Patrick Bamford strengthened his case for an England call-up forward of the European Championship by scoring his thirteenth objective of the season in Leeds’ 3-0 win over struggling Southampton within the Premier League on Tuesday.
Bamford squeezed a low, angled shot into the nook from the sting of the world within the forty seventh minute to place Leeds forward and transfer degree with Harry Kane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin because the main English scorers this marketing campaign.
Only Liverpool ahead Mohamed Salah and Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes have scored extra.
Left again Stuart Dallas supplied an outside-of-the-foot end on the finish of a breakaway within the 78th for Leeds’ second objective and Brazilian winger Raphinha wrapped up the victory with a curling free kick from 20 meters as Southampton’s winless run prolonged to eight video games.
The margin of victory flattered Leeds, in accordance with its supervisor, Marcelo Bielsa.
“Throughout the game, it was difficult to establish differences between the two teams,” Bielsa stated by way of a translator.
“When the games are so close, the team that scores first gets the advantage. It is not definitive but has weight.”
Southampton’s winless streak, which has included a 9-0 loss at Manchester United, has plunged Ralph Hasenhuttl’s aspect towards the relegation zone. It was briefly the league chief in November.
“First half, good,” Hasenhuttl stated, “second half, disaster. We gave up in the second half, and that is not what I like.”
Southampton is in 14th place, eight factors away from third-to-last Fulham, which has discovered some good kind in current weeks in its bid to flee relegation.
Leeds climbed above Wolverhampton and Arsenal into tenth place in a powerful first season again within the Premier League. Bamford has been one of many group’s shining lights as he begins to dispel his fame as a wasteful finisher that he picked up principally in stints within the second division.
The 27-year-old striker has performed for England’s youth groups however by no means for the nation’s senior group.