With just four points in eight matches, this is West Ham’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season. In the top-flight, they last had as few as four after eight games in 1988-89 (also four), eventually finishing 19th and being relegated. If the result stays like this, the Hammers will remain 19th, but would fall seven points behind Leeds.

West Ham United head to West Yorkshire to face Leeds United in a Friday night fixture that will be broadcast live in the UK by Sky Sports and across the world. The Hammers have a strong recent record at Elland Road, having won two and drawn two of the four most-recent visits, and not lost there since a 2-1 EFL Championship defeat in February 2005.

The Brighton attacker has given a fond nod to Leeds United in an unexpected way as Leeds City Council’s planning committee prepare to meet

One player who is enjoying his football at Leeds is Brenden Aaronson, with the American hailing the mentality on show under Daniel Farke after scoring against the Hammers, and lauding the competition for places.