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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the action as Leeds United host Arsenal in the Premier League this afternoon.
Marcelo Biela’s side enjoyed a promising start on their return to the top flight, however, back-to-back defeats prior to the international break served a reminder of the challenges to come. Ten points from eight games is hardly disastrous, though, and in Patrick Bamford Leeds boast one of England’s most prolific strikers on current form.
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For all Mikel Arteta’s sweeping changes at Arsenal, they are still a side afflicted by wild swings of inconsistency. Their fabulous victory over Manchester United sent spirits sky-rocketing but a horrendous thrashing by Aston Villa proved why Arsenal remain very much a work in progress. They begin the game in 14th place and need a strong series of results to bolster their top four credentials. Follow all the action below live:
Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 West Ham
81 mins: Final Blades change sees John Lundstram replace Chris Basham. West Ham also make a change, sending on Manuel Lanzini for Pablo Fornals.
Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 West Ham
78 mins: What a chance! Rhian Brewster feeds the ball through the defence and into the feet of McBurnie. He runs into the box, slightly to the left, and isn’t caught. With only the goalkeeper to beat McBurnie shoots with his left foot and hits the crossbar!
Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 West Ham
72 mins: Off the bar! A West Ham corner is whipped in from Cresswell. Rice forces his way to the ball and wins the header but it bounces up off the crossbar and away for a goal kick.
Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 West Ham
69 mins: Wide! Rice makes a bursting run into the box before sending the ball to Masuaku on the left. He fires a short, sharp pass into the six-yard box and Haller meets it. He doesn’t open up his body to guide the ball at goal, instead his touch takes it wide of the near post.
Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 West Ham
66 mins: McGoldrick has a shy from range and comes close for the Blades. He’s about 20-yards or so out with he gets the ball. He lets it run across his body and he strikes one with his right foot. The contact is good but the shot doesn’t have enough dip to bring it back under the crossbar and it goes over.
Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 West Ham
63 mins: Chris Wilder shakes things up by bringing on Rhian Brewster. Oli Norwood is the man to make way for the Blades.
Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 West Ham
60 mins: Fornals and Bowen are really starting to trouble Sheffield United. The Blades lose the ball in the middle of the pitch and Fornals brings it down the left wing. He squares tha ball into the box for Bowen who shimmys left then right but can’t find a way through.
Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 West Ham - Haller
56 mins: GOAL! West Ham have the lead after a blast from Haller! Bowen runs at the back line and passes to Fornals he cuts back into the middle on the edge of the box and lays it off for Haller who runs onto the ball and drills one past Ramsdale!
Sheffield Utd 0 - 0 West Ham
51 mins: Masuaku brings the ball in from the left and lays it off to Rice. He chips the ball into the box and Haller brings it down. His touch takes the ball away from him but he gets past Ampadu and toes the ball at goal. Ramsdale is quick to react and he dives on top of the shot.
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