Omens of the lucky kind have been in short supply during much of this campaign for Leeds United, but a trip to West Ham United may at least revive one. Retracing the final May steps towards safety last year should generate some good feelings and reliable muscle memory, but United’s positive reflections of the London Stadium could be a factor this weekend.
Far from the sun-kissed May weather we may see on Sunday, it was a freezing mid-January afternoon when the Whites visited Stratford last season. They made the trip twice, in fact, on consecutive weekends.
There was a drab, all-Premier League FA Cup tie which the Hammers won before a seven-day turnaround which saw Jack Harrison deliver possibly his finest hour in Leeds colours. In what proved to be Marcelo Bielsa’s last victory as head coach, Harrison delivered a hat-trick which put United ahead on three occasions.
