Javi Gracia and Leeds United were handed a Premier League lifeline without even kicking a football on Wednesday evening. The Whites new head coach got his Elland Road tenure off to the best possible start with a win over fellow strugglers Southampton.
The result moved the Whites out of the relegation zone, above Bournemouth and Everton with one point between them and the bottom three. The Toffees handed Leeds another opportunity to pull away from the drop zone as Sean Dyche's side were well beaten by league leaders Arsenal this evening.
The Gunners ran riot on home soil to move five points clear at the top of the table, with goals from Bukayo Saka, a brace from Gabriel Martinelli and a Martin Odegaard strike ensuring there would be no repeat of Everton's win at Goodison Park.
