Leedsunited.com 31/10/09
UNITED HIT YEOVIL FOR FOUR
UNITED 4 (Johnson 42, Gradel 69, Beckford 78, Kandol 84), YEOVIL TOWN 0
United: Ankergren, Bromby, Naylor, Kisnorbo, Hughes (Gradel 59), Snodgrass, Doyle (Kilkenny 59), Howson, Johnson, Beckford (Kandol 81), Vokes. Subs: Martin, Prutton, Grella, Michalik.
Yeovil: McCarthy, Jones, Forbes, Alcock, Caulker, Welsh (Murtagh 73), Kalala, MacDonald, Obika, Mason (Lindegaard 89), Williams. Subs: Stam, Murtagh, Martin, Smith, Hutchins, Clowes.
Referee: A Haines
Booked: Welsh, Kalala (Yeovil)

Manager Simon Grayson named an unchanged side as United looked to follow up the midweek success at Bristol Rovers with another victory on home soil.
Yeovil arrived on the back of a six-game unbeaten run, but Leeds started on the front foot and after Micky Doyle saw an incisive pass to Jermaine Beckford blocked, Sam Vokes tested visiting goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for the first time in the third minute.
But the visitors also showed some early enterprise in terms of passing the ball around, it was Yeovil who created the first good chance when Casper Ankergren was called upon to save from John Obika, who had got himself in a decent position.
Both sides looked to play football, and there was a lot of cancelling out during the opening 20 minutes or so with neither side taking firm control.
As it was Yeovil had another decent opportunity when Craig Alcock rose unchallenged to meet a free-kick, but his header sailed across goal and went wide of the post.
The Elland Road atmosphere was strangely muted and while the football on view was pretty enough for the biggest part, there was little in the way of decent chances being created as the game went past the half-hour mark.
On 38 minutes, United's persistence won a free-kick on the edge of the box when Rob Snodgrass was fouled, but McCarthy was able to collect Bradley Johnson's delivery.
But it was Johnson who scored the opening goal on 42 minutes, although there was some confusion as to the scorer. Johnson's pass for Beckford took a deflection and the ball appeared to cross the line without the striker getting an additional touch.
There was no doubt at the start of the second half as to who put the ball in the Yeovil net when Beckford converted, but was denied by an offside flag. Vokes also tried his luck from distance a couple of times during the opening 10 minutes of the second period.
United also had some defending to do, Richard Naylor and Andrew Hughes combining well when Sam Williams threatened to force an opening.
Shortly before the hour, Grayson made two changes, introducing Max Gradel and Neil Kilkenny in place of Hughes and Micky Doyle.
Gradel immediately supplied a cross for Beckford that had Yeovil goalkeeper McCarthy scrambling to save and from the resultant corner Vokes headed over.
Howson was next to test McCarthy with a terrific effort, but United were 2-0 up in the 69th minute, courtesy of Gradel. The winger worked himself a good opener and delivered a finish to match which left McCarthy with no chance.
And it was 3-0 and game over on 78 minutes when Beckford reacted well to convert a flick from Vokes with another good finish.
There was still time for more as well, with Kandol getting in on the act to score his second goal in as many games as he netted United's fourth. Snodgrass supplied a cross from the left and Kandol got up well to head home before performing his trademark somersault celebration.
It was United's second four goal haul in the space of five days and was also the second successive time Yeovil had been hit for four at Elland Road.

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