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<\/p>\nRussell Martin ended his losing run as Southampton manager with an crucial victory over a resurgent Leeds United at St Mary\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Ahead of kick-off, the former Swansea boss said beating Leeds would be \u201ca huge day\u201d for the club after he had come under pressure following a miserable run of four defeats, including heavy losses at Sunderland and at home to Leicester.<\/p>\n
But two goals from Adam Armstrong and a first Saints league goal for Will Smallbone saw Martin arrest the slide despite a second half reply from Pascal Struijk.<\/p>\n
Martin needed a decent start to get the supporters onside and he got it when Kyle Walker-Peters expertly picked out the run of Adam Armstrong and the former Blackburn man delicately chipped the ball past the prone Illan Meslier with barely two minutes on the clock.<\/p>\n
The Leeds side contained plenty of threat and Georginio Rutter soon threated an equaliser as he cut inside and curled a 20-yard shot towards the top corner before Gavin Bazunu beat it to safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Adam Armstrong scored a brace as Southampton secured a 3-1 win at home to Leeds<\/p>\n
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Armstrong is congratulated by his Southampton team-mates after opening the scoring<\/p>\n
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Will Smallbone also managed to get on the scoresheet as Southampton overcame Leeds<\/p>\n
Southampton had shipped more goals than any other team in the Championship but they were looking more solid against Daniel Farke\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
Martin\u2019s side scored a second just after half an hour when Kamaldeen Sulemana raced to the by-line and pulled the ball back to Will Smallbone who applied a first-time side-foot finish in off the far post.<\/p>\n
Five minutes later, things got better still for the home side and their beleaguered manager Martin. Sulemana was again the creator, skipping in off the right and picking out Adam Armstrong at the far post who then teased his way past Sam Byram before scoring via touches off Meslier and Pascal Struijk.<\/p>\n
Southampton (4-3-3): <\/span>Bazunu 6; Walker-Peters 7, Harwood-Bellis 7, Bednarek 7, Manning 7; Smallbone 7 (Charles 69, 7), Downes 7, S Armstrong 7 (Bree 85, 6); A Armstrong 8 (Aribo 85, 6), Alcaraz 7 (Adams 69, 7), Sulemana 8 (Fraser 59, 6).<\/p>\n
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