Southampton down Leeds after first-half goal flurry-ZoomTech News

Southampton ended their dismal dropping streak with three first-half targets towards Leeds United at St Mary’s.

The Southampton striker added one other as he twisted and turned to unbalance Sam Byram after which shot for the far nook, with Pascal Struijk getting the ultimate contact earlier than it nestled within the nook.

Shocked Leeds have been three down on the break as Kamaldeen Sulemana hit the byeline and calmly waited for Will Smallbone to reach earlier than delivering a cut-back which the midfielder neatly guided in off the far put up.

Leeds, who went into the sport on the again of a six-match unbeaten run, hit again as Struijk expertly plucked the ball out of the air and swivelled to fireside residence following a nook the Saints had did not clear.

Leeds went into the assembly of two newly relegated golf equipment as favourites on the again of their contrasting kind, however Daniel Farke’s facet couldn’t get themselves began.

The early aim allowed confidence to surge again into the house facet and so they may simply have been out of sight by the break as Carlos Alcaraz’s weak header on the far put up was deflected over the bar, after extra tremendous work by Walker-Peters down the precise.

Leeds’s harmful attacking quartet have been blunted as Byram sliced their finest probability of the primary half large and Georginio Rutter’s 20-yard drive was comfortably turned around the put up by Gavin Bazunu within the Saints aim.

The Yorkshire outfit improved after the break however not often threatened after Struijk’s lifeline aim, with a wild slice from Daniel James the very best of their efforts.