Leeds United fans are blown away as Brenden Aaronson ends three-year Premier League wait

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Leeds United’s stuttering attack kicked into life at Elland Road, with Brenden Aaronson starting the party against West Ham.

Brenden Aaronson needed just three minutes to open the scoring in Leeds’ crucial game against West Ham as they looked for their first win in three games.

Leeds started the game well, harrying the West Ham defence before Aaronson made up for his miss against Burnley to poke home from close range.

The Elland Road crowd was sent into ecstasy 12 minutes later, when Joe Rodon continued his recent goalscoring run by adding Leeds’ second.

Aaronson has been a lightning rod for criticism among the Leeds fanbase; however, they were all singing his praises as he ended his three-year wait for a Premier League goal.

Leeds United fans praise Brenden Aaronson after opening goal

Posting on the social media site X (formerly Twitter), Leeds fans flocked to praise Aaronson after he scored the opening goal of the game to lift the pressure on Daniel Farke.

One fan summed up the overriding mood among the Leeds support, as they wrote: “A first Premier League goal of the season for Brenden Aaronson. Awesome for him, he needed that big time and so did Leeds United.”

Another fan admitted their surprise at Leeds’ unlikely pair of goalscorers, as they said: “Ok…. Who had Aaronson and Rodon as scorers tonight?”

One American Leeds fan declared that Aaronson was now a national icon, as they wrote: “Aaronson is an American hero.”

Aaronson has not always been the most popular Leeds player, and one fan poked fun at this, writing: “Brennndddyy, never doubted you for a minute lad.”

This was echoed by another Leeds fan who admitted that Aaronson was winning them over, as they stated: “PROVED ME WRONG, FAIRS MAN.”

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Brenden Aaronson scores first Premier League goal in three years

Aaronson has previously admitted that he wants to add more threat to his game, and his goal is a welcome return to form for the American international.

It also ended a three-year wait since his only other Premier League goal, with definite similarities between the two.

Aaronson scored in the early stages of the 2022/23 season, as he picked Edouard Mendy’s pocket yards from the line as Leeds beat Chelsea under Jesse Marsch.

His second goal in the top flight was from marginally further out, but Leeds fans will not care as long as he keeps scoring.