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 BournemouthFor 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. MORE TO FOLLOW…PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 37SaturdayTottenham – 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/SundayWest 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)Monday22:00: (1.43) Newcastle (5.30) Leicester (8.00)***odds are subject to change***
