BBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope says Dominic Calvert-Lewin's role in this Leeds United side has been "absolutely essential" after he scored again to help the Whites beat Brighton at Elland Road on the weekend.
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The England international took his goal tally for the season to 14 in the league and Pope believes it is a "tremendous return" for a striker leading the line for a team trying to stay in the Premier League.
Calvert-Lewin signed for the club last summer as a free agent and many did not expect to see this sort of level from the former Everton striker, who had failed to net more than 10 league goals in a single campaign since the 2020-21 season.
Speaking on the latest Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, Pope said: " You could've maybe thought at points in the season, does he do his job? Does he get 10 goals, which was probably going to exceed my expectations?
"30 starts and he has 14 goals, but if you look at it like that it's a tremendous return for a side that's trying to stay in the division.
"The fans have been with him from the start, once he got a regular place and he was back fit. The fans have been with him even when he wasn't scoring. His role in that side is absolutely essential."
Speaking about Calvert-Lewin's winner against the Seagulls, BBC Radio Leeds' Jonny Buchan described it as "top-class number nine play".
"His touch is brilliant, it is the perfect touch to take the goalkeeper out of the game," he said. "He then has the foresight and vision to see a defender is coming, he gets himself steady while being tackled, so he has the strength of that.
"It is absolutely top-class number-nine play. Absolutely brilliant."
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