It was a pledge of loyalty when Jesse Marsch vowed at his unveiling to stay at Leeds United if they were relegated. A hypothetical scenario is looking more plausible. Leeds have been beaten in both games under Marsch: narrowly by Leicester, emphatically by Aston Villa. If they are Marsching On Together, the direction of travel is towards the Championship.
Just the second American to manage in the Premier League is not really responsible for an unwanted piece of history but Leeds have equalled a club record of six successive defeats. With three successive wins, Villa are on their best run under Steven Gerrard and, if Leeds lose the millions top-flight football brings to the coffers, it will in part be because of the third most expensive footballer in history and Cash: Philippe Coutinho and Matty Cash, whose goals were followed by a wonderfully unexpected 20-yard curler from Calum Chambers.
