Patrick Bamford should have been sent off for ‘shocking’ lunge as Leeds move out of relegation zone with victory over Southampton in Javi Gracia’s first gameLeeds got themselves out of relegation danger with a 1-0 victory over Southampton, but they should have ended the game with ten men with Patrick Bamford guilty of a ‘shocking’ tackle. Bamford was dealt a yellow, but talkSPORT pundit and former Scotland international Chris Iwelumo said it deserved a straight red card. Advertisement“Maitland-Niles getting up quickly has really helped Bamford out here, because it was a shocking challenge,” said said, speaking live on talkSPORT 2 from Elland Road. Southampton failed to find a way back into the game, though, with Elland Road erupting at the full-time whistle with hope restored they will beat the drop. So he’ll be absolutely over the moon.”AdvertisementThe result lifts Leeds up to 17th place, one point above the bottom-three, but Southampton remain rock-bottom and four points from safety.
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