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'Total embarrassment' - Leeds United fans fume after Crystal Palace thrashing

Leeds United remain only two points clear of danger after suffering a humiliating 5-1 defeat against Crystal Palace at Elland Road.

Patrick Bamford opened the scoring after a dominant start from Leeds with a darting header which found the back of the net via the post.

Palace equalised against the run of play on the cusp of half-time through Marc Guehi, before ruthlessly punished Leeds, who completely capitulated in the second half.

The Eagles tore through the Whites' defence to score twice in quick succession, with Jordan Ayew and Eberechi Eze both finding the net at the start of the second half.

Read more: Javi Gracia's post-match press conference LIVE

Odsonne Eduoard added a fourth on the counter-attack, and Ayew bagged his brace after he was kept onside by Rasmus Kristensen to fire past Illan Meslier.

The Whites missed the chance to move five points clear of the relegation zone and sit in 16th place with just eight games remaining.

Roy Hodgson has collected back-to-back wins in his first two games on his Palace return, and saw his side climb into 12th place and six points clear of the drop zone.

Here is how Leeds supporters reacted to the defeat on social media...

@RenoldSolo Refund the fans at this point.

@Fairbz3 Total embarrassment. If I had a day like that at work I'd be gone before the morning. We deserve to go down playing like that.

@tommymcneice This is genuinely the worst half of football I have ever seen in my life. And I'm not even exaggerating. Considering this was a six pointer, the players should be ashamed.

@_Whiting_11 Awful this 2nd half, had plenty of opportunities in the first half to be in a commanding position. Very poor!

@TheGarthBerg Just play the U23 for the rest of the season. Get some game time in before we use them next season in the Championship.

@bushnellbabe What is going on, cannot string 2 passes together in the second half.

@G13Unit Woeful. Don’t deserve to stay up playing like this.

@Synyster1988 There's me thinking we look more solid under the new gaffer. Players aren't good enough simple as that.

@SamLocker1 We absolutely deserve to go down. Orta buying players that have never kicked a ball in the Premier League. Chancers.

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