Big Sam's Leeds on a brink of relegation after a loss in London

He was seen as a kind of saviour when he took the ‘hot’ Leeds job three weeks ago, but manager Sam Allardyce has so far not been ‘the guy’. Either he lost his touch, or his team does not have the Premier League quality. Whatever the reason, after keeping Sunderland and Crystal Palace in 2016 and 2017, ‘Big Sam’ got relegated with West Bromwich Albion in 2021, and it seems he will experience the same faith with Leeds after today’s loss: West Ham – Leeds 3-1. He took over with four games to go, and out of three, he has two defeats (City and West Ham) and one draw (Newcastle). In the last round, Leeds will need to defeat Spurs, who are seeking the last ticket for European football and looking for the results of Leicester and mainly Everton, who is playing at home against Bournemouth

For those who are superstitious or just look at the statistics too much, Sam Allardyce lost because he played in London and against West Ham. Leeds have lost all six games in London prior to this one, and Big Sam is winless in his last eight Premier League games against West Ham with different teams. But whoever watched the game knows that the team from Yorkshire would lose this game even if it were at home against some other team. Apart from a Rodrigo stunner, the guests showed nothing worth all three points and managed to turn a 1-0 lead into a 3-1 loss, with two more excellent chances missed for the home team. West Ham was somehow distracted from a violent end of their Conference League semi-final with AZ Alkmaar but were still concentrated enough to win at home and continue the winning momentum ahead of the final with Fiorentina.

Leeds wanted to do good and had the initiative for the first 15 minutes, after which they took the lead after a stunning Rodrigo goal, but after that, it was all home team. After the Hammers took over, it was not long before Declan Rice scored an equalizer and probably his last in West Ham’s shirt on the home turf. The England international is highly sought after and is destined for a big money transfer in June. Leeds came out looking for a winner in the second half but ended up conceding two more goals. They were too weak in defence, while the midfield didn’t look good in transition. West Ham used that, and Bowen turned the game over in the 72nd minute before Lanzini scored his first goal of the season in injury time to make it 3-1.

PREMIER LEAGUE - MATCHDAY 37

Saturday

Tottenham - Brentford 1-3 (1-0)

/Kane 8 - Mbeumo 50, 62, Wissa 88/

Bournemouth - Manchester United 0-1 (0-1)

/Casemiro 9/

Fulham - Crystal Palace 2-2 (1-1)

/Mitrovic 45+5 pen, 61 - Edouard 34, Ward 83/

Liverpool - Aston Villa 1-1 (0-1)

/Firmino 89 - Ramsey 27/

Wolves - Everton 1-1 (1-0)

/Hee-Chan 34 - Mina 90+9/

Nottingham Forest - Arenal 1-0 (1-0)

/Awoniyi 19/

Sunday

West Ham - Leeds 3-1 (1-1)

/Rice 31, Bowen 72, Lanzini 90+4 - Rodrigo 17/

Brighton - Southampton 3-1 (2-0)

/Ferguson 29, 40, Gross 69 - Elyounoussi 58/

18:00: (1.31) Man.City (6.75) Chelsea (10.5)

Monday

22:00: (1.43) Newcastle (5.30) Leicester (8.00)

***odds are subject to change***