Tottenham Hotspur at home and Arsenal away stand out as the two occasions which really rammed home the threat of relegation for Leeds United last season. Going 3-0 down inside half an hour in the former would spell the end for Marcelo Bielsa on a day United’s freefall had devastating consequences.
The latter came far later in the season under Jesse Marsch. It was the penultimate away trip of the season on the first weekend in May at a time when every result across the league seemed so final in its impact on the table.
A critical five-match unbeaten run had been brought to a shuddering halt one week earlier by Manchester City at Elland Road with the Gunners and then Chelsea ahead for the struggling Whites. The capitulation of the opening half an hour in the capital had the hallmarks of every relegated team you have seen down the years.
