Calvert-Lewin hasn’t had the best begin to his Leeds profession.
In final month’s Carabao Cup second-round tie at Sheffield Wednesday, the 28-year-old spurned an excellent alternative to attain a stoppage-time winner earlier than lacking his penalty within the subsequent shootout, launching his effort excessive over the bar because the Owls progressed.
Toothless shows towards Newcastle and Fulham adopted however his improbable header at Molineux was the best response to followers and pundits who’ve been questioning his kind and health report.
Based on Transfermarkt, Calvert-Lewin has missed almost 600 days via damage for the reason that 2018-19 season, together with nearly all of the second half of final time period after struggling a hamstring damage in an away sport at Brighton again in January.
He ended his last season at Everton on three Premier League targets however Leeds boss Daniel Farke is assured the striker can rediscover his scoring contact at Elland Highway this season.
“We all know what Dominic Calvert-Lewin is able to doing for us,” the German informed BBC Match of the Day. “He is excellent along with his head. It was a improbable header.”
Talking on Last Rating throughout Saturday’s sport, former Manchester United and Aston Villa striker Dion Dublin was notably impressed with the best way Calvert-Lewin executed his equaliser, describing it as a “very troublesome header”.
“As [Bogle’s] cross is available in, it takes a deflection that lifts it excessive over the defender. [Calvert-Lewin] has to place path and tempo on it.
“He virtually loops it over the keeper.”
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