Leeds United 1 Southampton 0

Scottish international Robert Snodgrass was the toast of Elland Road today when his superb strike on 77 minutes gave Leeds all three points. What made the victory all the more special was that United extended their lead at the top to four points as nearest rivals Charlton drew at home to Millwall in a eight goal thriller.

Prior to Snoddys strike Luciano Becchio had earlier headed and Jermaine Beckford was guilty of missed a host of chances. Rickie Lambert fired narrowly wide for Saints in injury time as they suffered their first defeat in eight games. Boss Simon Grayson said afterwards that it was their best performance of the season and he praised the defence in particular for closing down the opposition at every opportunity. It's great that we have now hit 50 points for the season so let keep our finger crossed that the run continues.

Leeds United

01 Ankergren 03 Kisnorbo (Yellow card) 06 Naylor 26 Bromby 04 Doyle 08 Kilkenny 14 Howson (Johnson 75) 22 Hughes 09 Beckford (Gradel 74) 10 Becchio 23 Snodgrass Substitutes 36 Martin, 02 Crowe, 16 Johnson, 28 Gradel, 35 Ephraim, 13 Grella, 20 Kandol

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