There is a danger that ghosts from failed title bids in the Arsene Wenger era could also emerge this weekend. Leeds have stopped Arsenal in their tracks twice before, firstly way back in May 1999, when Wenger's men were top of the table and targeting a sixth successive league win after arriving at Elland Road on a warm Tuesday evening for their penultimate game of the campaign.
The defending champions ended up losing 1-0, though, courtesy of a late diving header from Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink, and ultimately relinquished their crown to Manchester United by a single point. That was, however, an excusable away defeat against a Leeds team who finished fourth themselves. Four years later, the picture was very different.
Leeds were in danger of the drop when they travelled to Highbury on May 4, 2003, while Arsenal needed a victory to stop United from winning the title. The home side were overwhelming favourites, but found themselves a goal down after just five minutes, with Harry Kewell scoring a sensational half-volley that stunned the Gunners crowd into silence.
Arsenal fought back in a thrilling end to end contest that was poised at 2-2 with only two minutes remaining, as Thierry Henry, Ian Harte and Dennis Bergkamp also got on the scoresheet. But Mark Viduka had the last word, the stocky Australian picking up the ball wide on the right before eluding Oleh Luzhnyi with a slick Cruyff turn before curling the ball into the top corner past a helpless David Seaman, sparking delirium in the away end.
Leeds held on for a famous victory that preserved their Premier League status, while United clinched the trophy with two fixtures remaining. Although the two teams' latest meeting will come far earlier in the campaign, it's possible that current Leeds boss Daniel Farke may have shown his players videos of both games for extra motivation this week.