West Ham defender Fabian Balbuena makes interesting claim about Leeds striker Patrick Bamford

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West Ham centre-back Fabian Balbuena singled out Patrick Bamford as Leeds United’s main threat, when speaking to WHUFC.com.

The Hammers take on the Whites at Elland Road tonight.

And Balbuena and co will surely be in for a very busy night in west Yorkshire.

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa has built a brilliantly strong side at Elland Road over the past two-and-a-half years.

One of the Argentine’s first signings for Leeds was Patrick Bamford. Bielsa brought the 27-year-old to Elland Road from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2018 for around £10 million (BBC).

At the time, many questioned the wisdom behind splashing out so much money on someone who was hardly clinical in front of goal.

Patrick Bamford, who earns £55k-a-week (Sportekz) has gone on to score 34 goals in 83 games for the Whites. But it has been this season where the former Chelsea ace has really proved what he is capable of with eight goals in 11 Premier League games thus far.

And Balbuena offered high words of praise for the Leeds hitman when speaking to WHUFC.com:

“Patrick Bamford is the main player, but Leeds switch a lot in the transition while playing. We have to be careful of every player, because every player could hurt us or score, so we just need to be focused defensively to try to avoid it.”

The Paraguayan centre-back will have to keep Patrick Bamford quiet if West Ham are to stand any chance of beating Leeds tonight.

Focusing purely on the 27-year-old would be a big mistake from the Hammers, however.

Leeds have players who can hurt us all over the pitch. It will be one of those nights where every single players needs to be on their best form. If David Moyes’s men are at it, we can definitely leave Elland Road with a positive result.

I can’t wait. Irons!