Here are your player ratings for both sides Sam Johnstone (GK) - 4/10 - Nothing he could do about the first goal, or many of the others for that matter Darnell Furlong (RB) - 4/10 - Given a torrid time by Harrison throughout proceedings. He told Prime Video Sport: Things can happen like that {the own goal] and they can be unexpected but when they do happen, youve got to pick yourself up and fight. Sam Johnstone had no chance with any of the five. A round-up of the latest Leeds United transfer rumours. Made even better as it clipped the post on its way in.Jack Harrison (LM) - 9/10 - Showed quick feet and composure to score in the first half. Arsenal beat Brighton 1-0, Burnley beat Sheffield United by the same score and it was goalless between Southampton and West Ham. Giving it a proper go to see how things unfold.. A farcical Sawyers own goal was followed up by strikes from Alioski, Harrison, Rodrigo and Raphinha as the Whites ran riot. Five minutes later they added a third when Jack Harrison played a neat 1-2 with Bamford then spun Furlong inside the box with a cute backheel before smashing the ball into the top corner. FIVE-STAR @LUFC SIMPLY UNSTOPPABLE FROM RAPHINHA! Instead he played the ball back to Sawyers who followed suit, to play a blind passback - despite being under minimal pressure from Rodrigo. Dead ball deliveries were decent. We must work as hard as we can to try and get that right. I was shocked to see such a poor performance from the players. Pereira, 24, scored his eighth goal of the Premier League season - going level with the top-scoring Brazilians in the Premier League, alongside Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus. His goal against Cardiff caught the attention of Leeds fans, who want him back. The supporters who are successful in the ballot will receive an email to advise them of their priority window in which to book their tickets online, pending confirmation of Step Three changes from the government. Play for free, entries by 3:00pm. There was to be no repeat of the Baggies heroics at Anfield as the home side crashed to their biggest defeat of the season, leaving them humbled and hurting. Ezgjan Alioski celebrates scoring Leeds' second goal, Jack Harrison celebrates scoring Leeds' third, Sam Allardyce is still looking for his first win in charge at The Hawthorns, Get Sky Sports PL & Football for 18 a month. A return for Marcelo Bielsa? Matt Phillips (CM) - 3/10 - Had 19 touches of the ball (in central midfield), before being substituted at half time. West Brom: Johnstone (6), Furlong (5), OShea (6), Ajayi (5), Peltier (5), Phillips (5), Sawyers (4), Gallagher (5), Diangana (5), Robinson (6), Grant (5). 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Barnsley failed to go up, and Mowatt left Oakwell on a free transfer. The Whites had no need to go chasing a result, after setting. Poor Romaine Sawyers hung his head in shame after he produced the mother of all blunders to gift Leeds their opener after nine minutes. Leeds ran riot at West Brom to hammer the Baggies 5-0 and claim their biggest Premier League win for 17 years. Bielsas bench was still yelling hopefully for handball when a long range shot crashed off Darnell Furlongs chest. View our online Press Pack. Consistency is everything now but we cant seem to get a consistency now between the attacking and the defending. Marcelo Bielsa's side were sent on their way by a gift from Albion's Romain Sawyers (9), whose back pass beat goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, before goals from Ezgjan Alioski (31), Jack Harrison (36) and Rodrigo (40) saw the visitors into the break with a commanding lead. This was the polar opposite of that disciplined display as his Anfield battlers imploded before his disbelieving eyes. Nevertheless, Leeds ended with a strong finish to the season, sitting in ninth place in the Premier League table. Sam Allardyce says the consistency his side is showing is worrying after tonight's heavy defeat. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. His first of the night. Many believe that now, he is good enough for the Yorkshire side and perhaps the kind of player they should have signed in the summer. By Matt O'Connor-Simpson Dec 29, 2020 Leeds ran riot at the Hawthorns / David Rogers/Getty Images Leeds romped to their second win in three days, putting West Brom to the sword 5-0 at The. What are Leeds fans saying about Mowatt, after his West Brom goal? Five minutes later they added a third when Jack Harrison played a neat 1-2 with Bamford then spun Furlong inside the box with a cute backheel before smashing the ball into the top corner. Meanwhile Allardyce slumped in his seat, arms folded, face darker than the snow-filled clouds above the Hawthorns. He probably realised then that this wasnt to be his night after suffering his SECOND freak setback of the evening. But his side capitulated at home on Tuesday not for the first time this season