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Leeds United rating 4 previous Burnley to spice up top-half hopes; Southampton win

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Leeds prolonged Burnley’s winless run at dwelling to 9 video games with a 4-0 victory on Saturday that bolstered their bid for a top-10 end within the Premier League.
Substitute Rodrigo scored two late targets to offer Leeds a four-point cushion over Eleventh-place Aston Villa, which performs at Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Mateusz Klich completed a counterattack by curling in a shot shortly earlier than halftime, and Jack Harrison doubled the lead on the hour mark by getting a contact to flick Ezgjan Alioski’s low shot into the online.

💬 Rodrigo: “I hope the fans are proud of us this season” pic.twitter.com/ryYGsPk17B
— Leeds United (@LUFC) May 15, 2021
Burnley, which gained 2-0 at Fulham on Monday to safe top-flight standing for a sixth consecutive season, hasn’t gained at Turf Moor since a 3-2 victory in opposition to Aston Villa on Jan. 27.
Leeds, again within the Premier League this season after a 16-year absence, is at Southampton on Tuesday.
Liverpool visits Turf Moor on Wednesday.
Southampton beat already-relegated Fulham
Nathan Tella scored his first objective for Southampton in a 3-1 win over already-relegated Fulham within the Premier League on Saturday.
The midfielder got here off the bench to web the second whereas Fulham’s comfort got here from 18-year-old Fabio Carvalho scoring his first objective for the London membership.
Southampton took the lead within the first half when Che Adams scored from a James Ward-Prowse free kick.

Che Adams’ tally of 9 targets this season is essentially the most by a Scottish participant in a single #PL season since Steven Fletcher in 2012/13 (11) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿#SOUFUL pic.twitter.com/mf4xItCTq5
— Premier League (@premierleague) May 15, 2021
Tella slotted dwelling a second moments after coming onto the sector on the hour mark.
Just as Southampton cruising in the direction of all three factors Carvalho pulled one again for Fulham with a well-struck shot off the underside of the bar.
Less than 10 minutes later, nevertheless, substitute Theo Walcott restored Saints’ two-goal benefit with a medical end.
With Fulham’s destiny already sealed for the season, boss Scott Parker determined to offer among the gamers who had not featured considerably this season an opportunity, together with a maiden senior begin for teenager Carvalho.
Southampton moved as much as thirteenth place with two video games remaining.