London, Oct. 25 -- Leeds United claimed its first Premier League home victory since the opening day of the season, deepening the troubles of struggling West Ham in a 2-1 win at Elland Road.

The result lifted Daniel Farke's side up to 13th in the table, while the visitors stayed second from bottom after suffering a seventh defeat in nine league games.

Brenden Aaronson opened the scoring inside three minutes, capitalising on some chaotic West Ham defending. The American winger pounced after Noah Okafor's header was parried, with Ollie Scarles and Aaron Wan-Bissaka both at fault in the build-up.

Leeds doubled their advantage just over 14 minutes later when Joe Rodon powered home a header from a Sean Longstaff corner. It marked the earliest ...