Leeds scored three late goals to win their third straight game. Alan Thompson opened the scoring with a free-kick but Adam Barrett equalised for Southend with a header after Matt Harrold's shot had been parried.
Leeds took the lead again after 85 minutes when Tore Andre Flo struck from 12 yards and Rui Marques then converted a corner from Sebastien Carole.
Jermaine Beckford then capped a fine performance with an 18-yard volley after a long pass from Tresor Kandol.
Leeds: Ankergren, Richardson, Marques, Heath, Hughes (Parker 72), Prutton (Flo 79), Douglas, Thompson, Westlake (Carole 42), Kandol, Beckford.
Subs Not Used: Howson, Weston.
Booked: Westlake, Kandol.
Goals: Thompson 3, Flo 85, Marques 88, Beckford 90.
Southend: Flahavan, Gilbert (Richards 81), Clarke, Barrett, Wilson, Campbell-Ryce, Bailey, McCormack, Gower (Black 89), Harrold, Bradbury (MacDonald 82).
Subs Not Used: Collis, Hooper.
Booked: McCormack.
Goals: Barrett 69.
Att: 24,036.
Ref: N Swarbrick (Lancashire).
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