Leeds struck twice late within the recreation and received a hard-fought 2–0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday and assured a top-half within the Premier League.
Patrick Bamford ran over Rodrigo’s cross and poked the ball by goalkeeper Alex McCarthy’s legs to present Leeds the lead within the 73rd minute.
This was Bamford’s sixteenth aim of the season and doesn’t hurt his probabilities of becoming a member of Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the European Championship.
Substitute Tyler Roberts then sealed the victory within the fifth minute of stoppage time when he swung the ball into the again of the web after Bamford’s shot was saved.
The win noticed Leeds go above Arsenal and Everton, who each play on Wednesday, and are in eighth place. In its first season within the prime division since 2004, Leeds can not end decrease than tenth.
The outcome additionally ended Southampton’s good house type, permitting the crew a complete of six objectives in victories over Crystal Palace and Fulham.
A marching band welcomed followers to the stadium as torrential rain turned to sunshine at kickoff time.
For the primary time since December 19, Southampton followers have been capable of personally see his facet. Nearly 4,000 followers have been current, and when the gamers and officers knelt earlier than kickoff, there was some odor amongst some sections of the Saints.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
