W Brom 0-5 Leeds

Leeds rampaged at The Hawthorns, beating relegation-threatened West Brom 5-0 as they continued their rise up the Premier League table.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men were fired by a gift from Albion’s Romain Sawyers (9), whose pass back passed goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, before goals from Ezgjan Alioski (31), Jack Harrison (36) and Rodrigo (40) led the visitors the break with a dominant advantage.

Raphinha put the finishing touch to Leeds’ night in the 72nd minute with an emphatic punch in what was a night of punishment for West Brom and new boss Sam Allardyce, who is still seeking his first win in charge at The Hawthorns.

The win sees Leeds, who kept their clean sheet consecutively and claimed their biggest Premier League win in 17 years, climb to 11th place in the table with 23 points, while West Brom remains in 19th place, five behind. security points.

How Leeds achieved their biggest Premier League victory in 17 years …

West Brom’s difficult night began as early as the ninth minute when Sawyers suffered a nightmare moment. The midfielder tried to return the ball to his goalkeeper but did not look where it was.

Johnstone was stranded to the left of his goal and could only watch as Sawyers’ pass hit the empty net to give Leeds the lead.

Alioski emphatically doubled Leeds’ lead, knocking Johnstone out again by striking a left-footed shot off the post from inside the area.

Five minutes later, Leeds had a third thanks to a beautiful team goal. Harrison traded passes with Patrick Bamford before cutting into Darnell Furlong and finding the top corner at close range.

Leeds were running wild and they added a fourth just before the break. A perfect diagonal pass from Kalvin Phillips caught Mateusz Klich, who rolled the ball into Rodrigo’s path. His shot from the edge of the area hit Dara O’Shea and deflected a stranded Johnstone.

It was a second-half damage limitation case for West Brom when Allardyce brought in Branislav Ivanovic for Matt Phillips as the hosts traded to three behind.

They nearly scored a goal when Illan Meslier gifted possession to Grady Diangana early in the second half, but the keeper redeemed himself with a major block.

Despite that early incident, Leeds maintained firm control and rounded off their victory in emphatic style with 18 minutes to go.

Raphinha completed a sweeping move down the right, cutting in and finding the top corner from the edge of the box to seal her biggest top flight win since a 6-1 win over Charlton in 2003.

Whats Next?

West Brom’s next move in the Premier League is Arsenal’s visit on Saturday 2 January; start 8pm.

Leeds’ next assignment in the league, also on Saturday, is a trip to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face Tottenham; start 12.30 h.