<p class="bodytext">Leeds moved into the top half of the Premier League table as Patrick Bamford, Stuart Dallas and Raphinha all struck in the second half to earn a 3-0 win over Southampton on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After topping the table earlier in the season Saints are not yet safe as they have taken just one point from their last eight league games.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl took the bold decision to leave top scorer Danny Ings and on-loan Liverpool midfielder Takumi Minamino on the bench with the Austrian wary of further injuries affecting his depleted squad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The visitors could still have gone in front before half-time as Nathan Tella saw a penalty overturned after a VAR review, while Che Adams had a goal ruled out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With both sides throwing men forward at every opportunity, goals seemed certain to come and Bamford continued his excellent season with a calm finish from Tyler Roberts' pass two minutes into the second period for his 13th goal of the season.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Leeds then missed a number of chances to build on their lead with Alex McCarthy twice denying Bamford a second.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In previous seasons, Marcelo Bielsa's men have run out of steam in the second half of the campaign.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But there are not any signs of fatigue showing yet as a typically energetic counter-attack killed the game off 12 minutes from time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Raphinha's run distracted the Southampton defence to create the space for Dallas to fire home Helder Costa's pass from the edge of the area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When Costa was then taken down on another dangerous break six minutes later, Raphinha dispatched the resulting free-kick low into McCarthy's right-hand post to round off a brilliant individual display with a goal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Victory takes Leeds above Arsenal in the table and to within five points of sixth-placed Liverpool as they push for a European place in their first season back in the top-flight for 16 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Southampton remain in 14th but Fulham's upturn in form of late means they now enjoy just an eight-point cushion over the relegation zone.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Leeds moved into the top half of the Premier League table as Patrick Bamford, Stuart Dallas and Raphinha all struck in the second half to earn a 3-0 win over Southampton on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After topping the table earlier in the season Saints are not yet safe as they have taken just one point from their last eight league games.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl took the bold decision to leave top scorer Danny Ings and on-loan Liverpool midfielder Takumi Minamino on the bench with the Austrian wary of further injuries affecting his depleted squad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The visitors could still have gone in front before half-time as Nathan Tella saw a penalty overturned after a VAR review, while Che Adams had a goal ruled out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With both sides throwing men forward at every opportunity, goals seemed certain to come and Bamford continued his excellent season with a calm finish from Tyler Roberts' pass two minutes into the second period for his 13th goal of the season.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Leeds then missed a number of chances to build on their lead with Alex McCarthy twice denying Bamford a second.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In previous seasons, Marcelo Bielsa's men have run out of steam in the second half of the campaign.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But there are not any signs of fatigue showing yet as a typically energetic counter-attack killed the game off 12 minutes from time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Raphinha's run distracted the Southampton defence to create the space for Dallas to fire home Helder Costa's pass from the edge of the area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">When Costa was then taken down on another dangerous break six minutes later, Raphinha dispatched the resulting free-kick low into McCarthy's right-hand post to round off a brilliant individual display with a goal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Victory takes Leeds above Arsenal in the table and to within five points of sixth-placed Liverpool as they push for a European place in their first season back in the top-flight for 16 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Southampton remain in 14th but Fulham's upturn in form of late means they now enjoy just an eight-point cushion over the relegation zone.</p>