LONDON, Jan 17: Jack Harrison scored a hat-trick as Leeds overcame a long list of absentees to beat West Ham 3-2 in the Premier League on Sunday.
West Ham hit back twice through Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals, but Harrison’s third goal ended the London club’s four-match winning streak.
Leeds took the lead in the 10th minute. Luke Ayling’s ball over the top sent Raphinha clear down the right and his cutback found Mateusz Klich in the area. Kilch’s shot was beaten away by goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, but Adam Forshaw laid it back for Harrison to net.
West Ham equalized in the 34th, with Bowen giving Stuart Dallas the slip to head Aaron Cresswell’s corner into the net.
Leeds retook the lead almost immediately when Ayling flicked on a corner from Raphina and Harrison pounced at the far post.
West Ham leveled again seven minutes into the second half when Fornals skipped past Ayling and Pascal Struijk in the area before wrongfooting Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier with a clever finish.
However, the match swung the way of Leeds again on the hour mark when Raphinha sprayed a superb throughball to Harrison, who lifted his shot over Fabianski to complete a treble.
Liverpool notched up a 3-0 win over Brentford. Midfielder Fabinho just before halftime while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and substitute Takumi Minamino netted in the second half. (AP)
