Baggies defence 4; Stuart Dallas 9, Kalvin Phillips 8: West Brom v Leeds player ratings

A 5-0 win at The Hawthorns continues an entertaining return to the Premier League for Leeds and deepens the problems for Sam Allardyce

WEST BROMWICH ALBION PLAYER RATINGS: Sam Johnstone 5 – Romaine Sawyers will no doubt get the blame for the opening goal, but Johnstone was out of his goal in a dubious position. He had no chance with the second, third, fourth or fifth, though, and he did his best to prevent a worsening scoreline when he denied Raphinha. AP

Nick Judd

Dec 30, 2020

Leeds United continued their rollercoaster return to the Premier League by storming to a 5-0 win over fellow promoted side West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.

A howler of an own goal from Romaine Sawyers set the tone in the ninth minute as Ezgjan Alioski doubled Leeds' lead just after the half hour mark with a fierce effort from long range.

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Phillips 8, Bamford 7; Pope 8, Mee 5: Leeds United v Burnley player ratings

Jack Harrison made it 3-0 five minutes later before Rodrigo sent Leeds into half-time 4-0 up. Raphinha then scored the only goal of the second half to move Leeds up to 11th in the Premier League table.

Such has been the ups and downs of Leeds' season, that 5-0 win saw Marcelo Bielsa's team move to 0 goal difference.

As for West Brom, the defeat keeps them mired in the relegation zone with just eight points from 16 games as Sam Allardyce, appointed earlier this month, attempts to preserve his perfect record of never being demoted.

Assessing the performances from The Hawthorns, Nick Judd has provided his player ratings in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.