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2021/22 English Premier League
Matchday 22
West Ham v Leeds
London Stadium
London, England
Sunday, 16 January 2022
Kick-off is at 16h00
Leeds will be looking to turn the tables on West Ham when they square off in a
Premier League clash at the London Stadium on January 16.
Marcelo Bielsa's side has failed to get the better of the Hammers since returning to the top tier of English football in 2020.
The Whites lost both league encounters during the 2020/21 campaign and were beaten again earlier this term at Elland Road, while the East Londoners also knocked them out of the FA Cup on January 9.
December was a difficult month for the West Yorkshire outfit, who lost successive matches against Chelsea (3-2), Manchester City (7-0) and Arsenal (4-1).
However, they bounced back in the New Year with a 3-1 victory over Burnley to snap a four-game winless streak.
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Bielsa acknowledges his players need to offer more threat in attack this time around or suffer the same fate in the league.
"They created more danger than we did. They had balls with which to attack and they created more danger than us," the Argentine said after the 2-0 FA Cup third-round defeat.
"In the second half there were things we improved, we pressed a bit better, we played in the opponents' half more.
"But, in the end, we should have created more chances than the ones we created. It would have been possible to prevent a lot of the chances they created."
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Hammers boss David Moyes was delighted with the clean sheet against Leeds after shipping nine goals in five outings last month. They also conceded two at Crystal Palace on New Year's Day.
"I'm really pleased to keep a clean sheet," he said after the FA Cup triumph.
"We've not been defending as well as we should have been, and we conceded a goal at Watford and a couple at Crystal Palace. To keep a clean sheet today was very good."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 5
West Ham - 3
Leeds - 2
Draws - 0
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