage time minutes at Anfield
Into a minute and a half of the same amount of stoppage time minutes
It was a minute at Anfield and Pool are one up at the half
Oh - Dan James must finish those chances! He was in one on one with Flappy but just chipped it into his arms.
Volley from Jarred Bowen well blocked off a nice run and cross from Creswell. The Hammers have had too much joy down the left
OH! Curled shot from Dan James is just wide and Leeds lead 1-2 at the half
Oh - good stuff from Dan James there who cut inside and curled one that Flappy had to turn around.
And that's half-time. I did not expect that performance or the scoreline. 1-2!
Hot off the press . It's official. Raffa Benitez has been sacked by the Toffees. We knew it was coming, but it was a matter of when not if
The second half is underway from Anfield
Back on for the second half - I would still take a draw here at this point the way that things have gone.
The second half is underway from the London Stadium.
COME ON LEEDS!
West Ham straight into the attack trying to punk us from the off.
Elizabeth's cousin in Greenville, SC treated her some pictures and it looks like they received several inches of snow, but higher up here it's been all rain. That's odd
Raph bursts through and tries to feed Dan James but not quite there with the pass.
The announcer just said that Raffa Benitez expecting to be sacked , but at the half Becky said he has already been sacked
Jack Harrison, on a hat-trick, tries one from distance but it's blocked out.
Yes, that was the news earlier this morning on the warm-up show. The loss to Norwich might have been the final straw.
A stat that may in terse you. It's the first time Jack has scored twice in a match in a five years since he did so with Gotham City FC,
Decent ball in from Hjelde there and Raph nearly got his head onto it.
I would think so. He had been on thin ice for several weeks. I wonder if Big Dunc will take charge
Phew! Bad mistake playing it out of the back and the ball fell to Rice in the box but he blasted over.
decent save by Alvaro Fernandez from TAA
Bugger! Fournals weaves his way through the box and scores. Desmond.
BIUGGER . PABLO FORNALS SCORES TO MAKE IT DESMOND. SORRY, BOB
And unfortunately, we've still got forty minutes to weather here.
It was great skill by Zfonals , turning Koch , but an element of luck too. Long Ayling clearance Went to Declan Rice and his pass to Antonio resulted in a poor touch that fortunately made it to Fornalks as he turned Koch and dummied Meslier for the finish
A key match for you is Burnley vs Hornets on Tuesday.No matter what thew result is, one team will be a place above the drop zone and one in the drop zone.
That Dan James chance is looming large now.
On Wednesday it's Bees vs United and Foxes vs Spuds
It is true to say that Desmond was came uninvited to watch both our United's.
Oh - Jack with an excellent ball in but Dan James just couldn't reach it. The sort of chance that Lord Bamford would have scored.
OH! A rare chance for the Bees as Mbeumbo got a pass, turned Matip and shot just wide
YESSSSS!!!!!!
Oh my stars! Jack Harrison has his first senior hat-trick!!!!!
2-3!
WAY HAY! A HAT-TRICK FOR JACK, HIS FIRAST EVER AS A PRO AND THIS IS AS A GOOD A TIME AS ANY. THE HAMMERS CAUGHT IN A PICKLE AN A WELL KLICHED TACKLE BROKE TO RAPH AND HIS SUPERB THROUGH BALL FOUND JACK WHO ACORED WITH JUYST FLAPPY TO BEAT
Now then - Lanzini gets a yellow card for hacking down Raph and we have a great free kick chance.
Art Masuaku pickled on for Vlasic
Oh - Raph off the post from the free kick!
Rapoh booked as he concedes a free kick
Sorry , not booked. Leeds had the free kick and unfortunately his free kick crashed off the bar then the rebound headed over by Dan James.
Bowen tries one from distance but it curls well wide.
Coingratulations, Bob. Hope you don't mind my Vlasic pickle jokes
The welcome sight of Rodrigo about to come on. Our last change of the day.
Not at all, mate - keep them coming.
Minutes earlier Pool had a shot crash off the post as they could have gone two up
Lewis Bate is coming off - the sub being subbed.
Lewis looks a bit distraught by that but it happens. I reckon that Bielsa just wanted a more senior head in there.
The sub is subbed as Rodrigo on for former Chelsea Academy teen , Lewis Bate. The final roll of the dice from Bielsa as he seems to be opting for experience
OH! Nice through ball by Bobby Chompers for Jota and with just Alvaro Fernandez to beat , the beer makes a great close range block
Just under twenty five minutes now to play. Come on!
