Southampton 1 Leeds United 0 - recap and reaction as Marcelo Bielsa tries to explain Whites display at St Mary's and Raphinha decision

BACK TO BUSINESS: For Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl, left, and Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa, right. Graphic by Graeme Bandeira.

Leeds United return to Premier League action at Southampton today - and you can follow all of the latest news throughout the day here.

The Saints and Whites are approaching today's 3pm kick-off at St Mary's with just one place and two points separating the two sides.

Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds outfit climbed to 16th with a 1-0 victory at home to Watford before the international break but Ralph Hasenhuttl's hosts dropped to 17th after a 3-1 reverse at Chelsea.

Both sides have key players missing but Leeds winger Raphinha is in contention to play despite playing 71 minutes for Brazil in the early hours of Friday morning.

The YEP's live blog below will bring you all the pre-match build-up, team news and analysis followed by live match updates and reaction from St Mary's on the south coast.

Southampton 1 Leeds United 0 RECAP

Key Events

3pm kick-off at St Mary’s
Two points and one place between the two sides
Leeds 16th on six points, just ahead of 17th-placed Saints

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:27 BST

More Saints pressure

28: Livramento fires over from the edge of the box

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:28 BST

8-0

29: To Saints on the shots count, only one on target though

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:31 BST

Half an hour and nothing

30: Not a single attempt from Leeds who have not got going whatsoever

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:32 BST

A shot of sorts

33: From Klich from the edge of the box but blocked - after a free kick - and Leeds are offside

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:34 BST

STRONG SAVE MESLIER

34: Broja with a fierce effort from the edge of the box that Meslier saves with his feet, Saints then win a corner. Dallas gets a vital touch at the far post to force another

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:35 BST

Leeds clear, but...

23: It’s all Saints, they must be scoring soon given this amount of pressure

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:36 BST

All hands on deck at the back

37: A cross from the left scrambled clear. Leeds need half time big time

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:37 BST

A change on the wings

38: Harrison and James have swapped but it’s made no difference so far, nothing coming through midfield for Leeds

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:39 BST

Dan James

39: Is the only one offering a threat, storms forward down the left but after a couple of touched from Roberts, James’ cross is gathered by McCarthy

Sat, 16 Oct, 2021, 15:41 BST

Ouch, a nasty one for Cooper

41: Flattened by Elyounossi who catches him with his arm, seems okay though