Premier League: Leeds rout West Brom 5-0, Man United rise to 2nd with 1-0 win v Wolves

Leeds routed West Bromwich Albion 5-0 on Tuesday for its largest victory since returning to the Premier League.
Romaine Sawyers’ personal objective set the tone for the hosts earlier than quick-fire first-half targets from Ezgjan Alioski, Jack Harrison and Rodrigo.
Raphinha additionally netted within the second half as Leeds recorded its largest victory within the high division since a 6-1 win over Charlton in 2003 — a yr earlier than being relegated.
Marcelo Bielsa’s aspect stored back-to-back clear sheets for the primary time this season to climb to eleventh place. In his third sport answerable for next-from-last West Brom, Sam Allardyce skilled his heaviest house loss within the league in his managerial profession.
Leeds demolished a house aspect that was promoted to the Premier League with it final season.
Allardyce changed Slaven Bilic this month, and Sunday’s spectacular level at Liverpool advised the brand new supervisor’s strategies had already sunk in.
But it was a woeful begin after 9 minutes in opposition to Leeds.
Under stress from Rodrigo, Sawyers tried a again move to Sam Johnstone and failed to identify the place the goalkeeper was. It meant Johnstone, who had moved to the left of his objective, may solely watch on because the ball rolled in.
No group has scored extra personal targets than the Baggies’ three within the Premier League this season and so they had gifted Leeds a platform.
It was one Bielsa’s sides took as they bossed possession with Albion by no means wanting like they’d mount a comeback.
West Brom had not come from behind to win within the Premier League for nearly 4 years — since February 2017 — and that sequence would get longer thanks to 3 Leeds targets in 9 minutes.
Alioski began the objective rush within the thirty first when he fired the ball in off the publish from the sting of the realm.
Five minutes later, Harrison swapped passes with Patrick Bamford, turned Darnell Furlong and located the highest nook from shut vary.
Leeds was rampant and continued to embarrass the hosts when Rodrigo’s shot from 18 yards (meters) hit Dara O’Shea and deflected in.
Leeds remained on cruise management and added the gloss within the 72nd when Raphinha wrapped up a sweeping transfer on the fitting by slicing inside and discovering the highest nook from the sting of the field.
Rashford helps Man United rise to 2nd with 1-0 win v Wolves
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford celebrates after scoring the opening objective in the course of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester Utd and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester. (AP)
Marcus Rashford’s deflected strike led Manchester United to a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton and as much as second within the Premier League on Tuesday.
The ahead struck within the third minute of stoppage time at Old Trafford to take United inside two factors of champion Liverpool.
The shot wrong-footed goalkeeper Rui Patricio because it was deflected off Wolves defender Romain Saiss.
Just earlier than then, as United pushed for a winner, Paul Pogba drew a save out of a diving Patricio with a well-struck effort from the sting of the field earlier than Anthony Martial blazed over from an identical place.
United goalkeeper David De Gea was additionally known as into motion within the 81st after Rayan Ait Nouri had damaged and pushed a low cross-shot towards the far publish.
But Wolves couldn’t maintain on and dropped to twelfth within the league.