Leeds manager Daniel Farke is confident Dominic Calvert-Lewin can rediscover his scoring touch at Elland Road this season.
Calvert-Lewin ended his final season at Everton on three Premier League goals, and hasn’t had the easiest start to his Leeds career.
“We know what Dominic Calvert-Lewin is capable of doing for us,” the German told BBC Match of the Day. “He’s outstanding with his head. It was a fantastic header.”
In last month’s Carabao Cup second-round tie at Sheffield Wednesday, the 28-year-old spurned a glorious opportunity to score a stoppage-time winner before missing his penalty in the subsequent shootout, launching his effort high over the bar as the Owls progressed.
Toothless displays against Newcastle and Fulham followed but his fantastic header at Molineux was the ideal response to fans and pundits who have been questioning his form and fitness record.
According to Transfermarkt, Calvert-Lewin has missed nearly 600 days through injury since the 2018-19 season, including the majority of the second half of last term after suffering a hamstring injury in an away game at Brighton back in January.
The former Everton striker believes the best way to respond to the fans is to score.
He pointed to the back of his shirt after drawing Leeds level against Wolves.
“I think they had a chant going [about me]. I heard my name and I thought, ‘Why are they singing my name?
“Obviously, the best way to shut them up is to score a goal at that end and point to my shirt,” Calvert-Lewin told BBC Match of the Day.
Calvert-Lewin was the catalyst for Leeds’ revival, opening his account for the club with a brilliant header from Jayden Bogle’s cross before winning the free-kick from which Anton Stach completed the turnaround.
Noah Okafor added a third late in the first half as the home fans turned their anger on chairman Jeff Shi and Chinese owners Fosun.
Speaking on Final Score during Saturday’s game, former Manchester United and Aston Villa striker Dion Dublin was particularly impressed with the way Calvert-Lewin executed his equaliser, describing it as a “very difficult header”.
“As [Bogle’s] cross comes in, it takes a deflection that lifts it high over the defender. [Calvert-Lewin] has to put direction and pace on it.
“He almost loops it over the keeper.”
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