London, March 9: West Ham beat Leeds 2-0 in their English Premier League game on Monday. A year ago, West Ham was out of the relegation zone only on goal difference. Now the east London club is chasing European qualification. West Ham took the lead in the 21st minute with virtually its first attack. Jesse Lingard played a neat one-two with Said Benrahma and skipped into the area, where Luke Ayling clumsily brought him down.
The Manchester United loanee’s penalty was saved by Leeds goalkeeper Ilan Meslier but he netted from the rebound. West Ham extended its lead when Craig Dawson arrived at the far post to head in Aaron Cresswell’s corner in the 28th. “We didn’t play the best, but we’re grinding out those results, we’ve got a real solidity about us and long may that continue,” Rice said. (AP)
