Leeds United might be starting to feel the pressure of the Premier League relegation battle brewing behind them after dropping points at Elland Road tonight.
The Yorkshire side’s home form has been excellent this season, with night games proving particularly fruitful. And this evening started in similar fashion, as they dominated the first half without truly troubling the Sunderland goal.
They thought they had made the breakthrough when Joe Rodon headed home from a free-kick, only for the effort to be ruled out for offside.
Moments later, though, the game swung dramatically. Captain Ethan Ampadu handled the ball in the penalty area, gifting Sunderland the opportunity they scarcely looked like earning themselves.
The Mackems’ conversion from the spot owed as much to Leeds keeper Karl Darlow bundling the ball into his own net as anything else — but West Ham won’t be complaining.
Hammers Handed Opportunity
Dropped points at this stage of the season can feel heavier than ever, particularly when the chasing pack are within touching distance.
It means that if West Ham can beat Fulham tomorrow night at Craven Cottage, the Hammers will move to within just three points of Leeds and drag them right back into the relegation scrap.
Pressure does funny things in a run-in — and suddenly Elland Road may not feel quite so comfortable after all.
No point in staying in the Prem’ under Sullivan.
Until this curse is eliminated, we will always be a second rate bunch of no hopers !
But Morty, don’t you think there are football gods when Liverpool were undone by precisely what they benefited from against us, a deflection – man that was funny seeing them beaten by that deflection…. E will score a deflection to win tonight for sure🤞
The Fulham match savours of another must win game that we won’t win. Other results going our way is welcome, but we have to start winning some matches. Managers and coaches know well that we struggle against high press and struggle to handle high balls into the box, especially from corners and free kicks. They will of course exploit this in every match and if we can’t deal with it we won’t be winning games. I hope I’m wrong but I don’t think we have the calibre, confidence, or character to get out the mire this season. Years of Sullivan gross mismanagement looks like finally catching up with us.
Slightly concerned with the form Wolves have found lately. I hope it fizzles out come April.
This Fulham match has the feeling of a season defining situation . Win and possibly out of the relegation zone or lose and likely irretrievably cut adrift with not much chance of wins against Man City or Villa .
I hate Liverpool you can’t rely on them for anything. They play sh@t against Forest, the turn it on against us and return to sh@f again against Wolves. I’m starting to think it’s personal