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Bournemouth ensured that a bad week for Leeds continued with a heavy defeat thanks to a brace apiece from Yann Kermorgant and Lewis Grabban.

The Cherries had never beaten Leeds but were cruising at half-time. Kermorgant flicked in a shot from Simon Francis and Grabban then slid home.

Grabban then hammered in a third and Kermorgant headed in Matt Ritchie's cross after the break.

Leeds did register when Ross McCormack scored his 26th goal of the season.

A traumatic season off the pitch for Leeds reached a new low on Monday when owner Massimo Cellino was disqualified from buying the club by the Football League.

Cellino told 91Èȱ¬ Sport that the club need "help, blood and money" in "hours, not days" and this chastening defeat - which leaves Brian McDermott's men in 14th place, five points behind Bournemouth and 12 points adrift of the play-off places, will only add to his pain.

The game was over inside half an hour. Leeds were unable to cope with Bournemouth's set-pieces and the home team were ahead inside two minutes through Kermorgant.

Grabban quickly added two more, his second a powerful shot past Jack Butland after more good work from Francis, and Kermorgant was left completely unmarked to head a fourth.

Leeds - who host Doncaster at the weekend - have now won two of the last nine games.

Bournemouth assistant manager Jason Tindall:

"If we can keep working as hard as we are and performing how we are then hopefully we can close that gap to the play-offs and come the end of the season who knows what can happen.

"Earlier in the season we didn't get what we deserved in a number of games but in the last 10 games or so our performances have been terrific."

Leeds manager Brian McDermott:

"We need the ownership of this club to be sorted in the right and proper way.

"It does affect what is going on, on the pitch - there is no doubt about that.

"I have not had this before, a team that concedes four or five goals and we need to sort it out very, very quickly."