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90 min Now Bogle is booked for a foul. Yep, there will be 11 added minutes. Daniel Farke’s reaction suggests he has a Shania Twain song in his head.
89 min Bogle runs onto a cutback from Aaronson and cracks a rising drive over the bar.
88 min Apparently there will be 11 added minutes, and why not.
85 min The indefatigable Bogle charges past Pablo and is fouled. Leeds have been rampant in the last 10 minutes. The inde
82 min It hasn’t been a perfect day for Leeds: Anton Stach, who went off in the first half with an ankle injury, is apparently on crutches.
81 min Seconds later Bornauw cuts across a stinging long-range shot that is punched over the bar by Areola. Comfortable save.
81 min Gnonto whacks a shot into Disasi after a long run into space on the break. That second goal, which came against the run of play, has given Leeds a second wind.
80 min By the way, we’ll have live, ball-by-ball coverage of the FA Cup semi-final draw at the end of this game.
79 min Bogle screws a low ball into Gnonto, six yards out at the near post. He flicks the ball imaginatively behind his standing leg and it rolls fractionally wide oft he far post.
77 min A poor corner from Fernandes goes out for a throw-in on the far side. West Ham have dominated the second half but they look a beaten team now.
GOAL! West Ham 0-2 Leeds (Calvert-Lewin 75 pen)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin whips a decisive penalty into the left corner, with Areola going the wrong way. Leeds are tantalisingly close to their first FA Cup semi-final in 39 years.
74 min Kilman is booked for the tackle, the right decision as he was at least trying to play the ball.
73 min: Penalty to Leeds!
Yep, that’s a clear penalty. Aaronson got a slight touch on the ball, possibly not the one he intended, and because of that Kilman wiped him out without touching the ball.
71 min: VAR check for a Leeds penalty Gnonto plays a through pass to Aaronson, who goes over after a desperate tackle by Kilman.
Craig Pawson gives nothing but this may well be overturned by VAR. I’m not sure Kilman got the ball.
71 min Gruev’s free-kick from the left is spanked over on the half-volley by Struijk. A good effort as he was running away from goal to meet it.
69 min: Triple substitution for Leeds Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Willy Gnonto and Ilia Gruev come on for Lucas Nmecha, Ao Tanaka and the impressive Noah Okafor.
68 min It’s still all West Ham. Adama wins another corner on the left, which is taken buy Fernandes. It’s headed away to the edge of the area, where Bowen whistles a right-foot half-volley that is well blocked by Nmecha.
65 min Leeds haven’t crossed the halfway line in about five minutes… but they do now thanks to a long throw from Lucas Perri. The attack (sic) lasts about four seconds before West Ham come again.
63 min This is West Ham’s best spell of the match, by quite a way. Leeds can’t get out.
62 min: Castellanos hits the post!
Traore, who has switched wings with Bowen, clips an inviting, inswinging cross from the left. It bounces up at the far post towards Castellanos, whose stooping header hits the face of the post!
Castellanos got the wrong side of Struijk, who arguably shoved him into the ball and caused the header to hit the post rather than go into the net. Not sure, I’d like to see it again, but VAR weren’t interested.
60 min Bowen gets to the byline on the right and screws the ball back to Castellanos, whose first-time shot flies well wide of the near post. It was an awkward chance from a tight angle.
60 min Okafor surges into the area from the left and tries to go outside Disasi, who gets between him and the ball and shepherds it out of play. Good defending.
59 min Both players are okay to continue.
57 min There’s a break in play after an accidental clash of heads between Pablo and Bijol.
56 min West Ham are having more of the ball in the second half, though neither team has had an attempt at goal. I think West Ham’s last effort on target was Bowen’s shot in the 13th minute.
54 min “If it helps, Tim Woods, I’m currently drinking a Worthingtons in a social club in Swansea,” writes Matt Dony. “A world away from hot tubs or iced coffee. Also, football is dead.”
I know it’s been a bad week for Liverpool, but drinking Worthingtons to evoke the cup wins of 2001 and 2003 is a bit sad. Are you gonna down a pint of milk next?
52 min: Leeds substitution A limping Joe Rodon is replaced by Sebastiaan Bornauw. I think Soucek collided with him at the corner which led to the Adama break and foul by Ampadu.
51 min Castellanos is flagged offside – it was really tight – but carries on and waves an outrageous half-volley into the net. I’d like to see that again as it looked tight, though the whistle had gone so VAR couldn’t get involved.
51 min Rodon isn’t moving freely but he’s going to continue. Leeds have already lost Anton Stach and don’t want another important player to suffer an injury ahead of the run-in.
50 min “That wasn’t a bad half from West Ham, but our bench has no depth to it,” writes Ian Sargeant. “We’d all like to see Ajala but he played for the under-21s yesterday. Leeds, however, have a few of their bigger hitters in reserve. This is only going to end one way.”
49 min Joe Rodon is also done and needs treatment.
48 min There’s a VAR check for a potential red card. Ampadu was only trying to trip Adama but I think he caught him on the achilles in his follow through. Either way, it’s been checked and cleared.
47 min Adama leads a West Ham break and is taken down without sentiment by Ampadu, who puts his thumb up to acknowledge the inevitable yellow card.
46 min Peep peep!
West Ham are making a double substitution at half-time Tomas Soucek and Pablo are on for Freddie Potts and Soungoutou Magassa. That gives them a stronger, more attacking front six.
“If that wasn’t a foul on Stach,” writes our own Jacob Steinberg, “then how did Uruguay get a penalty for Ben White’s tackle in the England friendly?”
Will you accept an equation as an answer? VAR x social media = nobody has a clue.
Half-time reading
Half time: West Ham 0-1 Leeds
A few boos at the half-time whistle. Leeds have been the better team and lead through Ao Tanaka’s goal, though it’s hardly been one-way traffic: the Leeds keeper Lucas Perri had to make an outstanding reaction save at 0-0 to deny Taty Castellanos.
45+3 min Bowen hasn’t played badly, he rarely does, but deploying him on the left feels like a waste of West Ham’s best player.
45+1 min Four minutes of added time. Leeds are well worth their lead.
45 min “Iced coffee?” sniffs Tim Woods. “Iced coffee??? After Matt Dony’s recent hot-tub revelation, I’m beginning to feel the MBM isn’t the bitter-swilling collective of 1990s refugees I’d imagined.”
Not sure why it autocorrect to ‘iced coffee’ from ‘Special Brew’.
44 min A nice effort from Castelannos, who cushions a ball in from the left on the volley and screws a half-volley over the bar.
40 min Nmecha is booked for a late challenge on Disasi.
39 min: Leeds substitution Brenden Aaronson replaces the injured Anton Stach. I guess he’ll play as the No10 and Tanaka will drop into midfield.
