Leeds 3-0 Southampton: Patrick Bamford helps Whites to victory over Saints
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Romeu prevented Raphinha adding to his four goals this season with a superb sliding tackle, but later went off injured
Patrick Bamford scored his 13th goal of the season to help Leeds end a run of back-to-back defeats to extend Southampton s own winless run to a far more worrying eight matches.
The striker struck early in the second half, timing his run to perfection to beat offside and latch on to Tyler Roberts through-ball before firing a low shot into the far corner.
A neat Stuart Dallas finish from the edge of the box and Raphinha s superb free-kick sealed the points.
Marcelo Bielsa heaps praise on ‘spontaneous’ Leeds winger Raphinha
Raphinha (centre) celebrates scoring Leeds’ third goal (Gareth Copley/PA)
Marcelo Bielsa said there was little he could teach Raphinha, who turned in another eye-catching display in Leeds’ 3-0 home win against Southampton.
Patrick Bamford’s 13th Premier League goal of the season and Stuart Dallas put Leeds in control before Raphinha curled home a sublime free-kick in the closing stages.
The Brazilian winger laid on a host of chances for his team-mates as Leeds climbed back into the top half of the table.
“I sincerely think that I can add very little to his game,” Bielsa said. “The best thing you can do with players who are so spontaneous is to let them be themselves.”
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