Choruses of boos were prominent from the away contingent, as referee Chris Kavanagh blew for the final whistle, yesterday afternoon at the Vitality Stadium. It takes a lot for the Leeds faithful to turn on their own, but having travelled over half way around the Country, just to watch them being trampled over by the latest in a long line of average opponents, the realisation of relegation can't come too soon for many fans.

Shipping 23 goals in a month is quite an achievement, beating their (and the Premier League's) previous record, set during the final chapter of Bielsa's tenure 15 months ago; yet given the choice, the club would do anything to have the Argentine back at the helm right now!

The hosts broke the deadlock on 20 minutes after a teasing run by Solanke, which saw the 25yo weave in and out of traffic, leaving defenders in his midst, before setting up Jefferson Lerma for a spectacular finish. He doubled his tally four minutes later after another blunder from Meslier, which saw the young Frenchman palm Christie's corner aimlessly into his sights.

Bamford restored some respectability to the scoreline with twelve minutes remaining of the half, but that was a good as it got for Gracia's side, as Bournemouth ramped up to third gear. Second half strikes from Solanke and Semenyo guaranteed Premier League status for the plucky South Coast outfit, but more or less hammered the final nails into the Leeds Utd coffin.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
		Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper
		Kristensen, Rasmus Defender
		Koch, Robin Defender
		Cooper, Liam Defender
		Ayling, Luke Defender
		McKennie, Weston Midfielder
		Roca, Marc Midfielder
		Harrison, Jack Midfielder
		Summerville, Crysencio Midfielder
		Bamford, Patrick Forward
		Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
		Wober, Max Defender
		Moreno, Rodrigo Forward
		Forshaw, Adam Midfielder
		Robles, Joel Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
		Firpo, Junior Defender		Unused Sub
		Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder		Unused Sub
		Struijk, Pascal Defender		Unused Sub
		Rutter, Georginio Forward		Unused Sub
		Greenwood, Sam Midfielder		Unused Sub

	References
	LEEDSTATS: Leeds United Season 2022/2023
	Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 2022-23
	Leeds United Programme Guide: Season 2022/23