Previous defeats may haunt Leeds but they should win the play-off final

Gthe hosts of previous meetings between Leeds United and Southampton can play their own part in Sunday’s Sky Bet Championship play-off final, aka the most potentially unique game in world football.

The two teams have met exactly 100 times, dating back to 1922, with Leeds winning 48 and Southampton winning 30. Perhaps the most notable of those matches over the years came in March 1972, when his side Don Revie of Leeds was probably at his peak. of their gloomy pomp. After hammering Manchester United a fortnight before, Leeds upped the ante a bit and thrashed Southampton 7-0.

But it was less the score that caught the eye than the clinical ease and arrogance with which Southampton were beaten. The game still messes with