GOAL ! THE OX PUTS POOL TWO UP
Yarmolenko being readied to replace goalscorer Pablo Fournals.
That suits us just fine. Love to see Brentford losing.
A collector's item as Van Dyjck took a short free kick at the halfway liner to Andy Robertson and he went on a run down the left and his cross was waste by a rare headed goal by the Ox as he stopped to head Pool two up
Hang in there, boys - only twenty minutes to go now.
Jammy Lenko on for Fornals.
YESSSSS!!!!!!
Matty Klich finishes off a brilliant Raphinha run and cross.
2-4!
WAY HAY! LEEDS HAVE KLICHED THEIR WAY TO A 2- 4 LEAD. CONGRATS, MATE
This is more like the Leeds of last season.
VAR is checking for offside.
Bugger - it has been ruled offside. What a shame.
BUGGER! VAR CHECKING . DISALLOWED AS THE SHOT FROM KLICH CAME OFF OF RORIGO , WHO WAS JIUST OFFSIDE . SORRY, BOB
Agreed, Bob. This has been Leeds best performance of the season
GOAL ! POOL WENT THREE UP DURING THE VAR CHECK
I love it that we're still pressing for that fourth goal that would secure the win.
Raphinha has another chance from a free kick now - into the wall this time.
Still attacking with just over 15 minutes left.
Bowen's in the wars now after a clash with Pascal.
Really good stuff from us now. We really deserve a win.
Dave will have plenty too say about Pool's third goal. Bees took a short goal kick in their box. Tased back to keeper , Alvaro fernandez, who passed straight to Minnie Minow oil the box. Played a one two with Bobby Chompers with jut the keeper to beat then easily tapped ion a minute after coming off the bench
Just over ten minutes to play - hang on, boys!
Miniie Minoow had come on for the OX then Milner for Bobby choppers and now the final roll of the dice for Klopp as seventeen year old Kaide Gordon on for Jota
Phew! Yamolenko nets one but it's ruled offside.
Great save there by Meslier from the initial chance.
BUGGER! PHEW! THOUGHT JAMMY LENKO HAD TIED IT UP OFF A LONG THROW FROM Antonio. offside flag raised and after a var check the offside decision stands
Inside the last ten minutes - this would be an incredible win for us and would relieve a lot of pressure.
Leeds let off the hook as it wasn't great defending off the long throw. The throw from Antonio was headed on and Meslier had made a great save from Coufal and Jammy Lenko was offside as he put in the rebound
Just over five minutes left - hang in there, boys!
Leeds move above the Toffees to 15th place , a point behind the Bees and Villa and now ten points clear of the drop zone, if this score holds
Moyesey about to make his final change.
Pool now elebv en points behind Citeh with a game in hand . Hammers stay fourth, two points ahead of the Gunners and five points ahead of seventh placed United
The final roll ion the dice from Davie Moyes really a roll of the dice as seventeen year old Sonny Perkins on for Dioup for his Hammers first team debut
Dan James gets a yellow for a challenge on the keeper and Bowen wins a corner.
Mark 'em up!
Dan James booked for a late foul on Flappy
Only a pair of stoppage time minutes at Anfield
Four minutes of stoppage time to come now.
A Barber Shop Quartet of stoppage time minutes at the London Stadium
it's over at Anfield as P{roll has defeated the Bees 3-0 and USA off to the London Stadium
Oh - good stop by Meslier from Yarmolenko.
Just a couple of minutes to hang on now.
Decent save by Meslier from Jammy Lenko
Not sure how Klicjh was called for a foul on Antonio. RThatr wa s a great tackle
Oh - Jarrod Bowen had a chance to win it and put it over!
OH! Nearly 3-3 and that's why you always wonder with the Dean of officials pass from Antonio off the chest of Bowen and over.
We really switched off there.
way hay! Leeds hang on to win 2-3 and are now in 15th place, ten points above the drop zone
It's all over! A really marvelous, gutsy win for us, the best performance from us this season. It moves us up to 15th on 22 points but most importantly moves us away from the dropzone.
After Burnley vs Hornets on Tuesday Leeds will remain ten points above the drop zone unless Burnley win and that would change to Leeds being nine points above the drop zone
Congratulations, Bob. Delighted for you and definitely Leeds best performance of the season. That was the Leeds of last season
I'm off for a celebratory shower. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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