For the first time since the 1970 final, Chelsea and Leeds will meet in the FA Cup at Wembley, a game which was drawn 2-2 despite Leeds twice taking the lead.
The Final replay at Old Trafford, played 18 days later, is best remembered for the, shall we say, agricultural and robust nature of the tackling on display from both teams.
Leeds again took a 1-0 lead, but this time lost 2-1 as the Blues lifted the trophy in front a watching audience of 28.5 million – the sixth biggest for any broadcast in UK TV history.
Leeds returned to the FA Cup Final in two of the following three seasons, beating Arsenal in 1972 and losing in a shock to Second Division side Sunderland in 1973.
Since then, the Whites haven’t been to a single Final, while Chelsea have played in 13. Even a semi-final has been rare, with this the first time since 1987 that Leeds are in the last four, losing to eventual winners Coventry that year.
This is their 102nd game in the competition since and in the time since that 1987 game, 496 different players have represented the club and 31 different managers have taken charge of a game – the most recent of which, Daniel Farke, is looking to become just the second man to lead Leeds to an FA Cup Final, after the great Don Revie.
Chelsea are no stranger to a managerial change themselves (their 13 Finals since Leeds were in one have been overseen by eleven different managers). With Liam Rosenior leaving his post on Wednesday evening before this tie – after his first game as manager was a 5-1 win at Charlton in the third round before seeing his side net 20 goals in four games this season, more than any other side, we await to see who will be in interim charge for Sunday's game.
Only in 1969-70 when, as mentioned, they beat Leeds, and 2006-07 when they beat Man United in the Final have they netted more goals in one season.
The only caveat would be that all four games have been against sides from the Championship or League One – they have failed to score in four of their last six FA Cup games against Premier League teams.
Cautious cause for hope for Leeds, potentially.
