Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s surge in front of goal is backing Leeds United’s climb up the Premier League table, with Daniel Farke insisting the run is no shock.
Calvert-Lewin has struck seven times across the last six league fixtures, including a crucial goal at Sunderland, as Leeds extend an unbeaten stretch that is steadying their season.
Leeds came from behind to draw 1-1 with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, stretching that unbeaten Premier League run to five matches. Over this sequence, they have earned nine points, from two wins and three draws. That return already exceeds the eight points they collected from their previous 12 league outings, which included two victories, two draws and eight defeats.
The current streak has lifted Calvert-Lewin into the club’s record books. The forward has scored in six successive Premier League games, producing seven goals in that spell. Calvert-Lewin is the first Leeds player to net in six straight top-flight matches since John McCole achieved that feat in the 1959-60 campaign, underlining the scale of this contribution.
Calvert-Lewin’s sequence also stands out in wider Premier League history. The Leeds striker is now the 11th English player to score in six consecutive matches in the competition. The last English player to manage a longer run was Joe Willock, who found the net in seven league games in a row for Newcastle United in 2021, setting the recent benchmark.
Farke’s switch to a 3-5-2 structure is giving Leeds extra stability and support for Calvert-Lewin in attack, which has helped shape the recent improvement in results. Calvert-Lewin already has eight Premier League goals this season, more than double the three scored in the 2024-25 campaign with Everton, highlighting a clear shift in end product.
The equaliser at Sunderland displayed the collective side of Leeds’ play. All 11 Leeds players touched the ball, without losing possession, before Calvert-Lewin finished the move. That level of team involvement has only occurred for one other Premier League goal this season, scored by Rio Ngumoha for Liverpool against Newcastle United, underlining the rarity of such a sequence.
After the match, Farke highlighted the forward’s penalty-box instinct rather than the intricate build-up. Farke said: “He deserves all the praise. He is in record form and long may it continue, Farke told Sky Sports. It’s his job, he should score the goals, but I would also always back him to be there. I was not surprised by this run because, for me, he is one of the best strikers in this league and he shows this quality in more or less every game.”
Calvert-Lewin now takes that form into another key fixture, travelling to the opposite side of Merseyside for Leeds’ New Year’s Day meeting with Liverpool at Anfield. Leeds approach that match with improved momentum, a settled 3-5-2 shape and a striker delivering consistently, factors that are combining to reshape their Premier League campaign.