Rampant Leeds punish Blues as Seagulls sink Hammers
Leeds produced their best display under head coach Jesse Marsch to register a stunning 3-0 home win against Chelsea.
First-half goals frombr end en Aaronson and stand-in skipper Rodrigo put Marsch’s side two up at the interval, and jack harrison turned home a third midwaythrough the second period.
The scoreline did not flatter rampant Leeds, who appear transformed this season after securing top-flight survival on the final day of the last campaign.
Marsch, who replaced Marcelo Bielsa in February, was left to celebrate at the final whistle after frustrated Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel had remonstrated with the fourth official moments earlier.
A howler from Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy gifted Leeds a 33 rd-minute lead. Mendy ditheredwhen receiving t hi ago silva’ s back pass and the quicksilver Aaron son pounced to snaffle the ball and turn home his first Leeds goal from a yard.
Four minutes later, Harrison curled in a superb freekick after Raheem Sterling had been booked for his challenge on Marc Roca, and Rodrigo got in front of Reece James to plant a brilliant header into the far corner for his fourth goal of the season.
On 69 minutes, Dan James’ cross fell to Rodrigo in the area and his touch was guided home by Harrison at the far post.
In London, goals from Alexis Mac al lister and Lean dr oT rossa rd condemned west ham to a 2-0 defeat at home to bogey side Brighton.
Mac al lister’ s first-half penalty and Trossard’s breakaway goal maintained Brighton’s unbeaten start to the season and made it three defeats from three matches for the Hammers.
West Ham have now played the Seagulls 11 times in the Premier League and not beaten them once.
New defender Thilo Kehrer was given a full debut, but his Premier League career started inauspiciously when he brought down Danny Welbeck to concede a penalty.
After VAR confirmed the foul was inside the box, mac al lister stepped up to fire the Seagulls into a 22nd-minute lead.
Summer signing Gianluca Scamacca came off the bench on the hour mark, but five minutes later West Ham were hit with a sucker punch as Brighton doubled their lead. Macallister’s pass found Pascal Gross, who flicked the ball into the path of Trossard for a neat finish past Lukasz Fabianski.