Jermaine Beckford scored twice as classy Leeds eased past Hartlepool.

Beckford opened the scoring when he glanced home a fine cross from Andrew Hughes but Joel Porter's header from Michael Nelson's centre made it 1-1.

Fabian Delph restored Leeds' lead with a low drive from 12 yards and Beckford teed up Luciano Becchio who blasted in number three from eight yards.

Beckford rounded off the scoring, collecting a Hughes pass and firing in the home side's fourth in injury time.

Leeds: Lucas, Hughes, Michalik, Telfer, Parker, Robinson, Prutton, Delph, Douglas, Beckford, Becchio (Snodgrass 76).
Subs Not Used: Ankergren, Richardson, Kilkenny, Howson.

Goals: Beckford 15, Delph 50, Becchio 64, Beckford 90.

Hartlepool: Lee-Barrett, Sweeney, Nelson, Collins (Humphreys 85), Robson, Brown, Jones, Clark, Monkhouse (Liddle 85), Kyle, Porter.
Subs Not Used: Budtz, Foley, Mackay.

Goals: Porter 25.

Att: 21,182

Ref: Graham Salisbury (Lancashire).

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