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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Aaron Bower at Elland Road

Calvert-Lewin caps fine win for Leeds to leave Nottingham Forest reeling

Dominic Calvert-Lewin celebrates scoring Leeds' third goal
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season with a clever improvised touch off his chest at the start of the second half. Photograph: Lee Keuneke/Every Second Media/Shutterstock

The job is not done yet, far from it. But on a rainswept evening in West Yorkshire, the collective response from everyone associated with Leeds United for each of their goals left you in no doubt that this had the whiff of a season-defining night.

With Leeds and Nottingham Forest sitting an advantageous but not decisive six points above the relegation zone before kick-off, and 18th-placed West Ham away at Burnley on Saturday, it felt like both these famous old clubs knew victory could dramatically shape the remaining three months of the campaign.

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