West Ham 2-0 Leeds United - recap: Marcelo Bielsa reaction as VAR controversy aids FA Cup exit

Leeds United travel to face West Ham United in the third round of the FA Cup this afternoon at the London Stadium - follow live below.
Leeds United travel to face West Ham United in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.Leeds United travel to face West Ham United in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.
Leeds United travel to face West Ham United in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.

The Whites take on the Hammers in England' s oldest and most famous cup competition...

West Ham vs Leeds United - LIVE BLOG

Key Events

  • Leeds United travel to West Ham in FA Cup action
  • Third round game kicks off at 2pm
  • Bielsa expected to make changes
  • Updates below throughout the afternoon
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  • RESULT: West Ham 2-0 Leeds United

The big news is that Patrick Bamford isn’t in the squad this afternoon - Marcelo Bielsa was expecting him to be play a role.

Full debuts for Sam Greenwood, Lewis Bate and Leo Hjelde against West Ham in what is a mix of youth and experience for the third round clash.

Robin Koch moves into midfield this afternoon while wide man Raphinha is named on the bench.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Hjelde, Firpo, Koch, Bate, Klich, James, Harrison, Greenwood.

Subs: Klaesson, Drameh, Moore, McCarron, Jenkins, Forshaw, Dallas, Summerville, Raphinha.

One for the history books

Here is the Leeds squad arriving

Want to know more about Lewis Bate... come on in

This afternoon’s captain

Leeds head back into the changing rooms first followed by West Ham... not long until kick-off now here in London.

Updates to come...

Here come the teams

And the teams emerge from the London Stadium tunnel.... 9,000 Leeds fans here this afternoon and they’re already in fine voice behind the goal.

Here we go then... there must be a winner on the day.

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