Southampton 3 Leeds United 1: Grayson blasts Whites after defeat

Dean Hammond fired Saints 1-0 up after 10 minutes.

And it got worse for Leeds when Adam Lallana made it 2-0 on 25 minutes.

David Connolly added a third goal at the start of the second half, Billy Paynter thwarted by Kelvin Davis when Leeds threatened the home goal.

United finally earned a consolation when Max Gradel converted a stoppage-time penalty.

Leeds boss Simon Grayson said: “It was a shock to the system considering how well we played six days before against Newcastle, when we had energy, passion, desire. We had none of that.

“Too many players went out to do their own thing and not what we told them and that’s where we’ve come unstuck.

“There has been nothing wrong in training, we knew Southampton would pass through midfield and people didn’t do what we asked them to do.

“That’s extremely disappointing and if they don’t do it, the team will suffer. Southampton looked far better than us.”

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