Dominic Calvert-Lewin became the first Leeds striker to score in five consecutive Premier League games in 22 years to down a lethargic Crystal Palace, and open up a six-point gap on the relegation zone. Mark Viduka achieved the same feat in 2003, helping secure his side’s top-flight status with his instinctive finishing, another achievement the latest Elland Road No 9 is aiming to replicate.
The former Everton striker cannot have imagined almost 40,000 singing his name at Christmas when he was unemployed for much of the summer. It took until mid-August for promoted Leeds to convince Calvert-Lewin this was the right place to rebuild his career and they are proving one another right, helped by the long-throws of Ethan Ampadu, scorer of the third goal.
Continue reading…Dominic Calvert-Lewin became the first Leeds striker to score in five consecutive Premier League games in 22 years to down a lethargic Crystal Palace, and open up a six-point gap on the relegation zone. Mark Viduka achieved the same feat in 2003, helping secure his side’s top-flight status with his instinctive finishing, another achievement the latest Elland Road No 9 is aiming to replicate.The former Everton striker cannot have imagined almost 40,000 singing his name at Christmas when he was unemployed for much of the summer. It took until mid-August for promoted Leeds to convince Calvert-Lewin this was the right place to rebuild his career and they are proving one another right, helped by the long-throws of Ethan Ampadu, scorer of the third goal. Continue reading…
