Leeds United delivered a masterclass in smash and grab football as they were battered by Fulham but stole away from Craven Cottage with a resounding 3-0 victory . The game marked five years to the day Fulham beat Juventus 4-1 in the Europa League , arguably the greatest night in the club ’ s history . But defeat left them only six points clear of relegation to League One . Sam Byram leaps highest to send Leeds United into the lead against Fulham at Craven Cottage . Byram beats his man as the Yorkshire side take the lead against Fulham in west London . Fulham : Bettinelli , Richards , Hutchinson , Turner , Stafylidis , Parker , Hoogland , Tunnicliffe , Ruiz ( Kacaniklic 63 ) , McCormack ( Fofana 83 ) , Smith . Subs Not Used : Kiraly , Bodurov , Woodrow , Rodallega , Kavanagh . Sent Off : Stafylidis ( 52 ) . Booked : Stafylidis . Leeds : Silvestri , Wootton , Bamba , Bellusci , Berardi , Cook , Murphy , Byram , Mowatt ( Antenucci 83 ) , Charlie Taylor , Sharp ( Morison 67 ) . Subs Not Used : Cani , Stuart Taylor , Doukara , Cooper , Sloth . Booked : Sharp , Bamba . Goals : Byram 40 , Bamba 48 , Antenucci 88 . Att : 19,200 . Ref : Chris Kavanagh ( Lancashire ) . Manager Kit Symons , who was a coach at Fulham in 2010 in that memorable night , was aware of the anniversary . ‘ That ’ s football , ’ was all he could summon about their fall , adding : ‘ We had 27 shots altogether , I ’ m incredibly frustrated . ‘ I thought we were excellent first half , created numerous chances and did n't take them . I ’ ve been in and around football for a long time , often there ’ s sucker punch if you do n't take chances . ‘ We need three wins to stay up , it ’ s down to us to go get them . We probably had enough chances to win three games here. ’ Twice the home side ’ s defence fell apart either side of half-time to allow Sam Byram and Sol Bamba to head Leeds ahead . Fulham went down to 10 men and still managed to outplay their opponents , until substitute Mirco Antenucci made it three late on . It was inexplicable that Fulham were not in front before Leeds took the lead , five minutes before the break . Ross McCormack and Matt Smith , facing their former club , raced through early on but could not convert . Bryan Ruiz almost caught out Leeds goalkeeper Marco Silvestri with a 35-yard lob , but he tipped over , then hit the crossbar from a corner . But out of nowhere , Leeds scored when Gaetano Berardi crossed for Byram to head in completely unmarked and by seven minutes into the second half the home team completely capitulated . On 48 minutes Leeds went two ahead , an Alex Mowatt corner bouncing all the way through Fulham ’ s box to allow defender Bamba to head in at the back post . Then left-back Konstantinos Stafylidis was sent off for two yellow cards within 45 seconds of each other to end any hope of a comeback . Sol Bamba doubles the travelling side 's lead as he heads past Marcus Bettinelli in the Fulham goal . Leeds United 's Bamba celebrates scoring his side 's second goal of the game with teammate Billy Sharp . Symons said : ’ It was ridiculous getting the second so soon after the first . He dived in right in front of the Leeds fans for the second . It seemed the ref was moving on , but someone was in his ear then he changed his mind and went for the second yellow . It was rash and petulant. ’ Fulham continued to dominate , despite having a man less , until the 88th minute when Antenucci scored with a first-time shot . Leeds manager Neil Redfearn said : ’ Our lot got a bollocking at half time , I thought we were off the pace . We worked it out and toughed it out . It could ’ ve been four or five by the end. ’ Kostas Stafylidis of Fulham is sent off for a second yellow card offence by referee Chris Kavangh . Stafylidis walks to an early bath following his dismissal as Fulham failed to impress at Craven Cottage . Mirco Antenucci celebrates as he scores Leeds ' third goal during the Sky Bet Championship match . Antenucci is joined by his teammates as they celebrate an impressive win at Craven Cottage . Ross McCormack applauds the Leeds United fans who applaud him for his time at the Yorkshire club .
Sam Byram opened the scoring for Leeds five minutes before the break . Sol Bamba doubled the advantage with 48 minutes gone at Craven Cottage . Hosts had Kostas Stafylidis sent off for two second-half yellow cards . Mirco Antenucci grabbed Leeds ' second goal with just two minutes left .