and they have conceded 13 goals in their last three home games to sit five points from safety. Had no problem switching to right-back when Leeds' press called for it.Mateusz Klich (CM) - 8/10 - Played his part in Leeds' all conquering press and also drove forward with purpose at times.Ezgjan Alioski (CM) - 8/10 - Wondrous strike for Leeds' second goal. Even when Alioski had to briefly leave his side with 10 men to have a bleeding nose attended to, Baggies failed to cash in as Furlong fired over. A piledriver of a shot, Mowatt put top spin on an effort that flew into the top corner. It then got worse for the hosts five minutes later when the excellent Harrison swapped passes with Patrick Bamford, turned Darnell Furlong and found the top corner from close range. David Seaman makes Leeds United 'pressure' claim after 'six-pointer' Southampton win. Alioski started the goalrush after 31 minutes when he spectacularly rifled the ball in off the post from the edge of the area. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Throughout the 90 . From Marsch and Bielsa, it seems as though the next man that could take the reigns at Leeds is the thriving Rayo Vallecano coach, Andoni Iraola, who has the Spanish club sitting fifth in La Liga. Leeds United swooped to sign a striker on deadline day, raiding West Brom for talented forward Tyler Roberts. 2. We have seen a performance at Liverpool where the players have played at their best and then tonight when we try and attack we cant do the defending right. Karlan Grant (ST) - 5/10 - Had 14 touches in an hour and zero shots. Albion needed to match it against others. FIVE-STAR @LUFC SIMPLY UNSTOPPABLE FROM RAPHINHA! Rodrigo (AM) - 8/10 - Fortunate deflection allowed him to score. The report suggested that the Baggies are fans of the 10 million-rated youngster, but would need to be promoted and for Leeds to remain in the Championship to stand a chance of getting a deal done. Raphinha added to the scoring the second-half. Next Leeds manager: Radrizzani choice flattered but wont replace Marsch, Pundit says 'Leeds are bigger' amid links to manager who's 3 years younger than Corberan, Leeds chairman Radrizzani did inform fans of an update on their manager hunt last night. Callum Robinson (RM) - 3/10 - Very much a spare part. A joy to watch when in full flow. Sam Allardyce has lost consecutive home games by 3+ goals in the Premier League for the first time since November 2007, while in charge of Newcastle United (1-4 vs Portsmouth and 0-3 vs Liverpool). Arsenal beat Brighton 1-0, Burnley beat Sheffield United by the same score and it was goalless between Southampton and West Ham. I think its fair play for him to decide to stay at West Brom and continue the job and the good job he has done so far. The victory sees Leeds, who kept back-to-back clean sheets and claimed their biggest Premier League win for 17 years, move up to 11th in the table on 23 points, while West Brom stay 19th, five points adrift from safety. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Consistency is everything now but we cant seem to get a consistency now between the attacking and the defending. Mark Schwarzer says Carlos Corberan signing a new contract with West Brom will be a blow for Leeds United and Andrea Radrizzanis hopes of appointing the Spaniard as manager, as he told Sky Sports News (08/02/23). Leeds two goals shy of the top half of the table. US investors ready to BACK Glazers, Sabitzer's cryptic message, Prem legend's daughter has fans hot under the collar with see-through lingerie, N'Golo Kante rejects summer free transfers as he nears new contract at Chelsea, Weghorst showed in just five seconds why Ten Hag signed him for Man Utd, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP. And the visitors soon underlined their superiority again with a screamer of a goal to make it 5-0 as they saved the best till last. Sam Johnstone had no chance with any of the five. Filip Krovinovic - N/A. Final ten minutes, can West Brom see it out with only five conceded? Ineffectual.Conor Gallagher (CM) - 5/10 - His team's best midfielder. The theory is if the ball hits a bobble and the keeper takes a clean air swipe, the worst that can happen is the loss of a corner kick. It is now 37 Premier League games since Baggies shrugged off the loss of the opening goal to beat Bournemouth in February 2017 - the last time they achieved the feat. Date published: Tuesday 29th December 2020 8:05 - Lewis Oldham. Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa: "It was a game where we defended well and we were efficient up front. Instead he played the ball back to Sawyers who followed suit, to play a blind passback - despite being under minimal pressure from Rodrigo. The May 23 fixture against West Bromwich Albion is ticking closer and the club has now confirmed the ballot is open until May 10 for entries. Huddersfield ace Lewis OBrien was the subject of a 13million offer from Marcelo Bielsas side. Now, Leeds lack cover in the middle of the park. Leeds overrun us today and deservedly beat us 5-0. His new club is hardly renowned for displaying Lazarus-like qualities with their ability to come from behind to win. Perhaps, it is just what Leeds need in the Premier League. He is well-known for his long-range shooting, his goals, his assists and his ability from set-pieces. Leeds were running riot and they added a fourth just before the break. Of course, Mowatt is well-known to Leeds fans. And once they were back to their full complement of players the visitors struck again to kill the contest with a fourth before half-time. West Brom 0-5 Leeds: Marcelo Bielsa's side run riot at The Hawthorns Report and free highlights as Leeds thump West Brom 5-0 at The Hawthorns; Romain Sawyers' own goal handed Leeds an. Planet Sport Limited 2023 All Rights Reserved, Leeds Fans Mob Goalscoring Hero As Supporters Treated To West Brom Stroll. He came through the Leeds academy alongside the likes of Kalvin Phillips, Charlie Taylor, Sam Byram and Lewis Cook under the guidance of Neil Redfearn. For the third time this season Albion leaked five goals - but unlike his predecessor Slaven Bilic, there was to be no consolation goals this time for big Sams side who were hopelessly outclassed by Bielsas side. Leeds dominated the first half with more possession and more shots on target. Man of the match: Ezgjan Alioski. He captained the Tykes into the Championship play-offs, having a hand in 15 goals during 44 games scoring eight and creating seven. West Brom have won just eight points in the Premier League so far this season - only in 1985-86 have they amassed fewer points after 16 games of a top-flight campaign (6 - converted to 3pts/win all-time). MARCELO BIELSAS rampant Leeds handed West Brom a five-goal thrashing - underlining the task facing Sam Allardyce if he is to maintain his reputation as the Premier Leagues great survivor. Take in tonight's action again with our match report HERE. Albion received a rare glimmer of hope when Leeds goalie Illan Meslier played a suicidal pass to Phillips which was pounced on by Callum Robinson. Like in the first half, West Brom did have their moments, with Casilla called into action to save a shot from the edge of the area. We must work as hard as we can to try and get that right. But Leeds remained on cruise control and added the gloss with 18 minutes left when Raphinha wrapped up a sweeping move on the right by cutting inside and finding the top corner from the edge of the box. Never recovered after that, regressing into a complete passenger in midfield. The Whites had no need to go chasing a result, after setting the record for the most teams from a promoted team in Premier League history. First, Jack Harrison drove into the area, before playing a neat one-two with Patrick Bamford and smashing home. We have had a lot of highs and lows and the idea is to play in a consistent manner over a longer period of games.. Helder Costa - N/A, 2023 Minute Media - All rights reserved. #PLonPrime #WBALEE pic.twitter.com/bqlrENfd7H. The hosts joined by 10,000 returning fans at Elland Road thought they had taken the lead when Jack Harrison finished off a fine move, but the offside flag was raised after Rodrigos involvement. He told Prime Video Sport: Things can happen like that {the own goal] and they can be unexpected but when they do happen, youve got to pick yourself up and fight. The new West Bromwich Albion star has proved to be one of the signings of the window. However their pleas turned to cheers when the ball fell to Ezgjan Alioski who slammed a perfect left-foot shot beyond Johnstone from 18 yards, which smacked off the far post on its way to the net. Both these teams only played on Sunday and while West Brom looked out on their feet, Leeds played their usual game. We were terrible in defending today and we need to try and get the players recovered.. From eight chances we scored five and this helped the result. Leeds soon killed those slim hope stone dead with a devastating three goal burst in nine ruthless minutes to put this game to bed before the break. Follow all the latest build-up and action with our live blog below Never change, Leeds. Last season, 26-year-old Mowatt starred under new Baggies gaffer Valerian Ismael at Oakwell. That strike! His cross is poor though and smashed away for a throw-in. Either way, whatever happens, it seems as though the new man in the dugout should be available for Man Uniteds visit to Yorkshire on Sunday. Still say the biggest mistake was getting rid of Slaven Big Sam sacrificed his skipper Matt Phillips for Branislav Ivanovic at the break and lined up with a tighter back five. Grady Diangana could have looked for a forward outlet when he received the ball inside his own half near the left touchline. LEEDS RAN RIOT at West Brom to hammer the Baggies 5-0 and claim their biggest Premier League win for 17 years.