The start wasn't too great with Saints hitting the bar and forcing a good save from Robbo before we got going. So we amused ourselves by singing "Strachan's coming home" to the Southampton fans. However, we slowly began to get a measure of control in midfield, with Johnson having an impressive game playing deep and Pennant seeing plenty of the ball, although this was often followed up with a poor cross. In sharp contrast to last week we actually had some shots, Morris and Smith shooting wide from the edge of the box, Bakke just failing to beat the keeper to the ball and Pennant missing the best chance of the lot as the keeper came out to smother as he dawdled on the bouncing ball.

However, five minutes of defensive madness proved our undoing. An attack broke down following another poor cross and Prutton drove forward before slipping the ball into Ormerod's run. Camara hesitated to come across and help Kilgallon out, and Kilgallon fell over whilst back-peddling giving the striker plenty of time to beat Robbo. One nil down largely against the run of play but worse was to come, a couple of minutes later Camara lost concentration and let a simple square pass squirm under his foot into Phillips path and he slid it in to score his first goal for months. Total disaster, from playing well the game now looked a lost cause in a matter of minutes. The mood wasn't improved by the sight of Roque Jr doing the most lethargic warm-up ever at half-time.

Second half started out in a pretty listless manner and it looked like the game might just drift to an inevitable conclusion. Southampton had a couple more chances without ever putting us under serious pressure and until the substitution and the switch to 4-4-2 we didn't really threaten them at all. However, once Bridges came on to replace the irrelevant Morris, we suddenly began to look more threatening, as the new formation allowed us to create some pressure and Saints got nervous. A (for once) well worked corner and cross from Harte allowed Kilgallon to get in front of the keeper to equalise and within a few more minutes we'd hit the bar (although the offside flag did go up) and then hit the post as a defender diverted Milner's cross past the keeper. Despite this the equaliser we deserved wouldn't come, and in one desperate goal mouth scramble neither Bridges or Smith could get a clear strike on goal. Come the last minute Robinson came up for a corner and Harte hit it straight at the first defender as per usual.

A much improved performance and we were unlucky but we just can't afford stupid mistakes like Camara's in the position we are in - time is running out in more ways than one.

Scores

Robinson	6	Couple of decent saves, had little protection for the goals
Kelly	7	A solid influence and a couple of goof last-ditch clearances, despite the promise of Richardson I think we need his experience at the back at present.
Harte	6	A couple of embarrassing free-kicks, though not under too much defensive pressure.
Camara	5	I think he's miles better than Duberry, but his long spell of inaction showed today in a stupid mistake that cost us the game.
Kilgallon	6.5	Showed promise and inexperience in the same game - too easily turned for the first goal but cleared one of the line and scored a good goal himself.
Johnson	8	MotM - Probably his best performance in a central role for Leeds . Looked comfortable playing as the deepest of the midfielders and used the ball well. If he can stay fit he can stay in that position and allow Matteo to go back where he belongs.
Morris	4	Waste of space. Tries some nice passes but loses the ball too often and is a defensive non-entity.
Bakke	6.5	One of his better games, covered some ground and tried to get forward to support Smith.
Milner	7	As we know a clever player with a good football brain but lacking the pace to really hurt teams out wide.
Pennant	6	Saw a lot of the ball first half and linked up well with Smith but faded in the second though was on receiving end of a few poor tackles.
Smith	7	As you would expect worked his socks off and kept his head - needs to stay upfront.