Match Report
Leeds United went into the game 3rd in the table on 90 points; Southampton sat 4th on 87 — a 3-point gap. Leeds United's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Leeds United 1.76 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Southampton 1.89 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.34.
21 meetings are on record — 8 won by Leeds United, 9 by Southampton, 4 drawn, at 2.19 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 62% of the meetings.
The venue was Wembley Stadium in London, with room for 32,609 spectators. Southampton led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.