Graham Smyth’s Leeds ratings as Leeds lose 3-0 at West Ham with ‘wasteful’ 4/10 | OneFootball

Leeds United closed out with a disappointing 3-0 defeat at relegated West Ham, their first league loss in nine. They still finished an impressive 14th.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, chief football writer Graham Smyth was at the London Stadium to deliver Leeds United’s player ratings.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin had the clearest first half chance on 35 minutes after a mazy Lukas Nmecha run, but Mads Hermansen saved from close range. News of Tottenham Hotspur going ahead heightened the tension, yet there was no breakthrough before the interval.

Taty Castellano finally broke the deadlock on 67 minutes, heading in from a corner after passive defending. Jarrod Bowen added the second 12 minutes later from a Mateus Fernandes pass, before substitute Callum Wilson struck in added time.

Smyth’s ratings featured a raft of fives and sixes, plus a ‘wasteful’ 4/10. Karl Darlow was given six after smart interventions but a shaky moment for the second, Joe Rodon five, Jaka Bijol seven, Pascal Struijk six, Jayden Bogle five and Ethan Ampadu six.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk