Leeds’ woeful set piece record is revealed as West Ham score two to come from behind and win at Elland Road

Leeds United conceded two more goals from set pieces as West Ham came from behind to win 2-1 at Elland Road on Friday night.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side now hold the record for most goals conceded from set pieces (seven, joint with Leicester, excluding penalties) in the Premier League this season as their weakness was exploited once again.

Leeds got off to the perfect start, opening the scoring from a retaken penalty five minutes in.

Liam Cooper split West Ham’s defence to send Bamford clear and he was brought down by Lukasz Fabianski.

The Polish keeper saved compatriot Mateusz Klich’s tame effort but replays showed him off his line and Klich made no mistake second time around.

There were chances at either end afterwards, with Sebastian Haller turning and firing at Illan Meslier at one end, while Rodrigo should have done better with a snap-shot at the other.

West Ham levelled 25 minutes in, typically from a set-piece.

Jarrod Bowen’s inswinging corner was met by Tomas Soucek, whose drilled header was too strong for Meslier.

Rodrigo then spurned a chance for Leeds to regain the lead almost immediately, cutting in from the right but firing straight at Fabianski.

Bamford had a header he could perhaps have done better with as half-time approached, while VAR checked for a handball against West Ham’s Angelo Ogbonna, but the sides went in level at the break.

Clearly irked by what he had seen, Bielsa made two Leeds changes at the break, Jack Harrison and Gjanni Alioski making way for Helder Costa and Jamie Shackleton.

Bamford then shot wide on the turn, before Luke Ayling’s fine close-range block ensured Haller’s shot went over, with the same player then drawing a tip-over from Meslier.

Kalvin Phillips tried to make something happen for Leeds and drove wide, while Fabianski pouched a stinging 25-yard Klich half-volley.

Pablo Fornals then missed Meslier’s far post by centimetres as he crept in round the back of Cooper’s failed attempt to clear, before the keeper made a quite stunning one-handed stop to repel Fabian Balbuena’s rocket header.

Meslier had little chance in the 80th minute, though.

He was unable to get anywhere near Ogbonna’s header which came from an inch-perfect Aaron Cresswell cross after a sloppy Costa foul.

The result leaves West Ham in the lofty heights of fifth position in the Premier League table, while Leeds remain 14th.